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    CS/CS/SB 1296: Public Employees Relations Commission

    GENERAL BILL by Fiscal Policy, Governmental Oversight and Accountability, Martin

    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.

    Effective Date: 7/1/2026

    Last Action: 3/17/2026 Senate - Ordered enrolled

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    Current Bill Version Posted: 3/17/2026 04:22 PM


    • Related Bills (3)

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      S 1298 (c1) by Martin
      Public Records/Public Employees Relations Commission
      Last Action: 3/3/2026 S Laid on Table
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      H 995 (c2) by Government Operations Subcommittee
      Public Employees Relations Commission
      Last Action: 3/11/2026 H Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/SB 1296
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      H 997 by Persons-Mulicka
      Pub. Rec./Public Employees Relations Commission
      Last Action: 3/13/2026 H Died in Government Operations Subcommittee
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    • Proposed Committee Substitute (1)

      Links in this section are PDF documents.

      655050 - Proposed Committee Substitute
      Sponsor: Governmental Oversight and Accountability
      Filed: 2/10/2026 3:20 PM
      Last committee action: Replaced by Committee Substitute
    • Citations - Statute (29)

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      110.114 Employee wage deductions. Page 64 (pdf)
      110.205 Career service; exemptions. Page 64 (pdf)
      110.227 Suspensions, dismissals, reductions in pay, demotions, layoffs, transfers, and grievances. Page 5 (pdf)
      112.0455 Drug-Free Workplace Act. Page 6 (pdf)
      112.3187 Adverse action against employee for disclosing information of specified nature prohibited; employee remedy and relief. Page 65 (pdf)
      120.80 Exceptions and special requirements; agencies. Page 6 (pdf)
      121.031 Administration of system; appropriation; oaths; actuarial studies; public records. Page 66 (pdf)
      295.14 Penalties. Page 7 (pdf)
      447.02 Definitions. Page 67 (pdf)
      447.203 Definitions. Page 7 (pdf)
      447.205 Public Employees Relations Commission. Page 17 (pdf)
      447.207 Commission; powers and duties. Page 18 (pdf)
      447.301 Public employees’ rights; organization and representation. Page 20 (pdf)
      447.303 Dues; deduction and collection. Page 22 (pdf)
      447.305 Registration of employee organization. Page 24 (pdf)
      447.307 Certification of employee organization. Page 32 (pdf)
      447.3076 Page 40 (pdf)
      447.308 Revocation of certification of employee organization. Page 41 (pdf)
      447.309 Collective bargaining; approval or rejection. Page 44 (pdf)
      447.401 Grievance procedures. Page 47 (pdf)
      447.403 Resolution of impasses. Page 48 (pdf)
      447.405 Factors to be considered by the special magistrate. Page 53 (pdf)
      447.4095 Financial urgency. Page 54 (pdf)
      447.501 Unfair labor practices. Page 55 (pdf)
      447.503 Charges of unfair labor practices. Page 57 (pdf)
      447.507 Violation of strike prohibition; penalties. Page 58 (pdf)
      447.509 Other unlawful acts. Page 62 (pdf)
      447.609 Representation in proceedings. Page 67 (pdf)
      1011.60 Minimum requirements of the Florida Education Finance Program. Page 68 (pdf)
    • Bill History

      S = Senate, H = House

      1/7/2026 S • Filed
      1/12/2026 S • Referred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Fiscal Policy
      1/13/2026 S • Introduced
      1/28/2026 S • On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 02/02/26, 3:30 pm, 110 Senate Building --Temporarily Postponed
      2/6/2026 S • On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 02/11/26, 3:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
      2/11/2026 S • CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 6 NAYS 3
      2/13/2026 S • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
      2/17/2026 S • Original reference(s) removed: Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
      • Remaining references corrected to Fiscal Policy
      • Now in Fiscal Policy
      2/18/2026 S • CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability read 1st time
      2/25/2026 S • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 03/02/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
      3/2/2026 S • CS/CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 10 NAYS 8
      3/3/2026 S • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
      • CS/CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time
      3/4/2026 S • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
      • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/05/26
      3/5/2026 S • Read 2nd time -SJ 616
      • Amendment(s) adopted (151210, 553092, 851520) -SJ 616
      • Placed on 3rd reading -SJ 619
      3/6/2026 S • Read 3rd time -SJ 682
      • CS passed as amended; YEAS 20 NAYS 14 -SJ 682
      3/6/2026 H • In Messages
      3/10/2026 H • Bill referred to House Calendar
      • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/11/2026)
      • 1st Reading (Engrossed 1)
      3/11/2026 H • Read 2nd time
      • Added to Third Reading Calendar
      • Read 3rd time
      • CS passed; YEAS 73, NAYS 37
      3/17/2026 S • Ordered enrolled
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