Changes to Florida Retirement System Employer Contribution Rates
May 28, 2026
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The Frame
The bill directly impacts the budgets of state and local government agencies by changing the mandatory percentage of payroll they must contribute to the Florida Retirement System starting July 1, 2026.
Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.
Public employers
Government agencies must adjust their budgets to meet the new mandatory retirement contribution rates.
Florida Retirement System members
The financial stability of the retirement system they participate in is being adjusted through these funding changes.
Last recorded activity May 28, 2026.
Introduced.
Background
- The Florida Retirement System (FRS) is the primary retirement plan for state and local government employees in Florida. context
Summary
Why It Matters
The bill directly impacts the budgets of state and local government agencies by changing the mandatory percentage of payroll they must contribute to the Florida Retirement System starting July 1, 2026.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
Does this bill change the retirement benefits for current employees?
Why are these contribution rates being changed?
News Coverage
Lobbying Activity
AARP
2026
“P.L. 119-21, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 8867, Planning for Long-term Aging Needs (PLAN) Act H.R. 5861, Legacy Act of 2025 H.R. 9393, the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act. H.R. 9396, the Prior Authorization Accountability Act. S. 4916, the Aging with Artificial Intelligence Act. H.R. 8100, Safe Staffing Saves Lives Act. S. 3886, Nurses Belong in Nursing Homes Act. H.R. 6766/S. 3492, the Essential Caregivers Act of 2025. H.R. 7966/S. 4118, Hospice Care Accountability, Reform, and Enforcement (Hospice CARE) Act. S. 2120, the Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2025 H.R. 5575, the Firefighters Assisting Seniors to Emergency Response (FASTER) Act of 2025. H.R. 3954/S. 4641, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act. H.R.5554/S.2831, Stand Strong for Medicare Act. S. 3439/H.R. 6735, Connecting Caregivers to Medicare Act and efforts related to the bill S. 1227/H.R. 2491, Alleviating Barriers for Caregivers Act S. 668/H.R. 3183, Supporting Access to Falls Education and Prevention and Strengthening Training Efforts and Promoting Safety Initiatives (SAFE STEPS) for Veterans Act of 2025 CMS-1851-P, Hospice Proposed rule. CMS-1843-P, Skilled Nursing Facility Proposed rule. CMS-1844-P, Home Health Proposed rule. No bill number. Health care transparency. No bill number. Discussed use of artificial intelligence and health data technology. No bill number. Discussed health-related policies and activities around the fall respiratory virus season. No bill number. Discussed health insurance affordability proposals. No bill number. Discussed Nursing Home staffing standards, safety, and quality. No bill number. Discussed Nursing home transparency and ownership requirements. No bill number. Discussed home health, hospice, and long-term care. No bill number. Discussed falls prevention. No bill number. Discussed social isolation. No bill number. Discussed HUD Assisted Living Requirements No bill number. Discussed family caregiving. No bill number. Discussed AARP paper on Medicare Caregiver Training Services. No bill number. Discussed Medicaid community engagement interim final rule, including the family caregiver exemption. No bill number. Discussed the paid direct care workforce in long-term care. No bill number. Discussed the unaffordability of long-term care. No bill number. Discussed Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration Program and Medicaid HCBS spousal impoverishment protections. No bill number. Discussed Medicaid fraud and family caregivers, Medicaid self-direction programs. No bill number. Discussed sandwich generation family caregiver hearing and submitted a statement for the record discussing family caregivers and sandwich generation caregivers, programs that support them, AARP caregiving resources, and federal policies to support sandwich generation caregivers and caregivers more broadly. No bill number. Discussed long-term care. No bill number. CMS-2453-NC; Medicaid Program; 2028 Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services Quality Measure Set Submitted comments No bill number. Discussed expanding access to home care. No bill number. Discussed the increasing cost of home care No bill number. Discussed HSA use for telehealth chronic care management services/subscriptions. No bill number. Discussed artificial intelligence and technology”
1607 STRATEGIES, LLC
on behalf of inspHIRE IO Corp. DBA Candidly
2026
“Student loan and retirement security issues. Implementation of SECURE 2.0 of 2022 Act. Access to student loan payment data to allow employees to match student loan payments with retirement savings payments. Issues related to Stop Student Debt Relief Scams Act of 2019.”
