# Florida SB 16: Relief of Heriberto A. Sanchez-Mayen by the City of St. Petersburg

Florida SB 16, Relief of Heriberto A. Sanchez-Mayen by the City of St. Petersburg, is a 2026 Senate bill sponsored by Darryl Ervin Rouson (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-02-11 (Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 6517 (Ch. 2026-228) -SJ 291); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB16-2026
- As of: 2026-11-01
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Florida SB 16
- State: Florida
- Session: 2026
- Title: Relief of Heriberto A. Sanchez-Mayen by the City of St. Petersburg
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-08-01
- Last action: 2026-02-11, Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 6517 (Ch. 2026-228) -SJ 291
- Sponsor: Darryl Ervin Rouson (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Appropriation, Special Master on Claim Bills, Judiciary, Community Affairs, Rules
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 3 (40 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Darryl Ervin Rouson (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-03 | Senate | Rules Vote | pass | 23 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-20 | Senate | Community Affairs Vote | pass | 8 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-12 | Senate | Judiciary Vote | pass | 9 | 1 |   |

## Actions (18)

- 2026-02-11: Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 6517 (Ch. 2026-228) -SJ 291 (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: Substituted HB 6517 -SJ 291 (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: Read 2nd time -SJ 291 (Senate)
- 2026-02-09: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/11/26 (Senate)
- 2026-02-03: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate)
- 2026-02-03: Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 23 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2026-01-29: On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/03/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building (Senate)
- 2026-01-20: Now in Rules (Senate)
- 2026-01-20: Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2026-01-15: On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 01/20/26, 1:00 pm, 37 Senate Building (Senate)
- 2026-01-13: Introduced (Senate)
- 2026-01-13: Now in Community Affairs (Senate)
- 2026-01-12: Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 9 NAYS 1 (Senate)
- 2026-01-05: On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 01/12/26, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building (Senate)
- 2026-01-05: Now in Judiciary (Senate)
- 2026-01-05: Recommendation: Favorable by Special Master on Claim Bills (Senate)
- 2025-10-06: Referred to Special Master on Claim Bills; Judiciary; Community Affairs; Rules (Senate)
- 2025-08-01: Filed (Senate)

## Bill text

- Filed, 2026-02-11: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/16/BillText/Filed/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/16/BillText/Filed/PDF)

## Related bills

- SB 688: Naturopathic Medicine (vetoed)
- HB 145: Claims Against the Government (vetoed)
- HB 325: Education and Workforce Development for Inmates (vetoed)
- SB 14: Relief of Jose Correa by Miami-Dade County (signed)
- HB 6515: Relief/Lourdes Latour and Edward Latour/Miami-Dade County (signed)
- HB 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families (signed)

## Sources
- [Filed (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/16/BillText/Filed/HTML)
- [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/16/BillText/Filed/PDF)

## Related
- [SB 688: Naturopathic Medicine](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB688-2026)
- [HB 145: Claims Against the Government](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB145-2026)
- [HB 325: Education and Workforce Development for Inmates](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB325-2026)
- [SB 14: Relief of Jose Correa by Miami-Dade County](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB14-2026)
- [HB 6515: Relief/Lourdes Latour and Edward Latour/Miami-Dade County](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6515-2026)
- [HB 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6507-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB16-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).