Retirement
- Introduced May 7, 2026
- In committee May 7, 2026
- Passed the Senate
- Passed the House
- To the governor
- Became law Jul 1, 2026
What it does
The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.
Retirement; Authorizing an elected officer, except while serving as a legislator, to remain in elective office and receive accumulated Deferred Retirement Option Program (DROP) proceeds after the officer attains a certain age; revising the cost-of-living adjustment for eligible Special Risk Class retirees; defining the term “eligible Special Risk Class retiree”; revising required employer retirement contribution…
Read the full title (92 words)
Retirement; Authorizing an elected officer, except while serving as a legislator, to remain in elective office and receive accumulated Deferred Retirement Option Program (DROP) proceeds after the officer attains a certain age; revising the cost-of-living adjustment for eligible Special Risk Class retirees; defining the term “eligible Special Risk Class retiree”; revising required employer retirement contribution rates for each membership class and subclass of the Florida Retirement System; revising required allocations from the Contributions Clearing Trust Fund to provide disability coverage to members of the investment plan of the Florida Retirement System, etc.
Every action
8 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.
- SenateFiled
- CommitteeReferred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Appropriations · Senate Governmental Oversight and Accountability
- SenateIntroduced -SJ 2
- CommitteeWithdrawn from Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Appropriations -SJ 51 · Senate Governmental Oversight and Accountability
- SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 51
- SenateSubstituted HB 5205 -E -SJ 51
- SenateLaid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 5205 -E (Ch. 2026-235 ), HB 5001 -E (Ch. 2026-232 ) -SJ 51
Roll calls
No recorded votes on this bill yet.
Sponsors
The member who introduced it.
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Debbie MayfieldR Primary sponsor · District 19
From Florida's official records (flsenate.gov), checked Nov 1, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.