CS/SB 1096: Florida Civil Rights Act

GENERAL BILL by Rules, Burgess

Florida Civil Rights Act; Deleting the requirement that the Florida Commission on Human Relations send certain information to certain persons by registered mail; revising the timeframe when a civil action may be brought for violations of the act; providing that if the commission or the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission does not make a determination within a specified timeframe, the complainant may bring a civil action within a specified timeframe, etc.

Current Bill Version Posted: 3/4/2026 06:29 PM

• Senate Committee References (3)

  1. Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Rules (RC)

• Related Bills (3)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  H 1407 (er) by Judiciary Committee Commencement of Civil Actions Last Action: 5/26/2026 Chapter No. 2026-116	Similar
  H 1367 by Antone Florida Commission on Human Relations Last Action: 3/13/2026 H Died in Government Operations Subcommittee	Compare
  S 1250 by Davis Florida Commission on Human Relations Last Action: 3/13/2026 S Died in Judiciary	Compare

• Citations - Statute (2)

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  760.07	Remedies for unlawful discrimination.	Page 4 (pdf)
  760.11	Administrative and civil remedies; construction.	Page 1 (pdf)

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  1/5/2026	S	• Filed
  1/12/2026	S	• Referred to Judiciary; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules
  1/13/2026	S	• Introduced
  1/29/2026	S	• On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/03/26, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
  2/3/2026	S	• Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 • Now in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
  2/6/2026	S	• On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 02/11/26, 3:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
  2/11/2026	S	• Favorable by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
  2/12/2026	S	• Now in Rules
  2/26/2026	S	• On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/03/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
  3/3/2026	S	• CS by- Rules; YEAS 22 NAYS 0
  3/4/2026	S	• Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/09/26 • CS by Rules read 1st time
  3/9/2026	S	• Read 2nd time -SJ 691 • Substituted CS/HB 1407 -SJ 691 • Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 1407 -SJ 691