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IntroducedJan 07, 2026
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Passed SenateMar 06, 2026
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Passed HouseMar 11, 2026
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Became Law
Florida Senate Bill
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.
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Senate • Mar 17, 2026: Ordered enrolled
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Summary
Comments on SB 1296
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Fiscal Policyprimary
- Governmental Oversight and Accountabilityprimary

Votes
YES: 73
- Abbott
- Oliver
- Albert
- Esposito
- Overdorf
- Alvarez, D.
- Fabricio
- Owen
- Partington
- Anderson
- Perez
- Andrade
- Garrison
- Persons-Mulicka
- Gentry
- Plakon
- Baker
- Giallombardo
- Porras
- Bankson
- Barnaby
- Gossett-Seidman
- Redondo
- Rizo
- Basabe
- Greco
- Benarroch
- Griffitts
- Robinson, W.
- Berfield
- Grow
- Black
- Sapp
- Booth
- Shoaf
- Borrero
- Hodgers
- Sirois
- Botana
- Holcomb
- Boyles
- Smith
- Brackett
- Jacques
- Snyder
- Johnson
- Buchanan
- Stark
- Busatta
- Kendall
- Steele
- Kincart Jonsson
- Canady
- Koster
- LaMarca
- Tomkow
- Chamberlin
- Tramont
- Chaney
- Maggard
- Tuck
- Cobb
- Maney
- Conerly
- McClure
- Weinberger
- McFarland
- Melo
- Yarkosky
- Yeager
- Miller
- Duggan
- Nix
NO: 37
Actions
- Mar 17, 2026 | Senate
- Ordered enrolled
- Mar 11, 2026 | House
- Read 2nd time
- Added to Third Reading Calendar
- Read 3rd time
- CS passed; YEAS 73, NAYS 37
- Mar 10, 2026 | House
- Bill referred to House Calendar
- Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/11/2026)
- 1st Reading (Engrossed 1)
- Mar 06, 2026 | House
- In Messages
- Mar 06, 2026 | Senate
- Read 3rd time
- CS passed as amended; YEAS 20 NAYS 14
- Mar 05, 2026 | Senate
- Read 2nd time
- Amendment(s) adopted (151210, 553092, 851520)
- Placed on 3rd reading
- Mar 04, 2026 | Senate
- Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/05/26
- Mar 03, 2026 | Senate
- Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
- CS/CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time
- Mar 02, 2026 | Senate
- CS/CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 10 NAYS 8
- Feb 25, 2026 | Senate
- On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 03/02/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
- Feb 18, 2026 | Senate
- CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability read 1st time
- Feb 17, 2026 | Senate
- Original reference(s) removed: Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
- Remaining references corrected to Fiscal Policy
- Now in Fiscal Policy
- Feb 13, 2026 | Senate
- Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
- Feb 11, 2026 | Senate
- CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 6 NAYS 3
- Feb 06, 2026 | Senate
- On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 02/11/26, 3:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
- Jan 28, 2026 | Senate
- On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 02/02/26, 3:30 pm, 110 Senate Building --Temporarily Postponed
- Jan 13, 2026 | Senate
- Introduced
- Jan 12, 2026 | Senate
- Referred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Fiscal Policy
- Jan 07, 2026 | Senate
- Filed
Bill Texts
- S 1296 FiledHTML
- S 1296 c1HTML
- S 1296 c2HTML
- S 1296 e1HTML
- S 1296 erHTML
- Committee Amendment 323952 (Replaced by Committee Substitute 3/3/2026) -- Fiscal Policy (Simon)PDF
- Floor Amendment 151210 (Senate: Adopted 3/5/2026) -- MartinPDF
- Floor Amendment 841228 (Senate: Withdrawn 3/4/2026) -- GarciaPDF
- Floor Amendment 351914 (Senate: Replaced by Substitute Amendment 3/5/2026) -- MartinPDF
- Floor Substitute Amendment 851520 (Senate: Adopted 3/5/2026) -- MartinPDF
- Floor Amendment to Substitute Amendment 230280 (Senate: Withdrawn 3/5/2026) -- CalatayudPDF
- Floor Amendment 716778 (Senate: Withdrawn 3/4/2026) -- GarciaPDF
- Floor Amendment 553092 (Senate: Adopted 3/5/2026) -- MayfieldPDF
Documents
- Bill Analysis -- Governmental Oversight and Accountability (Pre-Meeting) (2/10/2026 1:01 PM)
- Bill Analysis -- Governmental Oversight and Accountability (Pre-Meeting) (2/10/2026 3:34 PM)
- Bill Analysis -- Governmental Oversight and Accountability (Post-Meeting) (2/13/2026 11:45 AM)
- Bill Analysis -- Fiscal Policy (Pre-Meeting) (2/27/2026 11:53 AM)
- Bill Analysis -- Fiscal Policy (Post-Meeting) (3/3/2026 2:41 PM)
