SB 1296: Public Employees Relations Commission
GENERAL BILL by Martin
Public Employees Relations Commission; Deleting a provision requiring exceptions to a recommended order to be filed within a specified timeframe; authorizing subpoenas to be served by certified mail, return receipt requested, or by personal service; requiring an employee organization, within a specified timeframe, to revoke the membership of and cease the collection of membership dues from a public employee; revising requirements for the certification and recertification of an employee organization; deleting provisions relating to conflicts between any collective bargaining agreement provision and certain laws, ordinances, rules, or regulations, etc.
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/7/2026 | Senate |
• Filed |
Related Bills
| Bill Number | Subject | Filed By | Relationship | Last Action and Location | Track Bills |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S 1298 | Public Records/Public Employees Relations Commission | Martin | Linked | Last Action: 1/7/2026 S Filed |
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| H 995 | Public Employees Relations Commission | Persons-Mulicka | Similar | Last Action: 1/5/2026 H Filed |
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| H 997 | Pub. Rec./Public Employees Relations Commission | Persons-Mulicka | Compare | Last Action: 1/5/2026 H Filed |
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No Vote History AvailableCitations - Statutes (29)
| Citation | Catchline | Location in Bill Location In Bill Help |
|---|---|---|
| 110.114 | Employee wage deductions. | Page 61 (pdf) |
| 110.205 | Career service; exemptions. | Page 61 (pdf) |
| 110.227 | Suspensions, dismissals, reductions in pay, demotions, layoffs, transfers, and grievances. | Page 5 (pdf) |
| 112.0455 | Drug-Free Workplace Act. | Page 5 (pdf) |
| 112.3187 | Adverse action against employee for disclosing information of specified nature prohibited; employee remedy and relief. | Page 62 (pdf) |
| 120.80 | Exceptions and special requirements; agencies. | Page 6 (pdf) |
| 121.031 | Administration of system; appropriation; oaths; actuarial studies; public records. | Page 63 (pdf) |
| 295.14 | Penalties. | Page 6 (pdf) |
| 447.02 | Definitions. | Page 64 (pdf) |
| 447.203 | Definitions. | Page 7 (pdf) |
| 447.205 | Public Employees Relations Commission. | Page 17 (pdf) |
| 447.207 | Commission; powers and duties. | Page 17 (pdf) |
| 447.301 | Public employees’ rights; organization and representation. | Page 19 (pdf) |
| 447.303 | Dues; deduction and collection. | Page 22 (pdf) |
| 447.305 | Registration of employee organization. | Page 23 (pdf) |
| 447.307 | Certification of employee organization. | Page 32 (pdf) |
| 447.3076 | Page 39 (pdf) | |
| 447.308 | Revocation of certification of employee organization. | Page 40 (pdf) |
| 447.309 | Collective bargaining; approval or rejection. | Page 43 (pdf) |
| 447.401 | Grievance procedures. | Page 45 (pdf) |
| 447.403 | Resolution of impasses. | Page 46 (pdf) |
| 447.405 | Factors to be considered by the special magistrate. | Page 51 (pdf) |
| 447.4095 | Financial urgency. | Page 52 (pdf) |
| 447.501 | Unfair labor practices. | Page 54 (pdf) |
| 447.503 | Charges of unfair labor practices. | Page 55 (pdf) |
| 447.507 | Violation of strike prohibition; penalties. | Page 56 (pdf) |
| 447.509 | Other unlawful acts. | Page 60 (pdf) |
| 447.609 | Representation in proceedings. | Page 64 (pdf) |
| 1011.60 | Minimum requirements of the Florida Education Finance Program. | Page 65 (pdf) |
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