The following retirement bills were filed for consideration in the 2026 regular session of the Florida Legislature.
 
Subject
Military Service – HB 1211, SB 474
Public Records – HB 1087, SB 520
Senior Management Service Class – SB 60, SB 640, HB 595, HB 647
SCCSORP – SB 1410
Service Credit – SB 1528
Special Risk class – HB 1289, SB 1304
SUSORP – HB 1441

House Bills
 
HB 595 Provides that participation in Senior Management Service Class of Florida Retirement System is compulsory for each region's assistant regional counsel supervisors.
 
HB 647 Authorizes Chief Justice of Supreme Court to select specified number of non-managerial or policymaking positions within judicial branch for inclusion in Senior Management Service Class of Florida Retirement System; requires Executive Director & General Counsel of Florida Judicial Qualifications Commission to participate in Senior Management Service Class.
 
HB 1087 Provides exemption from public record requirements for personal identifying information of members & payees in Florida Retirement System Pension Plan & other State Administered Systems.
 
HB 1211 Revising authorization to be granted leave of absence for military service to include Coast Guard; clarifies provision relating to leaves of absence for all state officers & employees for reserve or guard training; specifies that authorization for leave of absence for public officials & state employees to perform active military service for specified timeframe is based on single order; removes DMA positions from compulsory participation in SMS Class; provides that participation in such class for all other members employed within DMA is separately governed by specified provision; revises eligibility for Soldiers & Airmen Assistance Program to include traditional drilling guardsmen on state active duty or specified federal duty & their eligible beneficiaries demonstrating valid financial need; requires requests for assistance to be reviewed, processed, & approved by Florida National Guard Foundation's board of directors; requires requests for assistance to be reviewed & evaluated based on specified criteria; requires board to annually review by-laws that govern such program; requires board to provide report to DMA to be approved by Adjutant General.
 
HB 1289 Revises Special Risk Class member criteria to include members employed as certain prosecutors & special investigators; provides years of creditable service for full retirement eligibility.
 
HB 1441 Revises contribution amounts & how contributions are paid for specified optional retirement programs.
 
Senate Bills
 
SB 60 Criminal Conflict and Civil Regional Counsel Membership in the Senior Management Service Class; Providing that participation in the Senior Management Service Class of the Florida Retirement System is compulsory for each district’s assistant regional counsel supervisors, beginning on a specified date, etc.
 
SB 474 Revising the authorization to be granted a leave of absence for military service to include the Coast Guard; revising the authorization to be granted a leave of absence for reserve or guard training to include members of the Florida State Guard; 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; deleting positions from the Department of Military Affairs from compulsory participation in the Senior Management Service Class, etc.
 
SB 520 Providing an exemption from public records requirements for all records identifying participants in any state retirement plan administered by the Division of Retirement of the Department of Management Services and held by the division or the State Board of Administration; providing for future legislative review and repeal of the exemption; deleting provisions providing a limited exemption from public records requirements for certain retirement records; providing a statement of public necessity, etc.
 
SB 640 Authorizing the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court to select a specified number of managerial or policymaking positions within the judicial branch for inclusion in the Senior Management Service Class of the Florida Retirement System; requiring the Executive Director and the General Counsel of the Florida Judicial Qualifications Commission to participate in the Senior Management Service Class, etc.
 
SB 1304 Revising the Special Risk Class member criteria to include members employed as certain prosecutors and special investigators; providing the years of creditable service for full retirement eligibility, etc.
 
SB 1410 Requiring that the employer contribution rate for certain optional retirement programs be equal to the employer contribution rate for the Florida Retirement System Investment Plan, etc.
 
SB 1528 Department of Management Services adopt rules to establish a process for employees in the Florida Retirement System to transfer years of creditable service to another employee in the system, etc.