Florida legislation · 2027 Regular Session
Florida S44: Relief of Sean Hurley by the Orange County Sheriff's Office
Status: Introduced, August 7, 2026
Providing for the relief of Sean Hurley by the Orange County Sheriff's Office; providing for an appropriation to compensate Mr. Hurley for injuries sustained as a result of the negligence of the Orange County Sheriff's Office; providing a limitation on the payment of compensation and attorney fees, etc. CLAIM WITH
What the bill says
An act for the relief of Sean Hurley by the Orange County Sheriff’s Office; providing for an appropriation to compensate Mr. Hurley for injuries sustained as a result of the negligence of the Orange County Sheriff’s Office; providing a limitation on the payment of compensation and attorney fees; providing an effective date.
From the introduced text, August 7, 2026:
A bill to be entitled An act for the relief of Sean Hurley by the Orange County Sheriff’s Office; providing for an appropriation to compensate Mr. Hurley for injuries sustained as a result of the negligence of the Orange County Sheriff’s Office; providing a limitation on the payment of compensation and attorney fees; providing an effective date. WHEREAS, at approximately 6 p.m. on November 15, 2019, Sean Hurley, a then 26-year-old resident of Seminole County, Florida, was driving his 2018 Yamaha MT-07 motorcycle traveling westbound on Red Bug Lake Road at or near the intersection of Hollow Pine Drive, in Oviedo, Seminole County, Florida, and WHEREAS, Red Bug Lake Road is a street with three lanes in each direction, and WHEREAS, Orange County Deputy Sheriff Nicholas Orrizzi was leaving his home to work a night shift and driving a marked 2019 Ford Explorer belonging to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office when he pulled out onto Red Bug Lake Road into the path of Mr. Hurley’s motorcycle, striking Mr. Hurley in the lower extremity and throwing him into the grassy median, and WHEREAS, the collision was recorded on Deputy Orrizzi’s dashcam, showing that it was necessary for Mr. Hurley to speed up just before the impact to try to avoid a collision, and WHEREAS, the investigating Florida Highway Patrol officer who …
Sponsors
- Massullo, Ralph (R, SD-011) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Filed
Common questions
- What is S44?
- S44 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2027 Regular Session): Relief of Sean Hurley by the Orange County Sheriff's Office.
- What does S44 do?
- In its own words: An act for the relief of Sean Hurley by the Orange County Sheriff’s Office; providing for an appropriation to compensate Mr. Hurley for injuries sustained as a result of the negligence of the Orange County Sheriff’s Office; providing a limitation on the payment of compensation and attorney fees; providing an effective date.
- What is the status of S44?
- Introduced as of August 7, 2026. Latest action: Filed (August 7, 2026).
- Who sponsored S44?
- Massullo, Ralph (R, SD-011).
- Where is the official record for S44?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2027/44
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