# Florida SB 694: Compensation of the Descendants of Charles Greenlee, Walter Irvin, Samuel Shepherd, and Ernest Thomas

Florida SB 694, Compensation of the Descendants of Charles Greenlee, Walter Irvin, Samuel Shepherd, and Ernest Thomas, is a 2026 Senate bill sponsored by LaVon Bracy Davis (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-03-13 (Died in Messages); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB694-2026
- 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 694
- State: Florida
- Session: 2026
- Title: Compensation of the Descendants of Charles Greenlee, Walter Irvin, Samuel Shepherd, and Ernest Thomas
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-12-02
- Last action: 2026-03-13, Died in Messages
- Sponsor: LaVon Bracy Davis (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: Appropriation, Judiciary, Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development, Appropriations
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 4 (80 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: LaVon Bracy Davis (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Appropriations
- Cosponsor: Judiciary

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-19 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 38 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-12 | Senate | Appropriations Vote | pass | 18 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-04 | Senate | Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Vote | pass | 14 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-27 | Senate | Judiciary Vote | pass | 10 | 0 |   |

## Actions (23)

- 2026-03-13: Died in Messages (House)
- 2026-02-19: In Messages (House)
- 2026-02-19: Immediately certified -SJ 356 (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 350 (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: Read 3rd time -SJ 350 (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: Read 2nd time -SJ 350 (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: CS/CS by Appropriations read 1st time (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/19/26 (Senate)
- 2026-02-16: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate)
- 2026-02-16: Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: CS/CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2026-02-09: On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/12/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building (Senate)
- 2026-02-04: Now in Appropriations (Senate)
- 2026-02-04: Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; YEAS 14 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2026-01-30: On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development, 02/04/26, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Building (Senate)
- 2026-01-29: CS by Judiciary read 1st time (Senate)
- 2026-01-28: Now in Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development (Senate)
- 2026-01-28: Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) (Senate)
- 2026-01-27: CS by Judiciary; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2026-01-22: On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 01/27/26, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Building (Senate)
- 2026-01-13: Introduced (Senate)
- 2025-12-16: Referred to Judiciary; Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Appropriations (Senate)
- 2025-12-02: Filed (Senate)

## Bill text

- c2, 2026-03-13: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/694/BillText/c2/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/694/BillText/c2/PDF)
- c1, 2026-01-28: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/694/BillText/c1/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/694/BillText/c1/PDF)
- Filed, 2025-12-02: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/694/BillText/Filed/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/694/BillText/Filed/PDF)

## Related bills

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

## Sources
- [c2 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/694/BillText/c2/HTML)
- [c2 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/694/BillText/c2/PDF)
- [c1 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/694/BillText/c1/HTML)
- [c1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/694/BillText/c1/PDF)
- [Filed (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/694/BillText/Filed/HTML)
- [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/694/BillText/Filed/PDF)

## Related
- [SB 688: Naturopathic Medicine](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB688-2026)
- [HB 325: Education and Workforce Development for Inmates](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB325-2026)
- [HB 145: Claims Against the Government](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB145-2026)
- [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 6515: Relief/Lourdes Latour and Edward Latour/Miami-Dade County](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6515-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB694-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).