HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES STAFF FINAL BILL ANALYSIS
BILL #: HB 5005 PCB APC 23-03 Collective Bargaining
SPONSOR(S): Appropriations Committee, Leek
TIED BILLS: IDEN./SIM. BILLS: SB 2504
FINAL HOUSE FLOOR ACTION: 112 Y’s 0 N’s GOVERNOR’S ACTION: Pending
SUMMARY ANALYSIS
HB 5005 passed the House on May 5, 2023, as SB 2504, as amended by the conference committee.
The bill directs the resolution of collective bargaining issues at impasse not relating to salary and benefit issues
for the 2023-2024 fiscal year regarding state employees. Salary and benefit issues were resolved by the
spending decisions in the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 General Appropriations Act (GAA).
Subject to the Governor’s veto powers, the effective date of this bill is July 1, 2023.
This document does not reflect the intent or official position of the bill sponsor or House of Representatives .
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 I. SUBSTANTIVE INFORMATION
A. EFFECT OF CHANGES:
Background
Chapter 447, F.S., specifies the process for collective bargaining for public employees. The bargaining
agent and the negotiator for the state must bargain collectively in the determination of the wages,
hours, and terms and conditions of employment of the employees within the bargaining unit. Any
collective bargaining agreement reached must be reduced to writing, signed by the chief executive
officer for the state and the bargaining agent for the union, and submitted to the members of the
bargaining unit for ratification.
Upon execution of the collective bargaining agreement, the Governor must request the legislative body
to appropriate amounts sufficient to fund the provisions of the agreement. If the Legislature
appropriates funds that are not sufficient to fund the agreement, the agreement must be administered
on the basis of the amounts actually appropriated.
Typically, at the state level, an agreement is not reached on all issues. In that instance, and pursuant to
s. 216.163(6), F.S., an impasse is declared on all unresolved issues when the Governor’s budget
recommendations are released. By the first day of the regular legislative session, each party must notify
the presiding officers of the Legislature of any unresolved issues. 1 A joint select committee of members
of the Florida House of Representatives and the Senate is appointed to review the positions of the
parties relating to the unresolved issues. No later than the 14th day of the regular session, the
committee must hold a public meeting and take public testimony regarding the issues at impasse.2
During the session, the Legislature must take action to resolve all issues remaining at impasse. Any
actions taken by the Legislature are binding on the parties. 3
Following the resolution of the impasse issues, the parties are required to reduce to writing an
agreement that includes those issues agreed to by the parties as well as those issues resolved by the
Legislature. As noted above, the agreement must be signed by the chief executive officer and the
bargaining agent and presented to the members of the bargaining unit for ratification.
If the members ratify the agreement, all the provisions of the agreement take effect. If the members do
not ratify the agreement, the issues resolved by the Legislature take effect for the next fiscal year that
was the subject of the negotiations.
The certified bargaining units for state employees and the respective bargaining agents include:
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Council 79
 Administrative and Clerical Unit
 Operational Services Unit
 Human Services Unit
 Professional Unit
Florida Nurses Association
 Professional Health Care Unit
Florida State Lodge Fraternal Order of Police
 Special Agent Unit
1 S. 447.403(5)(a), F.S.
2 Id.
3 S. 447.403(5)(b), F.S.
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 Federation of Physicians and Dentists and State Employees Attorneys Guild
 Supervisory Non-professional Unit
 Physicians Unit
 Attorneys Unit
Florida State Fire Service Association
 Fire Service Unit
Police Benevolent Association
 Law Enforcement Unit
 Florida Highway Patrol Unit
 Lottery Law Enforcement Unit
 Security Services Unit
Federation of Public Employees
 Lottery Administrative and Support Unit
Effect of the Bill
The bill directs the resolution of collective bargaining issues at impasse not relating to salary and
benefit issues for the 2023-2024 fiscal year regarding state employees. Salary and benefit issues were
resolved by the spending decisions in the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 General Appropriations Act (GAA).
Specifically, the bill provides:
 Collective bargaining issues at impasse between the State of Florida and the Florida State Fire
Association – Fire Service Bargaining Unit, regarding Article 29 “Health and Welfare” are
resolved by adopting the state’s proposal dated January 11, 2023, for Section 3(D)(2), regarding
“Initial Fitness Testing.” The remainder of the article shall be resolved by maintaining the status
quo under the current collective bargaining agreement.
All other mandatory collective bargaining issues at impasse for the 2023-2024 fiscal year which are not
addressed by this bill or the GAA will be resolved in accordance with the personnel rules in effect on
May 1, 2023, and by otherwise maintaining the status quo under the language of the applicable current
collective bargaining agreement.
II. FISCAL ANALYSIS & ECONOMIC IMPACT STATEMENT
A. FISCAL IMPACT ON STATE GOVERNMENT:
1. Revenues:
None.
2. Expenditures:
None.
B. FISCAL IMPACT ON LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:
1. Revenues:
None.
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 2. Expenditures:
None.
C. DIRECT ECONOMIC IMPACT ON PRIVATE SECTOR:
None.
D. FISCAL COMMENTS:
None.
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