Senate Committee on Appropriations 3/2/2026

Florida Senate Committee on Appropriations · March 2, 2026

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SB 6 — Relief of Leila Estrada Sapphire Williams (settlement)

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Chair opens the meeting and introduces SB 6, a claim bill to award $3,800,000 to an irrevocable trust for Leila Estrada Sapphire Williams; sponsor (Sen. Collado Hughes) explains the bill is based on a $4,000,000 settlement with Department of Children and Families; the committee has no public appearances and reports the bill favorably on unanimous voice roll call.

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Florida Senate Appropriations Committee heard 26 bills on Feb. 17, 2026, including high-profile measures on Medicaid reforms and SNAP work requirements, prosthetics/orthotics insurance coverage, foreign‑influence restrictions (which drew a late-file surrogacy amendment), and a proposal to plan consolidated correctional facilities; several bills were reported favorably after debate and public testimony.

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