Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida H987: Department of Labor
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
Creates Department of Labor as new department of state government; provides for secretary of department to be appointed by Governor & confirmed by Senate; authorizes secretary to establish divisions & regional offices of department; provides purpose of department; revises requirements for notifying employees of certain rights; designates Department of Labor as state Agency for Workforce Innovation for purposes of implementing s. 24, Art. X of State Constitution; revises protected rights of employee; creates rebuttable presumption & burden of proof for employer; revises process for filing complaint for violation of protected rights; prohibits person or entity from entering into certain contracts; authorizes & providing department certain powers to conduct investigations, issue citations, enforce & collect judgments by certain means, & partner with other entities for enforcement & education outreach; provides for injunctive relief; provides process for review of citation, levy, or stop-order issued by department; tolling statute of limitations during investigation; provides liability; requires certain records be maintained for specified length of time; creates Department of Labor Community Advisory Board within Department of Labor; provides for membership, meetings, & duties of advisory board; requires annual report to Secretary of Department of Labor, Governor, & Legislature by specified date
What the bill says
An act relating to the Department of Labor; creating s. 20.71, F.S.; creating the Department of Labor as a new department of state government; providing for the secretary of the department to be appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate; authorizing the secretary to establish divisions and regional offices of the department; providing the purpose of the department; authorizing the department to adopt rules; amending s. 448.109, F.S.; revising requirements for notifying employees of certain rights; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; amending s…
From the introduced text, January 5, 2026:
A bill to be entitled An act relating to the Department of Labor; creating s. 20.71, F.S.; creating the Department of Labor as a new department of state government; providing for the secretary of the department to be appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate; authorizing the secretary to establish divisions and regional offices of the department; providing the purpose of the department; authorizing the department to adopt rules; amending s. 448.109, F.S.; revising requirements for notifying employees of certain rights; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; amending s. 448.110, F.S.; designating the Department of Labor as the state Agency for Workforce Innovation for purposes of implementing s. 24, Art. X of the State Constitution; providing definitions; revising the protected rights of an employee; creating a rebuttable presumption and burden of proof for an employer; revising the process for filing a complaint for a violation of protected rights; prohibiting a person or entity from entering into certain contracts; authorizing and providing the department certain powers to conduct investigations, issue citations, enforce and collect judgments by certain means, and partner with other entities for enforcement and words underlined are additions. hb987-00 FLORIDAHOUSEOFREPRESENTATIVES HB 987 2026 education outreach; providing for injunctive relief under certain circumstances; providing a process for review of a citation, levy, or stop-order issued by …
Sponsors
- Nixon, Angie (D, HD-013) · primary sponsor
- Nixon (D, 13) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died in Government Operations Subcommittee
- : 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
- : Now in Government Operations Subcommittee
- : Referred to State Affairs Committee
- : Referred to Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee
- : Referred to Commerce Committee
- : Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee
- : Filed
Common questions
- What is H987?
- H987 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Department of Labor.
- What does H987 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to the Department of Labor; creating s. 20.71, F.S.; creating the Department of Labor as a new department of state government; providing for the secretary of the department to be appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate; authorizing the secretary to establish divisions and regional offices of the department; providing the purpose of the department; authorizing the department to adopt rules; amending s. 448.109, F.S.; revising requirements for notifying employees of certain rights; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; amending s…
- What is the status of H987?
- Failed as of March 13, 2026. Latest action: Died in Government Operations Subcommittee (March 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored H987?
- Nixon, Angie (D, HD-013), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for H987?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/987
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