# Florida SB 998: Department of Commerce

Florida SB 998, Department of Commerce, is a 2026 Senate bill sponsored by Clay Yarborough (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-03-13 (Died in Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Florida SB 998
- State: Florida
- Session: 2026
- Title: Department of Commerce
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-12-22
- Last action: 2026-03-13, Died in Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
- Sponsor: Clay Yarborough (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Appropriation, Commerce and Tourism, Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (6 yes, 4 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: Clay Yarborough (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-01-21 | Senate | Commerce and Tourism Vote | pass | 6 | 4 |   |

## Actions (7)

- 2026-03-13: Died in Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development (Senate)
- 2026-01-21: Now in Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development (Senate)
- 2026-01-21: Favorable by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 6 NAYS 4 (Senate)
- 2026-01-16: On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 01/21/26, 8:30 am, 110 Senate Building (Senate)
- 2026-01-13: Introduced (Senate)
- 2026-01-07: Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Rules (Senate)
- 2025-12-22: Filed (Senate)

## Bill text

- Filed, 2026-07-01: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/998/BillText/Filed/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/998/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
- [Filed (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/998/BillText/Filed/HTML)
- [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/998/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-SB998-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).