SB 8: Relief of Marcus Button by the Pasco County School Board
CLAIM/LOCAL by Simon
Relief of Marcus Button by the Pasco County School Board; Providing for the relief of Marcus Button by the Pasco County School Board; providing an appropriation to compensate Marcus Button for harms and losses he sustained as a result of the negligence of an employee of the Pasco County School Board; providing an appropriation to Robin Button, as the surviving parent and natural guardian of Marcus Button, for harms and losses sustained as a result of the injury to her child, Marcus Button; providing a limitation on the payment of compensation and attorney fees, etc. CLAIM: $1,200,000
Last Action: 4/29/2025 Senate - Ordered enrolled
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
- Special Master on Claim Bills (SM)
- Judiciary (JU)
- Education Pre-K - 12 (ED)
- Rules (RC)
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 8/2/2024 Senate • Filed
11/20/2024 Senate • Referred to Special Master on Claim Bills; Judiciary; Education Pre-K - 12; Rules
3/4/2025 Senate • Introduced
3/14/2025 Senate • Recommendation: Favorable by Special Master on Claim Bills
• Now in Judiciary
• On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/19/25, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building
3/19/2025 Senate • Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
• Now in Education Pre-K - 12
3/20/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K - 12, 03/25/25, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building --Not Considered
3/26/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K - 12, 03/31/25, 4:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
3/31/2025 Senate • Favorable by Education Pre-K - 12; YEAS 8 NAYS 1
• Now in Rules
4/3/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/08/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
4/8/2025 Senate • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 23 NAYS 1
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
4/10/2025 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/15/25
4/15/2025 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 419
• Read 3rd time -SJ 419
• Passed; YEAS 35 NAYS 0 -SJ 419
• Immediately certified -SJ 421
4/15/2025 House • In Messages
4/28/2025 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/29/2025)
• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
4/29/2025 House • Read 2nd time
• Placed on 3rd reading
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
• Read 3rd time
• Passed; YEAS 116, NAYS 0
4/29/2025 Senate • Ordered enrolled
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SB 8, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/30/2025 at 8:03 AM
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SB 8, Original Filed Version Posted 8/2/2024 at 4:14 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Special Master on Claim Bills 3/14/2025 (pdf)
Judiciary 3/19/2025 (pdf)
Education Pre-K - 12 3/31/2025 (pdf)
Rules 4/8/2025 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 6507 Relief/Marcus Button/Pasco County School Board Andrade Identical Last Action: 4/29/2025 H Laid on Table, refer to SB 8 
Committee Votes (3)
Date Committee Result 3/19/2025 9:00 AM Judiciary 11 Yeas - 0 Nays 3/31/2025 4:00 PM Education Pre-K - 12 8 Yeas - 1 Nays 4/8/2025 9:00 AM Rules 23 Yeas - 1 Nays Floor Votes (2)
Date Chamber Result 4/15/2025 5:59 PM Senate 35 Yeas - 0 Nays 4/29/2025 3:17 PM House 116 Yeas - 0 Nays