Florida Senate Bill 474

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Passed on May 26 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-05-26 - Chapter No. 2026-92
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

Revising the authorization to be granted a leave of absence for military service to include the Coast Guard; clarifying a provision relating to leaves of absence for all officers and employees of the state and the counties, municipalities, and political subdivisions of the state for reserve or guard training; specifying that an authorization for a leave of absence for all employees of the state and the counties, municipalities, and political subdivisions of the state to perform active military service for a specified timeframe is based on a single order; revising the list of military positions required to participate in the Senior Management Service Class of the Florida Retirement System, etc.

Military Affairs

Senate Governmental Oversight and Accountability Committee

Sen. Tommy Wright [R]

2026-03-12 - House - House: Third Reading RCS#849 (Y: 105 N: 0 NV: 12 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-03-12 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading RCS#6 (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-03-09 - House - House: Third Reading RCS#737 (Y: 110 N: 0 NV: 7 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-26 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading RCS#3 (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2026-02-24 - Senate - Senate Rules (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2026-02-12 - Senate - Senate Appropriations (Y: 18 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-01-26 - Senate - Senate Governmental Oversight and Accountability (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-05-26		Chapter No. 2026-92
2026-05-22		Approved by Governor
2026-05-11		Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
2026-03-17	Senate	Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
2026-03-12	House	CS passed as amended; YEAS 105, NAYS 0
2026-03-12	House	Amendment 419116 Concur
2026-03-12	House	Added to Senate Message List
2026-03-12	House	In Messages
2026-03-12	Senate	CS passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0
2026-03-12	Senate	Concurred in House amendment(s) as amended (656697)
2026-03-12	Senate	Amendment(s) to House amendment(s) adopted (419116)
2026-03-09	Senate	In returning messages
2026-03-09	House	CS passed as amended; YEAS 110, NAYS 0
2026-03-09	House	Read 3rd time
2026-03-09	House	Added to Third Reading Calendar
2026-03-09	House	Amendment 656697 adopted
2026-03-09	House	Read 2nd time
2026-03-05	House	1st Reading (Engrossed 1)
2026-03-05	House	Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/9/2026)
2026-03-05	House	Bill referred to House Calendar
2026-02-26	House	In Messages
2026-02-26	Senate	Immediately certified
2026-02-26	Senate	CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0
2026-02-26	Senate	Read 3rd time
2026-02-26	Senate	Amendment(s) adopted (514888)
2026-02-26	Senate	Read 2nd time
2026-02-25	Senate	Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/26/26
2026-02-25	Senate	Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
2026-02-24	Senate	Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 22 NAYS 0
2026-02-19	Senate	On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/24/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
2026-02-13	Senate	Now in Rules
2026-02-12	Senate	Favorable by Appropriations; YEAS 18 NAYS 0
2026-02-09	Senate	On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/12/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
2026-01-29	Senate	CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability read 1st time
2026-01-28	Senate	Now in Appropriations
2026-01-27	Senate	Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
2026-01-26	Senate	CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
2026-01-21	Senate	On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 01/26/26, 3:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
2026-01-13	Senate	Introduced
2025-12-01	Senate	Referred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Appropriations; Rules
2025-11-12	Senate	Filed

H1211 (Similar To) 2026-03-09 - Laid on Table, refer to CS/SB 474

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
115	01		Amended Code	See Bill Text
115	06		Amended Code	See Bill Text
115	07		Amended Code	See Bill Text
115	08		Amended Code	See Bill Text
115	09		Amended Code	See Bill Text
115	14		Amended Code	See Bill Text
121	055		Amended Code	See Bill Text
250	10		Amended Code	See Bill Text
250	116		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/474
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/474/BillText/Filed/HTML
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/474/BillText/c1/HTML
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/474/BillText/e1/HTML
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/474/BillText/e2/HTML
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/474/BillText/er/HTML
Amendment	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/474/Amendment/797214/HTML
Amendment	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/474/Amendment/368028/HTML
Amendment	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/474/Amendment/485754/HTML
Amendment	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/474/Amendment/514888/HTML
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/474/Analyses/2026s00474.pre.go.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/474/Analyses/2026s00474.go.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/474/Analyses/2026s00474.pre.ap.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/474/Analyses/2026s00474.ap.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/474/Analyses/2026s00474.pre.rc.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/474/Analyses/2026s00474.rc.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/474/Analyses/2026s00474.hms.go.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/474/Vote/2026-01-26%200330PM~S00474%20Vote%20Record.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/474/Vote/2026-02-12%200900AM~S00474%20Vote%20Record.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/474/Vote/2026-02-24%201200PM~S00474%20Vote%20Record.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/474/Vote/SenateVote_s00474c1003.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/474/Vote/HouseVote_s00474e1737.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/474/Vote/SenateVote_s00474e1006.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/474/Vote/HouseVote_s00474e1849.PDF