Senate Bill 256 (2023) - The Florida Senate

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CS/CS/SB 256: Employee Organizations Representing Public Employees

GENERAL BILL by Fiscal Policy ; Governmental Oversight and Accountability ; Ingoglia

Employee Organizations Representing Public Employees; Requiring a public employee who desires to be a member of an employee organization to sign a membership authorization form beginning on a specified date; requiring an employee organization to revoke a public employee’s membership upon receipt of his or her written request for revocation; prohibiting certain employee organizations from having dues and uniform assessments deducted and collected by the employer from certain salaries; revising requirements for applications for initial registrations and renewals of registration of employee organizations; revising prohibitions for employee organizations and certain persons and entities relating to employee organizations, etc.

Effective Date: 5/9/2023 except as otherwise provided
Last Action: 5/10/2023 - Chapter No. 2023-35
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

Senate Committee References:

Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
Fiscal Policy (FP)

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Bill History

Date	Chamber	Action
2/28/2023	Senate	• Filed
3/1/2023	Senate	• Referred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Fiscal Policy
3/2/2023	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 03/07/23, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
3/7/2023	Senate	• Introduced • CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 5 NAYS 3
3/9/2023	Senate	• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • Now in Fiscal Policy
3/13/2023	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 03/16/23, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
3/14/2023	Senate	• CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability read 1st time
3/16/2023	Senate	• CS/CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 13 NAYS 7
3/17/2023	Senate	• Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
3/20/2023	Senate	• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/23/23
3/21/2023	Senate	• CS/CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time
3/23/2023	Senate	• Read 2nd time -SJ 231 • Amendment(s) adopted (297578) -SJ 232 • Amendment(s) failed (586438, 692892, 817316) -SJ 232 • Ordered engrossed -SJ 234 • Placed on 3rd reading -SJ 234
3/29/2023	Senate	• Read 3rd time -SJ 259 • Amendment(s) failed (436266) -SJ 260 • Amendment(s) adopted (690590) -SJ 261 • CS passed as amended; YEAS 23 NAYS 17 -SJ 261
3/31/2023	House	• In Messages
4/20/2023	House	• Bill referred to House Calendar • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/25/2023) • 1st Reading (Engrossed 2)
4/25/2023	House	• Substituted for CS/HB 1445 • Read 2nd time • Amendment 488749 Failed • Amendment 483585 Failed • Amendment 535379 Failed • Amendment 613459 Failed • Placed on 3rd reading • Added to Third Reading Calendar
4/26/2023	House	• CS passed; YEAS 72, NAYS 44
4/26/2023	Senate	• Ordered enrolled
5/8/2023		• Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
5/9/2023		• Approved by Governor
5/10/2023		• Chapter No. 2023-35

Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
H 1445 (c1)	Employee Organizations Representing Public Employees	State Affairs Committee	Identical	Last Action: 4/25/2023 H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 256 (Ch. 2023-35)

Bill Text

Version	Posted	Format
S 256 Filed	2/28/2023 4:44 PM	Web Page \| PDF
S 256 c1	3/9/2023 9:01 AM	Web Page \| PDF
S 256 c2	3/17/2023 3:07 PM	Web Page \| PDF
S 256 e1	3/23/2023 5:42 PM	Web Page \| PDF
S 256 e2	3/29/2023 5:11 PM	Web Page \| PDF
S 256 er	4/27/2023 7:16 AM	Web Page \| PDF

Committee Amendments

S 256 Filed
Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
857642 - Amendment Delete lines 193 - 201.	Governmental Oversight and Accountability (Hooper)	3/7/2023 10:30 AM	Replaced by Committee Substitute 3/7/2023	Web Page PDF
890238 - Amendment Delete lines 323 - 343 and insert:	Governmental Oversight and Accountability (Hooper)	3/7/2023 10:31 AM	Withdrawn 3/7/2023	Web Page PDF
250528 - Amendment Delete lines 323 - 349 and insert:	Governmental Oversight and Accountability (Hooper)	3/7/2023 11:30 AM	Replaced by Committee Substitute 3/7/2023	Web Page PDF

S 256 c1
Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
366640 - Amendment Delete lines 242 - 247 and insert:	Fiscal Policy (Ingoglia)	3/15/2023 8:31 AM	Replaced by Committee Substitute 3/17/2023	Web Page PDF

