FL SB 1296
enactedPublic Employees Relations Commission
Florida · 2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did FL SB 1296 pass?
Yes. FL SB 1296 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-05-05): Chapter No. 2026-58
What is FL SB 1296 about?
Public Employees Relations Commission; Authorizing subpoenas to be served by certified mail, return receipt requested, or by personal service; revising application requirements for employee organization registration and renewal of registration; specifying the criteria by which the commission determines the method and timing of elections; providing that a petition to clarify the composition of a bargaining unit may be filed with the commission under certain circumstances; providing that implementation of appropriations from the Legislature which are specifically directed to be disbursed as salaries for employees of local governments are considered a financial urgency; authorizing certain public employers, public employees, and employee organizations, or combinations thereof, to file certain charges with the commission, etc.
Who sponsors FL SB 1296?
Martin, Governmental Oversight and Accountability, Fiscal Policy are the primary sponsors of FL SB 1296.
Description
Public Employees Relations Commission; Authorizing subpoenas to be served by certified mail, return receipt requested, or by personal service; revising application requirements for employee organization registration and renewal of registration; specifying the criteria by which the commission determines the method and timing of elections; providing that a petition to clarify the composition of a bargaining unit may be filed with the commission under certain circumstances; providing that implementation of appropriations from the Legislature which are specifically directed to be disbursed as salaries for employees of local governments are considered a financial urgency; authorizing certain public employers, public employees, and employee organizations, or combinations thereof, to file certain charges with the commission, etc.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-13
- Latest action
- 2026-05-05 — Chapter No. 2026-58
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Martinprimary
- Governmental Oversight and Accountabilityprimary
- Fiscal Policyprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-05-05
Chapter No. 2026-58
2026-05-01
Approved by Governor
executive-signature
2026-04-30
Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
executive-receipt
2026-03-17
Ordered enrolled
enrolled
2026-03-11
CS passed; YEAS 73, NAYS 37
passage
2026-03-11
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2026-03-11
Added to Third Reading Calendar
2026-03-11
Read 2nd time
reading-2
2026-03-10
1st Reading (Engrossed 1)
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2026-03-10
Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/11/2026)
2026-03-10
Bill referred to House Calendar
2026-03-06
In Messages
2026-03-06
CS passed as amended; YEAS 20 NAYS 14
passage
2026-03-06
Read 3rd time
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2026-03-05
Placed on 3rd reading
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2026-03-05
Amendment(s) adopted (151210, 553092, 851520)
2026-03-05
Read 2nd time
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2026-03-04
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/05/26
2026-03-04
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
2026-03-03
CS/CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time
2026-03-03
Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
2026-03-02
CS/CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 10 NAYS 8
2026-02-25
On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 03/02/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
2026-02-18
CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability read 1st time
2026-02-17
Now in Fiscal Policy
2026-02-17
Remaining references corrected to Fiscal Policy
2026-02-17
Original reference(s) removed: Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
2026-02-13
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
2026-02-11
CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 6 NAYS 3
2026-02-06
On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 02/11/26, 3:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
