Mandatory Retirement Plan Enrollment for Regional Counsel Supervisors
September 19, 2025
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Where This Stands
Currently Died in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
8 actions- Jan 13, 2026SenateCS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability read 1st time
- Jan 13, 2026SenateIntroducedIntroduced
- Dec 11, 2025SenateNow in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
- Dec 9, 2025SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
- Dec 9, 2025SenateCS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
- Dec 1, 2025SenateOn Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 12/09/25, 10:00 am, 110 Senate Building
Show 2 earlier actions
- Oct 6, 2025SenateCommitteeReferred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations
- Sep 19, 2025SenateIntroducedFiled
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View official text →The Frame
The bill shifts the retirement classification for specific legal supervisors, which changes their pension contribution requirements and benefits, and allocates nearly $1 million in state tax dollars to fund these changes for the 2026-2027 .
Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.
Assistant regional counsel supervisors
These employees are required to participate in the Senior Management Service Class starting July 1, 2026.
Offices of the criminal conflict and civil regional counsel
These offices receive $950,000 in recurring funds to cover retirement benefit costs for the specified positions.
Current stage: Died in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice.
Floor Vote.
Background
- The Florida Retirement System (FRS) is the state-administered pension plan for public employees in Florida. context
- The Senior Management Service Class is a specific membership tier within the FRS that typically offers different benefit structures than the standard class. context
Summary
Key Facts
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Why It Matters
The bill shifts the retirement classification for specific legal supervisors, which changes their pension contribution requirements and benefits, and allocates nearly $1 million in state tax dollars to fund these changes for the 2026-2027 .
Frequently Asked Questions
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News Coverage
Voting Record
Favorable with Committee Substitute
Total
9
Yes
8
No
0
Present
0
Not Voting
0
Abstain
0
Sponsors
Discoveries
Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.
Expansion of Senior Management Service Class
The bill continues a trend of moving specific legal counsel roles into the Senior Management Service Class, following similar mandates enacted in 2020.
Connected Entities
Sources
openstates.org
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance65How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy20Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz10Current news / social attention level
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