Florida legislation · 2027 Regular Session
Florida S42: Relief of Eugene Wyatt by the Department of Legal Affairs
Status: Introduced, August 7, 2026
Providing for the relief of Eugene Wyatt; providing an appropriation to compensate Mr. Wyatt for injuries and damages sustained as a result of his confinement at the Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys if certain conditions are met; providing a limitation on compensation and the payment of attorney fees, etc. CLAIM WITH
What the bill says
An act for the relief of Eugene Wyatt; providing an appropriation to compensate Mr. Wyatt for injuries and damages sustained as a result of his confinement at the Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys if certain conditions are met; 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 Eugene Wyatt; providing an appropriation to compensate Mr. Wyatt for injuries and damages sustained as a result of his confinement at the Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys if certain conditions are met; providing a limitation on compensation and the payment of attorney fees; providing an effective date. WHEREAS, in 1900, the Florida State Reform School, also known as the Florida Industrial School for Boys, the Florida School for Boys, the Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys, and most commonly called the Dozier School, was opened in Marianna by the state to house children who were found guilty of committing minor criminal offenses, such as incorrigibility, truancy, and smoking, as well as more serious offenses, such as theft and murder, and WHEREAS, reports of abuse, suspicious deaths, and threats of closure plagued the Dozier School throughout its history, and WHEREAS, many former students of the Dozier School have sworn under oath that they were beaten at a facility located on school grounds known as the White House, and WHEREAS, a psychologist employed at the Dozier School testified under oath at a 1958 United States Senate Judiciary Committee hearing that boys at the school were beaten by an administrator, that the blows were severe and were dealt with great force …
Sponsors
- Grall, Erin (R, SD-029) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Filed
Common questions
- What is S42?
- S42 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2027 Regular Session): Relief of Eugene Wyatt by the Department of Legal Affairs.
- What does S42 do?
- In its own words: An act for the relief of Eugene Wyatt; providing an appropriation to compensate Mr. Wyatt for injuries and damages sustained as a result of his confinement at the Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys if certain conditions are met; providing a limitation on compensation and the payment of attorney fees; providing an effective date.
- What is the status of S42?
- Introduced as of August 7, 2026. Latest action: Filed (August 7, 2026).
- Who sponsored S42?
- Grall, Erin (R, SD-029).
- Where is the official record for S42?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2027/42
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