Florida bills · 2026 Regular Session
Florida SB 1396
Litigation Financing Consumer Protection
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Burton (Republican)
- Rules
Summary
Official abstract published by the Florida legislature· summary
Litigation Financing Consumer Protection; Citing this act as the “Litigation Investment Safeguards and Transparency Act”; authorizing courts to consider the existence of a litigation financing agreement under certain circumstances; prohibiting specified acts by litigation financiers; requiring certain parties to a legal proceeding, or their counsels of record, which have entered into a litigation financing agreement with a foreign person, a foreign principal, or a sovereign wealth fund to file and serve a notice identifying specified information with the court, agency, or tribunal and all other parties to the legal proceeding within a specified timeframe, etc.
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 4:19 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 3, 2026 Senate | Favorable with Committee Substitute | pass | Set your home in Florida to see |
| Jan 27, 2026 Senate | Favorable | pass | Set your home in Florida to see |
Actions
- Mar 13, 2026 · Senate
Died on Calendar - Feb 4, 2026 · Senate
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading - Feb 4, 2026 · Senate
CS by Rules read 1st time - Feb 4, 2026 · Senate
Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) - Feb 3, 2026 · Senate
CS by- Rules; YEAS 13 NAYS 10 - Jan 29, 2026 · Senate
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/03/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building - Jan 27, 2026 · Senate
Now in Rules - Jan 27, 2026 · Senate
Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 8 NAYS 2 - Jan 22, 2026 · Senate
Introduced - Jan 22, 2026 · Senate
On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 01/27/26, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Building - Jan 16, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Judiciary; Rules - Jan 8, 2026 · Senate
Filed