Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida S1112: Labor Pool Act
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
Prohibiting a labor pool from charging a certain fee to a third-party user if such user directly employs a laborer for work; requiring a labor pool to register annually with the Department of Commerce; revising the remedies, damages, and costs a court may award the prevailing party in certain actions, etc.
What the bill says
An act relating to the Labor Pool Act; amending s. 448.24, F.S.; prohibiting a labor pool from charging a certain fee to a third-party user if such user directly employs a laborer for work; requiring a labor pool to register annually with the Department of Commerce; authorizing the department to adopt rules; amending s. 448.25, F.S.; revising the remedies, damages, and costs a court may award the prevailing party in certain actions; providing an effective date.
From the introduced text, January 5, 2026:
A bill to be entitled An act relating to the Labor Pool Act; amending s. 448.24, F.S.; prohibiting a labor pool from charging a certain fee to a third-party user if such user directly employs a laborer for work; requiring a labor pool to register annually with the Department of Commerce; authorizing the department to adopt rules; amending s. 448.25, F.S.; revising the remedies, damages, and costs a court may award the prevailing party in certain actions; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. Subsection (6) of section 448.24, Florida Statutes, is amended, and subsection (8) is added to that section, to read: 448.24 Duties and rights.-- (6) A [DELETED: No] labor pool may not [DELETED: shall] restrict the right of a day laborer to accept a permanent position with a third-party user to whom the laborer is referred for temporary work, or to restrict the right of such a third-party user to offer such employment to an employee of the labor pool. If a third-party user directly employs a laborer for work, a labor pool may not charge the third-party user a placement fee [DELETED: However, nothing] [DELETED: shall restrict the labor pool from receiving a reasonable] [DELETED: placement fee from the third-party user] . (8) A labor pool …
Sponsors
- Garcia, Ileana (R, SD-036) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died in Messages
- : In Messages
- : Passed; YEAS 34 NAYS 0 -SJ 654
- : Read 3rd time -SJ 654
- : Read 2nd time -SJ 654
- : Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/06/26
- : Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- : Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 19 NAYS 0
- : On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/24/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
- : Now in Fiscal Policy
Votes
- Senate: S 1112 Filed (March 6, 2026): 34 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate: S 1112 Filed (February 24, 2026): 19 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate: S 1112 Filed (February 12, 2026): 13 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate: S 1112 Filed (January 28, 2026): 9 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Commerce and Tourism, Fiscal Policy, Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
Common questions
- What is S1112?
- S1112 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Labor Pool Act.
- What does S1112 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to the Labor Pool Act; amending s. 448.24, F.S.; prohibiting a labor pool from charging a certain fee to a third-party user if such user directly employs a laborer for work; requiring a labor pool to register annually with the Department of Commerce; authorizing the department to adopt rules; amending s. 448.25, F.S.; revising the remedies, damages, and costs a court may award the prevailing party in certain actions; providing an effective date.
- What is the status of S1112?
- Failed as of March 13, 2026. Latest action: Died in Messages (March 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored S1112?
- Garcia, Ileana (R, SD-036).
- Where is the official record for S1112?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1112
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