FL S1296 | 2026 | Regular Session

Florida Senate Bill 1296

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Status

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Enrolled on March 17 2026 - 75% progression
Action: 2026-03-17 - Ordered enrolled
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

Summary

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.
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Title

Public Employees Relations Commission

Sponsors

| Senate Fiscal Policy Committee | Senate Governmental Oversight and Accountability Committee | Sen. Jonathan Martin [R] |

Roll Calls

2026-03-11 - House - House: Third Reading RCS#798 (Y: 73 N: 37 NV: 7 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-03-06 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading RCS#33 (Y: 20 N: 14 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2026-03-05 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading RCS#34 (Y: 21 N: 13 NV: 3 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2026-03-02 - Senate - Senate Fiscal Policy (Y: 10 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [FAIL]
2026-02-11 - Senate - Senate Governmental Oversight and Accountability (Y: 6 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

| Date | Chamber | Action |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-17 | Senate | Ordered enrolled |
| 2026-03-11 | House | CS passed; YEAS 73, NAYS 37 |
| 2026-03-11 | House | Read 3rd time |
| 2026-03-11 | House | Added to Third Reading Calendar |
| 2026-03-11 | House | Read 2nd time |
| 2026-03-10 | House | 1st Reading (Engrossed 1) |
| 2026-03-10 | House | Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/11/2026) |
| 2026-03-10 | House | Bill referred to House Calendar |
| 2026-03-06 | House | In Messages |
| 2026-03-06 | Senate | CS passed as amended; YEAS 20 NAYS 14 |
| 2026-03-06 | Senate | Read 3rd time |
| 2026-03-05 | Senate | Placed on 3rd reading |
| 2026-03-05 | Senate | Amendment(s) adopted (151210, 553092, 851520) |
| 2026-03-05 | Senate | Read 2nd time |
| 2026-03-04 | Senate | Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/05/26 |
| 2026-03-04 | Senate | Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading |
| 2026-03-03 | Senate | CS/CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time |
| 2026-03-03 | Senate | Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) |
| 2026-03-02 | Senate | CS/CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 10 NAYS 8 |
| 2026-02-25 | Senate | On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 03/02/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building |
| 2026-02-18 | Senate | CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability read 1st time |
| 2026-02-17 | Senate | Now in Fiscal Policy |
| 2026-02-17 | Senate | Remaining references corrected to Fiscal Policy |
| 2026-02-17 | Senate | Original reference(s) removed: Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government |
| 2026-02-13 | Senate | Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) |
| 2026-02-11 | Senate | CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 6 NAYS 3 |
| 2026-02-06 | Senate | On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 02/11/26, 3:00 pm, 110 Senate Building |
| 2026-01-28 | Senate | On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 02/02/26, 3:30 pm, 110 Senate Building --Temporarily Postponed |
| 2026-01-13 | Senate | Introduced |
| 2026-01-12 | Senate | Referred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Fiscal Policy |
| 2026-01-07 | Senate | Filed |

Same As/Similar To

S1298 (Related) 2026-03-03 - Laid on Table
H995 (Similar To) 2026-03-11 - Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/SB 1296
H997 (Similar To) 2026-03-13 - Died in Government Operations Subcommittee

Code Citations

| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1011 | 60 | | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
| 110 | 114 | | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
| 110 | 205 | | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
| 110 | 227 | | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
| 112 | 0455 | | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
| 112 | 3187 | | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
| 120 | 80 | | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
| 121 | 031 | | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
| 295 | 14 | | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
| 447 | 02 | | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
| 447 | 203 | | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
| 447 | 205 | | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
| 447 | 207 | | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
| 447 | 301 | | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
| 447 | 303 | | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
| 447 | 305 | | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
| 447 | 307 | | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
| 447 | 3076 | | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
| 447 | 308 | | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
| 447 | 309 | | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
| 447 | 401 | | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
| 447 | 403 | | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
| 447 | 405 | | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
| 447 | 4095 | | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
| 447 | 501 | | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
| 447 | 503 | | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
| 447 | 507 | | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
| 447 | 509 | | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
| 447 | 609 | | Amended Code | See Bill Text |

Florida State Sources

| Type | Source |
| --- | --- |
| Summary | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1296 |
| Text | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1296/BillText/Filed/HTML |
| Text | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1296/BillText/c1/HTML |
| Text | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1296/BillText/c2/HTML |
| Text | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1296/BillText/e1/HTML |
| Text | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1296/BillText/er/HTML |
| Amendment | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1296/Amendment/323952/HTML |
| Amendment | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1296/Amendment/151210/HTML |
| Amendment | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1296/Amendment/841228/HTML |
| Amendment | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1296/Amendment/716778/HTML |
| Amendment | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1296/Amendment/553092/HTML |
| Amendment | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1296/Amendment/351914/HTML |
| Amendment | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1296/Amendment/851520/HTML |
| Amendment | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1296/Amendment/230280/HTML |
| Supplement | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1296/Analyses/2026s01296.pre.go.PDF |
| Supplement | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1296/Analyses/2026s01296-pcs655050.go.PDF |
| Supplement | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1296/Analyses/2026s01296.go.PDF |
| Supplement | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1296/Analyses/2026s01296.pre.fp.PDF |
| Supplement | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1296/Analyses/2026s01296.fp.PDF |
| Roll Call | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1296/Vote/2026-02-11%200300PM~S01296%20Vote%20Record.PDF |
| Roll Call | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1296/Vote/2026-03-02%201200PM~S01296%20Vote%20Record.PDF |
| Roll Call | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1296/Vote/SenateVote_s01296c2034.PDF |
| Roll Call | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1296/Vote/SenateVote_s01296e1033.PDF |
| Roll Call | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1296/Vote/HouseVote_s01296e1798.PDF |

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