2026-01-28
On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 02/02/26, 3:30 pm, 110 Senate Building --Temporarily Postponed
2026-01-13
Introduced
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2026-01-12
Referred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Fiscal Policy
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2026-01-07
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Votes
Favorable with Committee Substitute
2026-02-11 · pass · 6-3
Member-level votes (9)
- Brodeur: yes
- Grall: yes
- McClain: yes
- Rodriguez: yes
- DiCeglie: yes
- Mayfield: yes
- Arrington: no
- Bracy Davis: no
- Polsky: no
Favorable with Committee Substitute
2026-03-02 · pass · 10-8
Member-level votes (20)
- Boyd: yes
- Bradley: yes
- Burton: yes
- Gaetz: yes
- Leek: yes
- Mayfield: yes
- Passidomo: yes
- Simon: yes
- Truenow: yes
- Yarborough: yes
- Arrington: no
- Bernard: no
- Bracy Davis: no
- Calatayud: no
- Davis: no
- Jones: no
- Rodriguez: no
- Osgood: no
- Avila: other
- Gruters: other
SA - 851520, Amendment, Second Reading
2026-03-05 · pass · 21-13
Member-level votes (39)
- Arrington: no
- Garcia: no
- Polsky: no
- Avila: excused
- Grall: yes
- Rodriguez: no
- Berman: no
- Gruters: yes
- Rouson: no
- Bernard: no
- Harrell: yes
- Boyd: yes
- Hooper: no
- Bracy Davis: no
- Jones: no
- Smith: no
- Bradley: yes
- Leek: yes
- Truenow: yes
- Brodeur: yes
- Martin: yes
- Trumbull: yes
- Burgess: yes
- Massullo: yes
- Wright: yes
- Burton: yes
- Mayfield: yes
- Yarborough: yes
- McClain: yes
- Albritton: yes
- Davis: excused
- Osgood: no
- DiCeglie: yes
- Passidomo: yes
- Gaetz: yes
- Pizzo: no
- Sharief: not voting
- Simon: not voting
- Calatayud: not voting
Third Reading
2026-03-06 · pass · 20-14
Member-level votes (39)
- Arrington: no
- Garcia: no
- Polsky: excused
- Avila: excused
- Grall: yes
- Rodriguez: no
- Berman: no
- Gruters: excused
- Rouson: no
- Bernard: no
- Harrell: yes
- Sharief: excused
- Boyd: yes
- Hooper: no
- Simon: no
- Bracy Davis: no
- Jones: no
- Smith: no
- Bradley: yes
- Leek: yes
- Truenow: yes
- Brodeur: yes
- Martin: yes
- Trumbull: yes
- Burgess: yes
- Massullo: yes
- Wright: yes
- Burton: yes
- Mayfield: yes
- Yarborough: yes
- Calatayud: no
- McClain: yes
- Albritton: yes
- Davis: excused
- Osgood: no
- DiCeglie: yes
- Passidomo: yes
- Gaetz: yes
- Pizzo: no
Passage, Third Reading
2026-03-11 · pass · 73-37
Member-level votes (117)
- Abbott: yes
- Eskamani: no
- Oliver: yes
- Albert: yes
- Esposito: yes
- Overdorf: yes
- Alvarez, D.: yes
- Fabricio: yes
- Owen: yes
- Alvarez, J.: no
- Franklin: no
- Partington: yes
- Anderson: yes
- Gantt: no
- Perez: yes
- Andrade: yes
- Garrison: yes
- Persons-Mulicka: yes
- Gentry: yes
- Plakon: yes
- Aristide: no
- Gerwig: no
- Baker: yes
- Giallombardo: yes
- Porras: yes
- Bankson: yes
- Gonzalez Pittman: no
- Rayner: no
- Barnaby: yes
- Gossett-Seidman: yes
- Redondo: yes
- Bartleman: no
- Gottlieb: no
- Rizo: yes
- Basabe: yes
- Greco: yes
- Robinson, F.: no
- Benarroch: yes
- Griffitts: yes
- Robinson, W.: yes
- Berfield: yes
- Grow: yes
- Rosenwald: no
- Black: yes
- Harris: no
- Salzman: no
- Blanco: no
- Hart-Lowman: no
- Sapp: yes
- Booth: yes
- Hinson: no
- Shoaf: yes
- Borrero: yes
- Hodgers: yes
- Sirois: yes
- Botana: yes
- Holcomb: yes
- Skidmore: no
- Boyles: yes
- Hunschofsky: no
- Smith: yes
- Brackett: yes
- Jacques: yes
- Snyder: yes
- Brannan: no
- Johnson: yes
- Spencer: no
- Buchanan: yes
- Stark: yes
- Busatta: yes
- Kendall: yes
- Steele: yes
- Campbell: no
- Kincart Jonsson: yes
- Tant: no
- Canady: yes
- Koster: yes
- Tendrich: no
- Cassel: no
- LaMarca: yes
- Tomkow: yes
- Chamberlin: yes
- Long: no
- Chambliss: no
- López, J.: no
- Tramont: yes
- Chaney: yes
- Maggard: yes
- Tuck: yes
- Cobb: yes
- Maney: yes
- Valdés: no
- Conerly: yes
- McClure: yes
- Weinberger: yes
- McFarland: yes
- Woodson: no
- Daley: no
- Melo: yes
- Yarkosky: yes
- Daniels: no
- Yeager: yes
- Driskell: no
- Miller: yes
- Young: no
- Duggan: yes
- Mooney: no
- Dunkley: no
- Nix: yes
- Edmonds: no
- Antone: not voting
- Plasencia: not voting
- Joseph: not voting
- Trabulsy: not voting
- Cross: not voting
- Michael: not voting
- Nixon: not voting
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