Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida H6515: Relief/Lourdes Latour and Edward Latour/Miami-Dade County
Status: Chaptered, July 1, 2026
Provides appropriation to compensate Mr. & Mrs. Latour for injuries sustained as result of negligence of Miami-Dade County; provides limitation on compensation & payment of attorney fees. CLAIM: $500,000
What the bill says
An act for the relief of Lourdes Latour and Edward Latour by Miami-Dade County; providing an appropriation to compensate Mr. and Mrs. Latour for injuries sustained 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 enrolled text, February 11, 2026:
An act for the relief of Lourdes Latour and Edward Latour by Miami-Dade County; providing an appropriation to compensate Mr. and Mrs. Latour for injuries sustained 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 November 5, 2017, Lourdes Latour sustained serious injuries when she was struck by a malfunctioning automatic gate arm while exiting the Gables by the Sea community on her bicycle in Miami-Dade County, and WHEREAS, the automatic gate arm at the community exit malfunctioned, striking Lourdes Latour and throwing her from her bicycle, causing her to sustain permanent injuries, and WHEREAS, Lourdes Latour and Edward Latour have alleged, through a lawsuit filed on November 21, 2018, that the negligence of Miami-Dade County in the ownership, operation, maintenance, and control of the subject exit gate was the proximate cause of the injuries sustained by Mrs. Latour, and WHEREAS, the lawsuit proceeded to trial, and on January 16, 2025, a jury returned a verdict in favor of Mr. and Mrs. Latour, finding Miami-Dade County 100 percent liable for the incident, and ENROLLED HB 6515 2026 Legislature CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. hb6515 -00-er Page 2 of FLORIDAHOUSEOFREPRESENTATIVES WHEREAS, the jury awarded Mrs. Latour $4.75 million for …
Sponsors
- Busatta (D, 114) · primary sponsor
- Webster Barnaby (R, HD-027)
- Barnaby, Webster (R, HD-029)
Latest actions
- : Chapter No. 2026-227
- : Approved by Governor
- : Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
- : Ordered enrolled
- : In Messages
- : Immediately certified -SJ 299
- : Passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 1 -SJ 292
- : Read 3rd time -SJ 292
- : Read 2nd time -SJ 292
- : Substituted for SB 24 -SJ 292
Votes
- Senate: H 6515 Filed (February 11, 2026): 38 yea, 1 nay, passed
- House: H 6515 Filed (February 4, 2026): 108 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: Judiciary Committee (January 22, 2026): 21 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: Judiciary Committee (January 22, 2026): 21 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee (January 14, 2026): 17 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee (January 14, 2026): 17 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Rules
Common questions
- What is H6515?
- H6515 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Relief/Lourdes Latour and Edward Latour/Miami-Dade County.
- What does H6515 do?
- In its own words: An act for the relief of Lourdes Latour and Edward Latour by Miami-Dade County; providing an appropriation to compensate Mr. and Mrs. Latour for injuries sustained 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 H6515?
- Chaptered as of July 1, 2026. Latest action: Chapter No. 2026-227 (July 1, 2026).
- Who sponsored H6515?
- Busatta (D, 114), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H6515?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/6515
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