# Florida SB 794: Agency for Persons with Disabilities

Florida SB 794, Agency for Persons with Disabilities, is a 2026 Senate bill sponsored by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, Shevrin D. "Shev" Jones (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-03-09 (Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 565 (Ch. 2026-129) -SJ 690) (as of 2026-10-12).

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- As of: 2026-10-12
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Florida SB 794
- State: Florida
- Session: 2026
- Title: Agency for Persons with Disabilities
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-12-08
- Last action: 2026-03-09, Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 565 (Ch. 2026-129) -SJ 690
- Sponsors: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, Shevrin D. "Shev" Jones (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Appropriation, Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, Fiscal Policy
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (32 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: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
- Sponsor: Shevrin D. "Shev" Jones (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-02 | Senate | Fiscal Policy Vote | pass | 18 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-25 | Senate | Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services Vote | pass | 8 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-10 | Senate | Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Vote | pass | 6 | 0 |   |

## Actions (20)

- 2026-03-09: Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 565 (Ch. 2026-129) -SJ 690 (Senate)
- 2026-03-09: Substituted CS/CS/HB 565 -SJ 690 (Senate)
- 2026-03-09: Read 2nd time -SJ 690 (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/09/26 (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate)
- 2026-03-02: Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services read 1st time (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 03/02/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Now in Fiscal Policy (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2026-02-20: On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 02/25/26, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) (Senate)
- 2026-02-10: CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2026-02-05: On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 02/10/26, 12:00 pm, 301 Senate Building (Senate)
- 2026-01-13: Introduced (Senate)
- 2025-12-16: Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy (Senate)
- 2025-12-08: Filed (Senate)

## Bill text

- c2, 2026-03-09: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/794/BillText/c2/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/794/BillText/c2/PDF)
- c1, 2026-02-11: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/794/BillText/c1/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/794/BillText/c1/PDF)
- Filed, 2025-12-08: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/794/BillText/Filed/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/794/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
- [c2 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/794/BillText/c2/HTML)
- [c2 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/794/BillText/c2/PDF)
- [c1 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/794/BillText/c1/HTML)
- [c1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/794/BillText/c1/PDF)
- [Filed (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/794/BillText/Filed/HTML)
- [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/794/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-SB794-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).