Florida · House Bill 5205 · 2026 Regular Session

Retirement

  1. Introduced Feb 16, 2026
  2. In committee Feb 19, 2026
  3. Passed the House Feb 19, 2026
  4. Passed the Senate Feb 20, 2026
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law Jul 1, 2026

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Retirement; Revises required employer retirement contribution rates for each membership class & subclass of FRS.

Every action

27 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 19 earlier steps
  1. HouseFiled
  2. HouseBill referred to House Calendar
  3. HouseBill added to Special Order Calendar (2/19/2026)
  4. House1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  5. HouseRead 2nd time
  6. HouseAdded to Third Reading Calendar
  7. HouseRead 3rd time
  8. HousePassed; YEAS 103, NAYS 0
  9. HouseRequests that the Senate pass the bill as passed by the House or agree to include the bill in the Budget Conference
  10. SenateIn Messages
  11. CommitteeReferred to Appropriations · Senate Appropriations
  12. SenateReceived
  13. HouseConference Committee appointed
  14. CommitteeWithdrawn from Appropriations -SJ 412 · Senate Appropriations
  15. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  16. SenateSubstituted for CS/SB 7028 -SJ 412
  17. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 412
  18. SenateAmendment(s) adopted (183726) -SJ 412
  19. SenateRead 3rd time -SJ 415
  1. SenatePassed as amended; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 415
  2. SenateThe Senate having refused to pass the bill as passed by the House, acceded to the request for a conference -SJ 415
  3. SenateImmediately certified -SJ 419
  4. HouseIn Messages
  5. SenateBill placed in Conference (Appropriations Conference Committee/Budget)
  6. SenateConference Committee appointed: Appropriations Conference Committee/Budget: Senator Hooper, Chair; Senators Berman, Boyd, Brodeur, Gruters, Passidomo, and Rouson, At Large; Appropriations Conference Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government/Agriculture & Natural Resources: Senator Brodeur, Chair; Senators Arrington, Berman, DiCeglie, Grall, Massullo, McClain, Pizzo, Rodriguez, Sharief, and Truenow; Appropriations Conference Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government/State Administration: Senator Brodeur, Chair; Senators Arrington, Berman, DiCeglie, Grall, Massullo, McClain, Pizzo, Rodriguez, Sharief, and Truenow; Appropriations Conference Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice/Justice: Senator Garcia, Chair; Senators Martin, Osgood, Polsky, Simon, Smith, Wright, and Yarborough; Appropriations Conference Committee on Health and Human Services/Health Care: Senator Trumbull, Chair; Senators Brodeur, Burton, Davis, Garcia, Harrell, Rodriguez, Rouson, and Sharief; Appropriations Conference Committee on Higher Education/Higher Education: Senator Harrell, Chair; Senators Bracy Davis, Bradley, Burgess, Calatayud, Davis, and Leek; Appropriations Conference Committee on Pre-K – 12 Education/Pre-K – 12: Senator Burgess, Chair; Senators Bradley, Calatayud, Gaetz, Jones, Massullo, Osgood, Pizzo, Simon, and Yarborough; Appropriations Conference Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development/Transportation & Economic Development: Senator DiCeglie, Chair; Senators Arrington, Avila, Bernard, Bracy Davis, Grall, Leek, Martin, Mayfield, McClain, Polsky, Smith, Truenow, and Wright.
  7. HouseBill placed in Conference (Appropriations Conference Committee/Budget)
  8. HouseDied in Conference Committee

Roll calls

2 recorded votes: 2 on the floor, 0 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Passage; Third Reading · Full House

Passed 103–0
Feb 19, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 103 No 0 Not voting 14
Democrats: 26 yes, 0 no Republicans: 77 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 103

Not voting · 14

Third Reading · Full Senate

Passed 36–0
Feb 20, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 36 No 0 Not voting 3
Democrats: 10 yes, 0 no Independents: 0 yes, 0 no Republicans: 26 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 36

Not voting · 1

Excused · 2

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

From Florida's official records (flsenate.gov), checked Nov 14, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.