Floor Amendments

S 256 c2
Amendments	Sponsor	Filed	Last Floor Action	Format
297578 - Amendment Delete lines 80 - 85 and insert:	Ingoglia	3/22/2023 1:27 PM	Senate: Adopted 3/23/2023	Web Page PDF
692892 - Amendment Delete lines 116 - 295 and insert:	Berman	3/22/2023 1:44 PM	Senate: Failed 3/23/2023	Web Page PDF
586438 - Amendment Delete lines 123 - 129 and insert:	Pizzo	3/22/2023 1:59 PM	Senate: Failed 3/23/2023	Web Page PDF
817316 - Amendment Delete lines 125 - 127 and insert:	Pizzo	3/22/2023 1:58 PM	Senate: Failed 3/23/2023	Web Page PDF
637820 - Amendment Delete lines 174 - 307 and insert:	Ingoglia	3/22/2023 1:28 PM	Senate: Withdrawn 3/23/2023	Web Page PDF

S 256 e1
Amendments	Sponsor	Filed	Last Floor Action	Format
690590 - Amendment Delete lines 124 - 127 and insert:	Ingoglia	3/28/2023 2:04 PM	Senate: Adopted 3/29/2023	Web Page PDF
436266 - Substitute Amendment (690590) Delete lines 120 - 299 and insert:	Pizzo	3/28/2023 3:44 PM	Senate: Failed 3/29/2023	Web Page PDF

S 256 e2
Amendments	Sponsor	Filed	Last Floor Action	Format
488749 - Amendment Remove lines 78-418 and insert:	Bartleman	4/21/2023 3:32 PM	House: Failed 4/25/2023	PDF
358977 - Amendment Remove lines 120-320 and insert:	Nixon	4/21/2023 3:54 PM	House: Withdrawn 4/25/2023	PDF
483585 - Amendment Remove lines 122-321 and insert:	Driskell	4/21/2023 1:45 PM	House: Failed 4/25/2023	PDF
535379 - Amendment Remove lines 253-336 and insert:	Skidmore	4/21/2023 3:52 PM	House: Failed 4/25/2023	PDF
613459 - Amendment Remove line 285 and insert:	Woodson	4/21/2023 1:35 PM	House: Failed 4/25/2023	PDF
270639 - Amendment Between lines 416 and 417, insert:	Nixon	4/21/2023 3:45 PM	House: Withdrawn 4/25/2023	PDF

Bill Analyses

Type	Analysis	Author	Posted	Format
Bill Analysis	S 256	Governmental Oversight and Accountability (Pre-Meeting)	3/6/2023 3:29 PM	PDF
Bill Analysis	S 256	Governmental Oversight and Accountability (Post-Meeting)	3/8/2023 2:24 PM	PDF
Bill Analysis	S 256	Fiscal Policy (Pre-Meeting)	3/15/2023 8:20 AM	PDF
Bill Analysis	S 256	Fiscal Policy (Post-Meeting)	3/17/2023 2:23 PM	PDF

Vote History - Committee

Version	Committee	Date	Result
S 256 Filed	Governmental Oversight and Accountability	3/7/2023 4:00 PM	5 Yeas - 3 Nays
S 256 c1	Fiscal Policy	3/16/2023 8:30 AM	13 Yeas - 7 Nays

Vote History - Floor

Vote	Date	Chamber	Result
S 256 c2 - Amendment 692892	3/23/2023 4:27 PM	Senate	12 Yeas - 26 Nays
S 256 e1	3/29/2023 4:57 PM	Senate	23 Yeas - 17 Nays
S 256 e2 - Amendment 488749	4/25/2023 5:53 PM	House	33 Yeas - 80 Nays
S 256 e2	4/26/2023 4:55 PM	House	72 Yeas - 44 Nays

Citations - Statutes (8)

Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
110.114	Employee wage deductions.	Page 14 (pdf)
447.207	Commission; powers and duties.	Page 5 (pdf)
447.301	Public employees’ rights; organization and representation.	Page 3 (pdf)
447.303	Dues; deduction and collection.	Page 6 (pdf)
447.305	Registration of employee organization.	Page 7 (pdf)
447.507	Violation of strike prohibition; penalties.	Page 14 (pdf)
447.509	Other unlawful acts.	Page 12 (pdf)
1012.2315	Assignment of teachers.	Page 13 (pdf)

Citations - Constitution (0)

No Constitutional citations.

Citations - Chapter Law (0)

No Chapter Law citations.