# Florida HB 1407: Commencement of Civil Actions

Florida HB 1407, Commencement of Civil Actions, is a 2026 House bill sponsored by Wyman Duggan (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-05-26 (Chapter No. 2026-116) (as of 2026-10-13).

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## Facts
- Bill: Florida HB 1407
- State: Florida
- Session: 2026
- Title: Commencement of Civil Actions
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-09
- Last action: 2026-05-26, Chapter No. 2026-116
- Sponsor: Wyman Duggan (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Appropriation, Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee, House Calendar, Rules
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (145 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- New deadlines for Florida discrimination lawsuits: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, the law sets deadlines for filing Florida Civil Rights Act lawsuits. You must sue within one year after the first of two events: Florida’s human rights commission finds reasonable cause to believe discrimination occurred, or the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commissio…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Wyman Duggan (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Judiciary Committee

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-09 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 37 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-17 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 108 | 0 |   |

## Actions (36)

- 2026-05-26: Chapter No. 2026-116
- 2026-05-22: Approved by Governor
- 2026-05-21: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
- 2026-03-09: Ordered enrolled (House)
- 2026-03-09: In Messages (House)
- 2026-03-09: CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 691 (Senate)
- 2026-03-09: Read 3rd time -SJ 691 (Senate)
- 2026-03-09: Read 2nd time -SJ 691 (Senate)
- 2026-03-09: Substituted for CS/SB 1096 -SJ 691 (Senate)
- 2026-03-09: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate)
- 2026-03-09: Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 691 (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: Received (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: Referred to Rules (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: In Messages (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: CS passed; YEAS 108, NAYS 0 (House)
- 2026-02-17: Read 3rd time (House)
- 2026-02-17: Added to Third Reading Calendar (House)
- 2026-02-17: Read 2nd time (House)
- 2026-02-10: Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/17/2026) (House)
- 2026-02-04: Added to Second Reading Calendar (House)
- 2026-02-04: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) (House)
- 2026-02-04: Bill referred to House Calendar (House)
- 2026-02-03: CS Filed (House)
- 2026-02-03: Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) (House)
- 2026-02-03: Reported out of Judiciary Committee (House)
- 2026-02-03: Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee (House)
- 2026-01-30: Added to Judiciary Committee agenda (House)
- 2026-01-29: Now in Judiciary Committee (House)
- 2026-01-29: Reported out of Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee (House)
- 2026-01-29: Favorable by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee (House)
- 2026-01-27: Added to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee agenda (House)
- 2026-01-15: Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee (House)
- 2026-01-15: Referred to Judiciary Committee (House)
- 2026-01-15: Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee (House)
- 2026-01-13: 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) (House)
- 2026-01-09: Filed (House)

## Bill text

- er, 2026-07-01: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1407/BillText/er/PDF)
- c1, 2026-02-03: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1407/BillText/c1/PDF)
- Filed, 2026-01-09: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1407/BillText/Filed/PDF)

## Related bills

- SB 14: Relief of Jose Correa by Miami-Dade County (signed)
- HB 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families (signed)
- HB 6509: Relief/Estate of Mark LaGatta/Department of Transportation (signed)
- HB 6515: Relief/Lourdes Latour and Edward Latour/Miami-Dade County (signed)
- HB 6517: Relief/Heriberto A. Sanchez-Mayen/City of St. Petersburg (signed)
- HB 4103: Apalachicola Water and Sewer District, Franklin County (signed)

## Sources
- [er (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1407/BillText/er/PDF)
- [c1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1407/BillText/c1/PDF)
- [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1407/BillText/Filed/PDF)

## Related
- [SB 14: Relief of Jose Correa by Miami-Dade County](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB14-2026)
- [HB 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6507-2026)
- [HB 6509: Relief/Estate of Mark LaGatta/Department of Transportation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6509-2026)
- [HB 6515: Relief/Lourdes Latour and Edward Latour/Miami-Dade County](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6515-2026)
- [HB 6517: Relief/Heriberto A. Sanchez-Mayen/City of St. Petersburg](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6517-2026)
- [HB 4103: Apalachicola Water and Sewer District, Franklin County](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB4103-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1407-2026 (as of 2026-10-13).