Florida Senate Bill 216
Session 2026
Verification of Reemployment Assistance Benefit Eligibility
Active
Failed in Senate on Mar 13, 2026
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
216
State
Florida
Session
2026
Motion Text
Favorable
Senate Roll Call Votes
Other
Yes
Yes
Yes
Other
Other
Other
Summary
Verification of Reemployment Assistance Benefit Eligibility; Citing this act as the “Promoting Work, Deterring Fraud Act of 2026”; revising circumstances under which the Department of Commerce disqualifies claimants from reemployment assistance benefits; requiring the department to verify claimants’ identities before paying benefits; providing duties of the department, etc.
Bill Analysis -- Commerce and Tourism (Pre-Meeting) (12/9/2025 11:33 AM)
Bill Analysis -- Commerce and Tourism (Post-Meeting) (12/11/2025 10:44 AM)
Bill Analysis -- Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development (Pre-Meeting) (1/20/2026 11:02 AM)
Bill Analysis -- Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development (Post-Meeting) (1/21/2026 1:59 PM)
Bill Analysis -- Fiscal Policy (Pre-Meeting) (2/4/2026 9:02 AM)
Bill Analysis -- Fiscal Policy (Post-Meeting) (2/5/2026 11:29 AM)
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03/13/2026
Senate
Died on Calendar
02/05/2026
Senate
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
02/05/2026
Senate
Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 11 NAYS 4
02/02/2026
Senate
On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/05/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
01/21/2026
Senate
Now in Fiscal Policy
01/21/2026
Senate
Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; YEAS 9 NAYS 5
01/16/2026
Senate
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development, 01/21/26, 11:00 am, 110 Senate Building
01/13/2026
Senate
Introduced
12/11/2025
Senate
Now in Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
12/10/2025
Senate
Favorable by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 6 NAYS 2
12/01/2025
Senate
On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 12/10/25, 11:30 am, 110 Senate Building
11/03/2025
Senate
Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Fiscal Policy
10/16/2025
Senate
Filed
Sources
FL Legislature
Open States
Record Created
Nov 4, 2025 10:24:05 AM
Record Updated
Mar 27, 2026 1:43:04 PM