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SB 60FLORIDA · STATEWIDESession 2026Died in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice

Mandatory Retirement Plan Enrollment for Regional Counsel Supervisors

Original title: Criminal Conflict and Civil Regional Counsel Membership in the Senior Management Service Class

September 19, 2025

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Where This Stands

Introduced
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Currently Died in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.

Procedural history

8 actions
  1. Jan 13, 2026Senate
    CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability read 1st time
  2. Jan 13, 2026SenateIntroduced
    Introduced
  3. Dec 11, 2025Senate
    Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
  4. Dec 9, 2025Senate
    Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  5. Dec 9, 2025Senate
    CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
  6. Dec 1, 2025Senate
    On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 12/09/25, 10:00 am, 110 Senate Building
Show 2 earlier actions
  1. Oct 6, 2025SenateCommittee
    Referred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations
  2. Sep 19, 2025SenateIntroduced
    Filed

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The Frame

What this does

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 .

Who is mentioned in the record

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.

What changed

Current stage: Died in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice.

What's next

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

This bill requires assistant regional counsel supervisors to join the of the Florida Retirement System starting July 1, 2026. It also provides $950,000 in recurring state funding to cover the associated retirement benefit costs for these positions.

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

Who is affected by this change?
Assistant regional counsel supervisors (class code 9903) are now required to participate in the .
Can my employer pay for my retroactive retirement credit purchase?
No, the bill explicitly states that service credit for retroactive periods cannot be purchased by the employer on behalf of the member.

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Discoveries

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policy shift90% confidence

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

organizationGovernmental Oversight and AccountabilityCommittee reviewing the billMap →
dollar_amount110Cost associated with the billMap →
locationSenate BuildingLocation of a committee meetingMap →
bill_numberCSCommittee Substitute version of the billMap →
organizationAppropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil JusticeCommittee reviewing the billMap →
organizationAppropriationsCommittee reviewing the billMap →
otherRule 4.7(2)Committee Substitute review procedureMap →

Sources

Open source document

openstates.org

Analysis Score

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  • Controversy20
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  • Entertainment5
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