Scope: State (Florida)
Branch: Legislative
Severity: Green
Date occurred: March 13, 2026
Florida SB 700, addressing states of emergency, was filed for the 2026 session and referred to the Senate Governmental Oversight and Accountability Committee. The bill died in that committee as of March 13, 2026, without a committee vote or floor action.
Constitutional basis: Ordinary committee-stage death of a bill; legislature's Florida constitutional lawmaking discretion exercised routinely, leaving existing emergency-powers statutes unchanged.