SB 828 Florida Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Sovereign Immunity for Public Transit Contractors

Summary

Sovereign Immunity for Public Transit Contractors; Providing that contractors providing public transit services and their employees or agents are deemed agents of the state for purposes of sovereign immunity, etc.

Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

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Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Last action Mar 13, 2026

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S 828 Filed → S 828 c1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill amends Florida's sovereign immunity laws to clarify that public transit contractors and their employees are considered state agents for liability purposes. The changes update statutory references and refine language regarding contractor relationships with the state.

Scope change

The bill maintains the same substantive scope but modifies specific statutory citations and phrasing related to contractor status and applicability of health care provider provisions.

DEFINITION

Changed the definition of public transit contractors from those operating under contracts with the state or its agencies to those providing services under contracts with a state agency or subdivision.

TECHNICAL

Updated cross-references in Section 2 from s. 768.28(10)(g) to s. 768.28(10)(f) to align with the redesignated paragraph numbering.

Simplified language in Section 1 regarding contractor status by removing 'subcontractor' from the deemed agent definition and changing 'contract with the state or any of its agencies or subdivisions' to 'contract with a state agency or subdivision'.

Added committee substitute metadata and formatting headers indicating this is a Committee Substitute version (c1) from the Transportation Committee.

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Committee

Feb 11, 2026

Upper · Passed

Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

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Feb 5, 2026

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Transportation, 02/10/26, 12:00 pm, 37 Senate Building

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Jan 13, 2026

Introduced

upper

Dec 16, 2025

Committee

Referred to Transportation; Judiciary; Rules

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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors