HB 689 Florida House · 2026 Regular Session

Employer Immunity from Civil Liability

Summary

Employer Immunity from Civil Liability; Provides employers with immunity from civil liability for adverse personnel actions taken against employee or job applicant.

Issues: ✗ Labor & Employment

Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Dec 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Dec 8, 2025 Last action Mar 13, 2026

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What changed between versions

H 689 Filed → H 689 c1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was revised to add formal definitions for key terms like 'adverse personnel action' and 'confirmed drug test,' expanding the scope of employer immunity to cover job applicants and specific testing scenarios. The changes clarify when employers are protected from civil liability when taking adverse actions based on marijuana use or test results.

Scope change

The bill now explicitly extends immunity protections to job applicants in addition to current employees, and defines specific testing circumstances (refusal to test, reasonable suspicion, and follow-up testing) that trigger immunity.

DEFINITION

Added formal definitions for 'adverse personnel action' and 'confirmed drug test' to clarify what actions and testing results trigger immunity protections.

SCOPE

Extended immunity protections to cover job applicants, not just current employees.

REQUIREMENT

Specified three types of drug testing scenarios (refusal to test, reasonable suspicion, and follow-up testing) where immunity applies.

TECHNICAL

Updated bill header from 'HB 689' to 'CS/HB 689' indicating it is now a committee substitute version.

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Committee

Feb 12, 2026

Lower · Passed

Now in Judiciary Committee

lower

Feb 12, 2026

Committee

Referred to Judiciary Committee

lower

Feb 11, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee

lower

Feb 11, 2026

Lower · Passed

Favorable with CS by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee

lower

Feb 9, 2026

Lower · Passed

PCS added to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee agenda

lower

Dec 16, 2025

Lower · Passed

Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee

lower

Dec 16, 2025

Committee

Referred to Judiciary Committee

lower

Dec 16, 2025

Committee

Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee

lower

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