Florida · Senate Bill 694 · 2026 Regular Session

Compensation of the Descendants of Charles Greenlee, Walter Irvin, Samuel Shepherd, and Ernest Thomas

SB 694 Sponsored by LaVon Bracy Davis Died in committee

  1. Introduced Dec 2, 2025
  2. In committee Dec 16, 2025
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

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

Compensation of the Descendants of Charles Greenlee, Walter Irvin, Samuel Shepherd, and Ernest Thomas; Providing that certain facts are found and declared to be true; providing that a sum is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of State for specified relief; requiring that a specified percentage of such relief be provided to certain individuals and estates; providing that specified persons are ineligible for further compensation, etc. APPROPRIATION: $4,000,000

Every action

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

Show the 15 earlier steps
  1. SenateFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Judiciary; Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Appropriations · Senate Judiciary
  3. SenateIntroduced
  4. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 01/27/26, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Building · Senate Judiciary
  5. CommitteeCS by Judiciary; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 · Senate Judiciary10–0 vote
  6. SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  7. CommitteeNow in Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development · Senate Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
  8. CommitteeCS by Judiciary read 1st time · Senate Judiciary
  9. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development, 02/04/26, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Building · Senate Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
  10. CommitteeFavorable by Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; YEAS 14 NAYS 0 · Senate Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development14–0 vote
  11. CommitteeNow in Appropriations · Senate Appropriations
  12. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/12/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building · Senate Appropriations
  13. CommitteeCS/CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 · Senate Appropriations18–0 vote
  14. SenatePending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  15. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  1. SenatePlaced on Special Order Calendar, 02/19/26
  2. CommitteeCS/CS by Appropriations read 1st time · Senate Appropriations
  3. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 350
  4. SenateRead 3rd time -SJ 350
  5. SenateCS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 35038–0 vote
  6. SenateImmediately certified -SJ 356
  7. HouseIn Messages
  8. HouseDied in Messages

Roll calls

4 recorded votes: 1 on the floor, 3 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 350 · Full Senate

38–0
Feb 19, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 38 No 0 Not voting 1
Democrats: 11 yes, 0 no Independents: 1 yes, 0 no Republicans: 26 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 38

Not voting · 1

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Jan 27, 2026 Senate Judiciary CS by Judiciary; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 10–0
Feb 4, 2026 Senate Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; YEAS 14 NAYS 0 14–0
Feb 12, 2026 Senate Appropriations CS/CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 18–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 20 cosponsors: 10 Democrats, 10 Republicans.

  • LaVon Bracy DavisD Primary sponsor · District 15
  • A Appropriations Sponsoring committee
  • J Judiciary Sponsoring committee
All 20 cosponsors

From Florida's official records (flsenate.gov), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.