# Florida SB 6: Relief of L.E. by the Department of Children and Families

Florida SB 6, Relief of L.E. by the Department of Children and Families, is a 2026 Senate bill sponsored by Alexis Calatayud (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-03-05 (Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 6507 (Ch. 2026-184) -SJ 582); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB6-2026
- 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 6
- State: Florida
- Session: 2026
- Title: Relief of L.E. by the Department of Children and Families
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-08-01
- Last action: 2026-03-05, Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 6507 (Ch. 2026-184) -SJ 582
- Sponsor: Alexis Calatayud (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Appropriation, Special Master on Claim Bills, Judiciary, Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, Appropriations
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 3 (37 yes, 0 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: Alexis Calatayud (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-02 | Senate | Appropriations Vote | pass | 17 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-12 | Senate | Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services Vote | pass | 9 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-03 | Senate | Judiciary Vote | pass | 11 | 0 |   |

## Actions (18)

- 2026-03-05: Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 6507 (Ch. 2026-184) -SJ 582 (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Substituted HB 6507 -SJ 582 (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Read 2nd time -SJ 582 (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/05/26 (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate)
- 2026-03-02: Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 03/02/26, 12:00 pm, 110 Senate Building (Senate)
- 2026-02-13: Now in Appropriations (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2026-02-09: On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 02/12/26, 2:30 pm, 412 Knott Building (Senate)
- 2026-02-03: Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services (Senate)
- 2026-02-03: Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2026-01-29: On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/03/26, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Building (Senate)
- 2026-01-29: Now in Judiciary (Senate)
- 2026-01-29: Recommendation: Favorable by Special Master on Claim Bills (Senate)
- 2026-01-13: Introduced (Senate)
- 2025-10-06: Referred to Special Master on Claim Bills; Judiciary; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations (Senate)
- 2025-08-01: Filed (Senate)

## Bill text

- Filed, 2026-03-05: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/6/BillText/Filed/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/6/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/2026/6/BillText/Filed/HTML)
- [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/6/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-SB6-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).