Florida · Senate Bill 1396 · 2026 Regular Session

Litigation Financing Consumer Protection

SB 1396 Sponsored by Colleen Burton Died in committee

  1. Introduced Jan 8, 2026
  2. In committee Jan 16, 2026
  3. Passed the Senate  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law Jul 1, 2026

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Litigation Financing Consumer Protection; Citing this act as the “Litigation Investment Safeguards and Transparency Act”; authorizing courts to consider the existence of a litigation financing agreement under certain circumstances; prohibiting specified acts by litigation financiers; requiring certain parties to a legal proceeding, or their counsels of record, which have entered into a litigation financing agreement…

Read the full title (95 words)

Litigation Financing Consumer Protection; Citing this act as the “Litigation Investment Safeguards and Transparency Act”; authorizing courts to consider the existence of a litigation financing agreement under certain circumstances; prohibiting specified acts by litigation financiers; requiring certain parties to a legal proceeding, or their counsels of record, which have entered into a litigation financing agreement with a foreign person, a foreign principal, or a sovereign wealth fund to file and serve a notice identifying specified information with the court, agency, or tribunal and all other parties to the legal proceeding within a specified timeframe, etc.

Every action

12 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. SenateFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Judiciary; Rules · Senate Judiciary
  3. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 01/27/26, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Building · Senate Judiciary
  4. SenateIntroduced
  5. CommitteeFavorable by Judiciary; YEAS 8 NAYS 2 · Senate Judiciary8–2 vote
  6. CommitteeNow in Rules · Senate Rules
  7. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/03/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building · Senate Rules
  8. CommitteeCS by- Rules; YEAS 13 NAYS 10 · Senate Rules13–10 vote
  9. SenatePending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  10. CommitteeCS by Rules read 1st time · Senate Rules
  11. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  12. SenateDied on Calendar

Roll calls

2 recorded votes: 0 on the floor, 2 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Jan 27, 2026 Senate Judiciary Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 8 NAYS 2
Members

Yes · 8

No · 2

Not voting · 1

 Passed 8–2
Feb 3, 2026 Senate Rules CS by- Rules; YEAS 13 NAYS 10
Members

Yes · 13

No · 10

Not voting · 1

 Passed 13–10

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

  • Colleen BurtonR Primary sponsor · District 12
  • R Rules Sponsoring committee

From Florida's official records (flsenate.gov), checked Nov 14, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.