Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida S8: Relief of Patricia Ermini by the Lee County Sheriff's Office
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
Providing for the relief of Patricia Ermini by the Lee County Sheriff's Office; providing for an appropriation to compensate her for injuries sustained as a result of the negligence of the Lee County Sheriff's Office; providing a limitation on the payment of compensation and attorney fees, etc. CLAIM: $626,770
What the bill says
An act for the relief of Patricia Ermini by the Lee County Sheriff's Office; providing for an appropriation to compensate her for injuries sustained as a result of the negligence of the Lee County Sheriff's Office; providing a limitation on the payment of compensation and attorney fees; providing an effective date.
From the introduced text, August 1, 2025:
A bill to be entitled An act for the relief of Patricia Ermini by the Lee County Sheriff's Office; providing for an appropriation to compensate her for injuries sustained as a result of the negligence of the Lee County Sheriff's Office; providing a limitation on the payment of compensation and attorney fees; providing an effective date. WHEREAS, on the evening of March 23, 2012, 71-year-old Patricia Ermini spoke on the telephone with her daughter, Robin Lacasse, who found that her mother was extremely upset in the wake of her contentious and expensive divorce after a brief marriage, and WHEREAS, Ms. Lacasse suggested to her mother that she hang up, take some time to calm down, and, afterward, call her back, which her mother did; however, Ms. Lacasse missed her mother's call, and WHEREAS, when Ms. Ermini failed to reach her daughter, she went to bed in her bedroom, which was being cooled by a window air conditioner, and WHEREAS, over the course of half an hour, Ms. Lacasse repeatedly tried to return her mother's call, and, when her mother did not answer, Ms. Lacasse called the Lee County Sheriff's Office (LCSO) to request that a well-being check be conducted to determine whether her mother was safe, and WHEREAS, shortly before 9 p.m., LCSO dispatch relayed the call for a well-being …
Sponsors
- Rodriguez, Ana (R, SD-040) · primary sponsor
- Koster, Traci (R, HD-066) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died in Special Master on Claim Bills
- : Introduced
- : Referred to Special Master on Claim Bills; Judiciary; Community Affairs; Rules
- : Filed
Subjects: Community Affairs, Judiciary, Rules, Special Master on Claim Bills, Community Affairs, Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, Rules, Appropriations
Common questions
- What is S8?
- S8 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Relief of Patricia Ermini by the Lee County Sheriff's Office.
- What does S8 do?
- In its own words: An act for the relief of Patricia Ermini by the Lee County Sheriff's Office; providing for an appropriation to compensate her for injuries sustained as a result of the negligence of the Lee County Sheriff's Office; providing a limitation on the payment of compensation and attorney fees; providing an effective date.
- What is the status of S8?
- Failed as of March 13, 2026. Latest action: Died in Special Master on Claim Bills (March 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored S8?
- Rodriguez, Ana (R, SD-040), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for S8?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/8
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