Relief of Ricardo Medrano-Arzate and Eva Chavez-Medrano, as personal representatives of Hilda Medrano/Okeechobee County Sheriff’s Office
Summary
Relief of Ricardo Medrano-Arzate and Eva Chavez-Medrano, as personal representatives of Hilda Medrano/Okeechobee County Sheriff’s Office; Providing for the relief of Ricardo Medrano-Arzate and Eva Chavez-Medrano, as personal representatives of Hilda Medrano, by the Okeechobee County Sheriff’s Office; providing for an appropriation of funds to pay Ricardo Medrano-Arzate and Eva Chavez-Medrano for the damages awarded in connection with the death of their daughter as a result of the negligence of the Okeechobee County Sheriff’s Office; providing a limitation on the payment of compensation, attorney and lobbying fees, and costs or similar expenses, etc. CLAIM: $1,200,000
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
Apr 2023
House Passage
Apr 2023
Signed into Law
Jun 2023
Introduced Mar 7, 2023
Signed Jun 9, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Apr 26, 2023 · House Apr 28, 2023
How they voted
37–1
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 39
Apr 26, 2023
D
Democratic11
100% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican27
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
32
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Jun 9, 2023
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Apr 28, 2023
Lower · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 105, NAYS 0
lower
Apr 26, 2023
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Apr 26, 2023
Upper · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 1
upper
Apr 19, 2023
Upper · Passed
Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 18 NAYS 1
upper
Apr 14, 2023
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/19/23, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
upper
Apr 5, 2023
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Mar 30, 2023
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/04/23, 2:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
upper
Mar 7, 2023
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Dec 15, 2022
Committee
Referred to Special Master on Claim Bills; Judiciary; Community Affairs; Rules
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Tina Polsky
DDemocratic
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