SB 8 Florida Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Relief of Marcus Button by the Pasco County School Board

Summary

Relief of Marcus Button by the Pasco County School Board; Providing for the relief of Marcus Button by the Pasco County School Board; providing an appropriation to compensate Marcus Button for harms and losses he sustained as a result of the negligence of an employee of the Pasco County School Board; providing an appropriation to Robin Button, as the surviving parent and natural guardian of Marcus Button, for harms and losses sustained as a result of the injury to her child, Marcus Button; providing a limitation on the payment of compensation and attorney fees, etc. CLAIM: $1,200,000

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Signed into Law

Jul 2025

Introduced Mar 4, 2025 Signed Jul 1, 2025

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What changed between versions

S 8 Filed → S 8 er · 2 edits

MINOR

This bill was converted from a filed draft to an enrolled version, adding metadata headers and timestamps while keeping the core legislative text identical. The primary substantive change is the addition of a new Section 88 in the WHEREAS clauses, which states that parties have agreed to a $1.2 million total settlement to fully resolve the case.

TECHNICAL

Added metadata headers including bill status (ENROLLED), dates (2025-04-30 and 2025-07-01), and document identifiers (20258er, LCB) that were not present in the filed version.

SCOPE

Added WHEREAS clause 88 stating that the parties have agreed to a total settlement of $1.2 million to completely relieve the Pasco County School Board of further responsibility regarding the 2006 crash.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 15, 2025 · House Apr 29, 2025

How they voted

35–0

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 38

Apr 15, 2025

D Democratic10

8 Yea 2

80% Yea

I Independent1

1 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican27

26 Yea 1

96% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Jul 1, 2025

Signed into law

Approved by Governor

legislature

Apr 29, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed; YEAS 116, NAYS 0

lower

Apr 28, 2025

Committee

Bill referred to House Calendar

lower

Apr 15, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed; YEAS 35 NAYS 0

upper

Apr 8, 2025

Upper · Passed

Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 23 NAYS 1

upper

Apr 3, 2025

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/08/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building

upper

Mar 31, 2025

Upper · Passed

Favorable by Education Pre-K - 12; YEAS 8 NAYS 1

upper

Mar 26, 2025

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K - 12, 03/31/25, 4:00 pm, 412 Knott Building

upper

Mar 20, 2025

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K - 12, 03/25/25, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building --Not Considered

upper

Mar 19, 2025

Upper · Passed

Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 11 NAYS 0

upper

Mar 14, 2025

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/19/25, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building

upper

Mar 4, 2025

Introduced

upper

Nov 20, 2024

Committee

Referred to Special Master on Claim Bills; Judiciary; Education Pre-K - 12; Rules

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors