Florida legislation · 2027 Regular Session
Florida S14: Relief of the Estate of Juan Carlos Martinez Silva by Miami-Dade County
Status: Introduced, August 7, 2026
Providing for the relief of the Estate of Juan Carlos Martinez Silva by Miami-Dade County; providing for an appropriation to compensate the estate for Mr. Martinez Silva's death as a result of the negligence of a Miami-Dade County police officer; providing a limitation on compensation and the payment of attorney fees, etc. CLAIM: $2,761,767
What the bill says
An act for the relief of the Estate of Juan Carlos Martinez Silva by Miami-Dade County; providing for an appropriation to compensate the estate for Mr. Martinez Silva’s death as a result of the negligence of a Miami-Dade County police officer; providing a limitation on compensation and the payment of attorney fees; providing an effective date.
From the introduced text, August 7, 2026:
A bill to be entitled An act for the relief of the Estate of Juan Carlos Martinez Silva by Miami-Dade County; providing for an appropriation to compensate the estate for Mr. Martinez Silva’s death as a result of the negligence of a Miami-Dade County police officer; providing a limitation on compensation and the payment of attorney fees; providing an effective date. WHEREAS, on February 27, 2021, Juan Carlos Martinez Silva, a 40-year-old husband and father, was riding his bicycle westbound on a two-lane road with a group of friends near Black Point Park and Marina in southwest Miami-Dade County, traveling at a speed between 21 and 24 miles per hour, and WHEREAS, as Mr. Martinez Silva and his friends were cycling, Officer Christopher Bendana of the Miami-Dade Police Department received a call dispatching him to a larceny in progress, but Officer Bendana was not authorized to drive faster than the posted speed limit because the call was not a priority emergency call, and WHEREAS, in responding to the call, Officer Bendana drove his police cruiser with his emergency lights activated but without activating his siren on the same two-lane road on which Mr. Martinez Silva and his friends were riding their bicycles, reaching speeds between 63 and 69 miles per hour and exceeding the posted speed limit of 40 miles …
Sponsors
- Rodriguez, Ana (R, SD-040) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Filed
Common questions
- What is S14?
- S14 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2027 Regular Session): Relief of the Estate of Juan Carlos Martinez Silva by Miami-Dade County.
- What does S14 do?
- In its own words: An act for the relief of the Estate of Juan Carlos Martinez Silva by Miami-Dade County; providing for an appropriation to compensate the estate for Mr. Martinez Silva’s death as a result of the negligence of a Miami-Dade County police officer; providing a limitation on compensation and the payment of attorney fees; providing an effective date.
- What is the status of S14?
- Introduced as of August 7, 2026. Latest action: Filed (August 7, 2026).
- Who sponsored S14?
- Rodriguez, Ana (R, SD-040).
- Where is the official record for S14?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2027/14
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