Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida S22: Relief of L.P. by the Department of Children and Families
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
Providing for the relief of L.P., a minor, by the Department of Children and Families; providing an appropriation to compensate L.P. for injuries and damages sustained due to the negligence of employees and caseworkers of the department; providing a limitation on compensation and the payment of fees and costs, etc. CLAIM WITH
What the bill says
An act for the relief of L.P., a minor, by the Department of Children and Families; providing an appropriation to compensate L.P. for injuries and damages sustained due to the negligence of employees and caseworkers of the department; providing a limitation on compensation and the payment of fees and costs; providing an effective date.
From the introduced text, August 1, 2025:
A bill to be entitled An act for the relief of L.P., a minor, by the Department of Children and Families; providing an appropriation to compensate L.P. for injuries and damages sustained due to the negligence of employees and caseworkers of the department; providing a limitation on compensation and the payment of fees and costs; providing an effective date. WHEREAS, on June 25, 2015, a family member of then-6-year old L.P. called the Sarasota Police Department to request a wellness check of the mother of L.P. due to a suicide video the mother sent to relatives, along with other bizarre behaviors that called her mental fitness into question, and WHEREAS, in response to this call, the Sarasota Police Department complied with its statutory duty to report known or possible child abuse by notifying the Department of Children and Families (DCF), which, through its employees and caseworkers, responded to the home late on June 25, 2015, but failed to identify the mother of L.P., much less identify several forewarnings as to the motherâs mental health status, and WHEREAS, because of the inadequate wellness check by DCF employees, including failure to implement a readily available safety plan, L.P. was left in the custody of her mother, rather than her grandmother, who is now her adopted mother and who lived just a few …
Sponsors
- Gruters, Joe (R, SD-022) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died in Special Master on Claim Bills
- : Introduced
- : Referred to Special Master on Claim Bills; Judiciary; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations
- : Filed
Subjects: Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, Appropriations, Judiciary, Special Master on Claim Bills, Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, Appropriations, Special Master on Claim Bills, Judiciary
Common questions
- What is S22?
- S22 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Relief of L.P. by the Department of Children and Families.
- What does S22 do?
- In its own words: An act for the relief of L.P., a minor, by the Department of Children and Families; providing an appropriation to compensate L.P. for injuries and damages sustained due to the negligence of employees and caseworkers of the department; providing a limitation on compensation and the payment of fees and costs; providing an effective date.
- What is the status of S22?
- Failed as of March 13, 2026. Latest action: Died in Special Master on Claim Bills (March 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored S22?
- Gruters, Joe (R, SD-022).
- Where is the official record for S22?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/22
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