1607 STRATEGIES, LLC
on behalf of Ameriprise Financial
2026
“Issues related to fiduciary duty. Issues related to prohibited transactions for retirement accounts.”
on behalf of Defined Benefit Retirement Protection Fund, Inc.
2026
RICHARD ROBINSON & ASSOCIATES INC.
on behalf of AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF RETIRED PERSONS (AARP)
Rusty Selix
on behalf of Association of Retired Teachers
READ & ASSOCIATES AARON
on behalf of RETIRED PUBLIC EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION
READ & ASSOCIATES AARON
on behalf of RETIRED PUBLIC EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION
SCHOTT INC. PHILLIP H.
on behalf of STATE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTY RETIREMENT SYSTEMS (SACRS)
1607 STRATEGIES, LLC
on behalf of inspHIRE IO Corp. DBA Candidly
2026
“Student loan and retirement security issues. Implementation of SECURE 2.0 of 2022 Act. Access to student loan payment data to allow employees to match student loan payments with retirement savings payments. Issues related to Stop Student Debt Relief Scams Act of 2019.”
Voting Record
Passage, Third Reading
Total
119
Yes
106
No
0
Present
0
Not Voting
13
Abstain
0
How they voted (119)
Mike Gottlieb
Democratic · yes
Lauren Melo
Republican · yes
Yvonne Hinson
Democratic · yes
Bill Conerly
Republican · yes
Rachel Plakon
Republican · yes
Johanna López
Democratic · yes
Kiyan Michael
Republican · yes
Juan Porras
Republican · yes
Felicia Robinson
Democratic · not voting
Chase Tramont
Republican · yes
Judson Sapp
Republican · yes
Griff Griffitts
Republican · not voting
Chuck Brannan
Republican · not voting
Brad Yeager
Republican · yes
Danny Alvarez
Republican · yes
Nan Cobb
Republican · not voting
Gallop Franklin
Democratic · not voting
Ashley Gantt
Democratic · not voting
Erika Booth
Republican · yes
Michael Owen
Republican · yes
Jeff Holcomb
Republican · yes
Jenna Persons-Mulicka
Republican · yes
Rita Harris
Democratic · yes
Dianne Hart-Lowman
Democratic · yes
+ 95 more
Third Reading
Total
40
Yes
32
No
0
Present
0
Not Voting
0
Abstain
0
How they voted (40)
Ileana Garcia
Republican · yes
Stan McClain
Republican · yes
Jason Pizzo
Independent · yes
Alexis Calatayud
Republican · yes
Colleen Burton
Republican · excused
Kathleen Passidomo
Republican · yes
Ana Maria Rodriguez
Republican · yes
Joe Gruters
Republican · excused
Brian Nathan
Democratic · yes
Rosalind Osgood
Democratic · excused
Don Gaetz
Republican · yes
Debbie Mayfield
Republican · yes
Bryan Ávila
Republican · yes
Danny Burgess
Republican · yes
LaVon Bracy Davis
Democratic · yes
Tracie Davis
Democratic · yes
Erin Grall
Republican · excused
Mack Bernard
Democratic · yes
Tom Leek
Republican · yes
Kristen Arrington
Democratic · yes
Keith Truenow
Republican · yes
Lori Berman
Democratic · yes
Ben Albritton
Republican · yes
Clay Yarborough
Republican · yes
+ 16 more
Sponsors
Discoveries
Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.
System Solvency Focus
The bill explicitly links the adjustment of employer contribution rates to the constitutional requirement for actuarial soundness.
Connected Entities
Sources
openstates.org
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance85How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy20Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz30Current news / social attention level
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