Florida legislation · 2027 Regular Session
Florida S26: Relief of the Estate of Oscar Cabrera and Stephanie Cabrera by Miami-Dade County
Status: Introduced, August 7, 2026
Providing for the relief of the Estate of Oscar Cabrera and Stephanie Cabrera, as personal representative and surviving widow, by Miami-Dade County; providing an appropriation to compensate the Estate of Oscar Cabrera and Stephanie Cabrera for damages due to the wrongful death of Mr. Cabrera as a result of the negligence of Miami-Dade County; providing a limitation on compensation and the payment of attorney fees, etc. CLAIM: $4,024,441
What the bill says
An act for the relief of the Estate of Oscar Cabrera and Stephanie Cabrera, as personal representative and surviving widow, by Miami-Dade County; providing an appropriation to compensate the Estate of Oscar Cabrera and Stephanie Cabrera for damages due to the wrongful death of Mr. Cabrera as a result of the negligence of Miami-Dade County; 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 Oscar Cabrera and Stephanie Cabrera, as personal representative and surviving widow, by Miami-Dade County; providing an appropriation to compensate the Estate of Oscar Cabrera and Stephanie Cabrera for damages due to the wrongful death of Mr. Cabrera as a result of the negligence of Miami-Dade County; providing a limitation on compensation and the payment of attorney fees; providing an effective date. WHEREAS, on February 8, 2017, Oscar Cabrera was employed as a carpenter by a concrete construction company building the new All Aboard Florida/Brightline terminal project in downtown Miami and tracks to be located at 600 N.W. 1st Avenue in Miami, and WHEREAS, the Brightline terminal in Miami, known as MiamiCentral, was designed to be near multiple Miami-Dade County transit systems, including the Metromover via the Wilkie D. Ferguson, Jr. Metromover Station, located at 90 N.W. 5th Street in Miami, and WHEREAS, the Metromover is an elevated, electronically powered, fully automated people-mover system that does not require an operator and connects 21 stations within 3 loops in and around downtown Miami, and WHEREAS, in February 2017, the Metromover operated from early morning to late at night, days a week, every 3 minutes during off-peak hours, and WHEREAS, Miami-Dade County owned, controlled, operated, and maintained the Metromover …
Sponsors
- Rodriguez, Ana (R, SD-040) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Filed
Common questions
- What is S26?
- S26 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2027 Regular Session): Relief of the Estate of Oscar Cabrera and Stephanie Cabrera by Miami-Dade County.
- What does S26 do?
- In its own words: An act for the relief of the Estate of Oscar Cabrera and Stephanie Cabrera, as personal representative and surviving widow, by Miami-Dade County; providing an appropriation to compensate the Estate of Oscar Cabrera and Stephanie Cabrera for damages due to the wrongful death of Mr. Cabrera as a result of the negligence of Miami-Dade County; providing a limitation on compensation and the payment of attorney fees; providing an effective date.
- What is the status of S26?
- Introduced as of August 7, 2026. Latest action: Filed (August 7, 2026).
- Who sponsored S26?
- Rodriguez, Ana (R, SD-040).
- Where is the official record for S26?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2027/26
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