Florida House Bill 987

---

Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Failed on March 13 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-03-13 - Died in Government Operations Subcommittee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Creates Department of Labor as new department of state government; provides for secretary of department to be appointed by Governor & confirmed by Senate; authorizes secretary to establish divisions & regional offices of department; provides purpose of department; revises requirements for notifying employees of certain rights; designates Department of Labor as state Agency for Workforce Innovation for purposes of implementing s. 24, Art. X of State Constitution; revises protected rights of employee; creates rebuttable presumption & burden of proof for employer; revises process for filing complaint for violation of protected rights; prohibits person or entity from entering into certain contracts; authorizes & providing department certain powers to conduct investigations, issue citations, enforce & collect judgments by certain means, & partner with other entities for enforcement & education outreach; provides for injunctive relief; provides process for review of citation, levy, or stop-order issued by department; tolling statute of limitations during investigation; provides liability; requires certain records be maintained for specified length of time; creates Department of Labor Community Advisory Board within Department of Labor; provides for membership, meetings, & duties of advisory board; requires annual report to Secretary of Department of Labor, Governor, & Legislature by specified date

Department of Labor

Rep. Angela Nixon [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-03-13	House	Died in Government Operations Subcommittee
2026-01-13	House	1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
2026-01-12	House	Now in Government Operations Subcommittee
2026-01-12	House	Referred to State Affairs Committee
2026-01-12	House	Referred to Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee
2026-01-12	House	Referred to Commerce Committee
2026-01-12	House	Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee
2026-01-05	House	Filed

S358 (Similar To) 2026-03-13 - Died in Commerce and Tourism

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
20	71		Amended Code	See Bill Text
448	109		Amended Code	See Bill Text
448	110		Amended Code	See Bill Text
448	112		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/987
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/987/BillText/Filed/PDF