Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida H6527: Relief/Patricia Ermini/Lee County Sheriff's Office
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
Provides appropriation to compensate Patricia Ermini for injuries sustained as result of negligence of Lee County Sheriff's Office; provides limitation on payment of attorney fees. CLAIM: $626,769
What the bill says
An act for the relief of Patricia Ermini by the Lee County Sheriff's Office; providing for an appropriation to compensate her for injuries sustained as a result of the negligence of the Lee County Sheriff's Office; providing a limitation on the payment of attorney fees; providing an effective date.
From the introduced text, January 6, 2026:
An act for the relief of Patricia Ermini by the Lee County Sheriff's Office; providing for an appropriation to compensate her for injuries sustained as a result of the negligence of the Lee County Sheriff's Office; providing a limitation on the payment of attorney fees; providing an effective date. WHEREAS, on the evening of March 23, 2012, 71-year-old Patricia Ermini spoke on the telephone with her daughter, Robin Lacasse, who found that her mother was extremely upset in the wake of her contentious and expensive divorce after a brief marriage, and WHEREAS, Ms. Lacasse suggested to her mother that she hang up, take some time to calm down, and, afterward, call her back, which her mother did; however, Ms. Lacasse missed her mother's call, and WHEREAS, when Ms. Ermini failed to reach her daughter, she went to bed in her bedroom, which was being cooled by a window unit air conditioner, and WHEREAS, over the course of half an hour, Ms. Lacasse repeatedly tried to return her mother's call and, when her mother did not answer, called the Lee County Sheriff's Office (LCSO) to request that a well-being check be conducted to determine whether her mother was safe, and HB 6527 2026 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. hb6527-00 Page 2 of FLORIDAHOUSEOFREPRESENTATIVES WHEREAS, shortly before 9 …
Sponsors
- Hart-Lowman, Ms Dee (D, HD-063) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died in Rules
- : Received
- : Referred to Rules
- : In Messages
- : Passed; YEAS 113, NAYS 0
- : Read 3rd time
- : Added to Third Reading Calendar
- : Read 2nd time
- : Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/25/2026)
- : Added to Second Reading Calendar
Votes
- House: H 6527 Filed (February 25, 2026): 113 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: Judiciary Committee (February 3, 2026): 18 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: Judiciary Committee (February 3, 2026): 18 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee (January 29, 2026): 17 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee (January 29, 2026): 17 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Rules
Common questions
- What is H6527?
- H6527 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Relief/Patricia Ermini/Lee County Sheriff's Office.
- What does H6527 do?
- In its own words: An act for the relief of Patricia Ermini by the Lee County Sheriff's Office; providing for an appropriation to compensate her for injuries sustained as a result of the negligence of the Lee County Sheriff's Office; providing a limitation on the payment of attorney fees; providing an effective date.
- What is the status of H6527?
- Failed as of March 13, 2026. Latest action: Died in Rules (March 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored H6527?
- Hart-Lowman, Ms Dee (D, HD-063).
- Where is the official record for H6527?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/6527
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