Florida SB 1208: Aircraft Liens

Bill Text

1208 
Sovereign Immunity of County Constitutional Officers in Tort Actions 
2026-01-06T07:58:25Z 
Expanding the definition of the term “state agencies or subdivisions” to include county constitutional officers for purposes of provisions relating to the waiver of sovereign immunity in tort actions, etc. 
Original Filed Version 
2026 
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2026-07-01T00:00:00Z 
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General Bill 
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 Florida Senate - 2026 SB 1208 

 By Senator Rodriguez 

 40-00682-26 20261208__ 
 1 A bill to be entitled 
 2 An act relating to sovereign immunity of county 
 3 constitutional officers in tort actions; amending s. 
 4 768.28, F.S.; expanding the definition of the term 
 5 “state agencies or subdivisions” to include county 
 6 constitutional officers for purposes of provisions 
 7 relating to the waiver of sovereign immunity in tort 
 8 actions; providing an effective date. 
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 10 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 
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 12 Section 1. Subsection (2) of section 768.28, Florida 
 13 Statutes, is amended to read: 
 14 768.28 Waiver of sovereign immunity in tort actions; 
 15 recovery limits; civil liability for damages caused during a 
 16 riot; limitation on attorney fees; statute of limitations; 
 17 exclusions; indemnification; risk management programs.— 
 18 (2) As used in this act, “state agencies or subdivisions” 
 19 include the executive departments, the Legislature, the judicial 
 20 branch (including public defenders), county constitutional 
 21 officers, and the independent establishments of the state, 
 22 including state university boards of trustees; counties and 
 23 municipalities; and corporations primarily acting as 
 24 instrumentalities or agencies of the state, counties, or 
 25 municipalities, including the Florida Space Authority. 
 26 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.