Florida Senate Bill 1296

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Passed on May 5 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-05-05 - Chapter No. 2026-58
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

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.

Public Employees Relations Commission

Senate Fiscal Policy Committee

Senate Governmental Oversight and Accountability Committee

Sen. Jonathan Martin [R]

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]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-05-05		Chapter No. 2026-58
2026-05-01		Approved by Governor
2026-04-30		Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
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

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

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

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