Florida · Senate Bill 92 · 2026 Regular Session

Employee Protections

SB 92 Sponsored by Don Gaetz Died in committee

  1. Introduced Sep 29, 2025
  2. In committee Oct 13, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law Jan 1, 2027

What it does

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

Employee Protections; Providing that public officers, public employees, and local government attorneys commit a breach of the public trust when they initiate adverse personnel actions against employees of an agency or independent contractor under certain circumstances; prohibiting agencies and independent contractors from taking specified actions against employees or certain persons for disclosing certain…

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Employee Protections; Providing that public officers, public employees, and local government attorneys commit a breach of the public trust when they initiate adverse personnel actions against employees of an agency or independent contractor under certain circumstances; prohibiting agencies and independent contractors from taking specified actions against employees or certain persons for disclosing certain information to the Commission on Ethics; requiring that information disclosed include specified violations or alleged violations; providing that specified provisions protect employees and persons who submit written complaints to the commission or provide information to an investigator during an investigation of a complaint or referral, etc.

Every action

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

Show the 9 earlier steps
  1. SenateFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Ethics and Elections; Rules · Senate Governmental Oversight and Accountability
  3. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 12/09/25, 10:00 am, 110 Senate Building · Senate Governmental Oversight and Accountability
  4. CommitteeCS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 · Senate Governmental Oversight and Accountability8–0 vote
  5. SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  6. CommitteeNow in Ethics and Elections · Senate Ethics and Elections
  7. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Ethics and Elections, 01/13/26, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Building · Senate Ethics and Elections
  8. CommitteeFavorable by Ethics and Elections; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 · Senate Ethics and Elections8–0 vote
  9. SenateIntroduced
  1. CommitteeCS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability read 1st time · Senate Governmental Oversight and Accountability
  2. CommitteeNow in Rules · Senate Rules
  3. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/17/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building · Senate Rules
  4. CommitteeCS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 23 NAYS 0 · Senate Rules23–0 vote
  5. SenatePending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  6. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  7. CommitteeCS/CS by Rules read 1st time · Senate Rules
  8. SenateDied on Calendar

Roll calls

3 recorded votes: 0 on the floor, 3 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Dec 9, 2025 Senate Governmental Oversight and Accountability CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 8–0
Jan 13, 2026 Senate Ethics and Elections Favorable by Ethics and Elections; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 8–0
Feb 17, 2026 Senate Rules CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 23 NAYS 0 23–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

  • Don GaetzR Primary sponsor · District 1
  • R Rules Sponsoring committee
  • GO Governmental Oversight and Accountability Sponsoring committee

From Florida's official records (flsenate.gov), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.