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CS/SB 7024: Retirement

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations ; Governmental Oversight and Accountability

Retirement; Providing that eligible retirees of the Florida Retirement System Pension Plan shall receive a certain monthly retiree health insurance subsidy payment beginning on a specified date; specifying that the member’s spouse at the time of the member’s death is the member’s beneficiary; decreasing the age and years of service needed to reach the normal retirement date for certain members; revising the employer contribution rates for the retiree health insurance subsidy; providing that certain elected officers are ineligible to extend participation in the Deferred Retirement, etc.

Effective Date: except as otherwise provided
Last Action: 6/6/2023 - Chapter No. 2023-193, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 2500 (Ch. 2023-239)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    3/10/2023 Senate • Submitted for consideration by Governmental Oversight and Accountability
    • On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 03/15/23, 1:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
    3/15/2023 Senate • Submitted as Committee Bill and Reported Favorably by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
    3/16/2023 Senate • Filed
    • Referred to Appropriations
    3/21/2023 Senate • Introduced
    3/23/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 03/28/23, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    3/28/2023 Senate • CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 17 NAYS 0
    3/30/2023 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/03/23
    • CS by Appropriations read 1st time
    4/3/2023 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 305
    • Read 3rd time -SJ 305
    • CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 305
    • The Senate requests that the House pass the bill as passed by the Senate or agree to include the bill in the Budget Conference -SJ 309
    • Immediately certified -SJ 309
    4/3/2023 House • In Messages
    • Bill referred to House Calendar
    • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
    • Added to Second Reading Calendar
    4/4/2023 House • Substituted for CS/CS/HB 239
    • Read 2nd time
    • Amendment 979575 adopted
    • Read 3rd time
    • CS passed as amended; YEAS 113, NAYS 0
    • Passed the Senate bill as amended by House and we accede to conference
    4/4/2023 Senate • In returning messages
    4/24/2023 Senate • Bill placed in Conference (Conference Committee on Appropriations)
    • Conference Committee appointed: Conference Committee on Appropriations: Broxson (Chair), Albritton (At Large), Baxley (At Large), Book (At Large), Hutson (At Large), Mayfield (At Large), Perry (At Large), Rouson (At Large); Conference Committee On Agriculture, Environment, And General Government/Agriculture and Natural Resources: Brodeur (Chair), Albritton, Berman, Boyd, DiCeglie, Garcia, Grall, Gruters, Mayfield, Osgood, Polsky, Rodriguez, Stewart, Trumbull, Baxley (At Large), Book (At Large), Hutson (At Large), Perry (At Large), Rouson (At Large); Conference Committee On Agriculture, Environment, And General Government/State Administration and Technology: Brodeur (Chair), Albritton, Berman, Boyd, DiCeglie, Garcia, Grall, Gruters, Mayfield, Osgood, Polsky, Rodriguez, Stewart, Trumbull, Baxley (At Large), Book (At Large), Hutson (At Large), Perry (At Large), Rouson (At Large); Conference Committee On Criminal And Civil Justice/Justice: Bradley (Chair), Baxley, Burgess, Hooper, Ingoglia, Martin, Pizzo, Powell, Rouson, Torres, Wright, Yarborough, Albritton (At Large), Book (At Large), Hutson (At Large), Mayfield (At Large), Perry (At Large); Conference Committee On Education/Higher Education: Perry (Chair), Avila, Book, Broxson, Burton, Calatayud, Collins, Davis, Harrell, Hutson, Jones, Simon, Thompson, Albritton (At Large), Baxley (At Large), Mayfield (At Large), Rouson (At Large); Conference Committee On Education/PreK-12: Perry (Chair), Avila, Book, Broxson, Burton, Calatayud, Collins, Davis, Harrell, Hutson, Jones, Simon, Thompson, Albritton (At Large), Baxley (At Large), Mayfield (At Large), Rouson (At Large); Conference Committee On Health And Human Services/Health Care: Harrell (Chair), Avila, Baxley, Book, Bradley, Brodeur, Burgess, Burton, Calatayud, Davis, Garcia, Gruters, Martin, Osgood, Rouson, Simon, Albritton (At Large), Hutson (At Large), Mayfield (At Large), Perry (At Large); Conference Committee On Transportation, Tourism, And Economic Development/Infrastructure and Tourism: Hooper (Chair), Collins, DiCeglie, Grall, Perry, Polsky, Powell, Stewart, Thompson, Trumbull, Wright, Yarborough, Albritton (At Large), Baxley (At Large), Book (At Large), Hutson (At Large), Mayfield (At Large), Rouson (At Large);
    5/4/2023 House • Conference Committee appointed
    5/5/2023 Senate • Conference Committee Report received -SJ 1161
    • Conference Committee Report adopted (534948) -SJ 1170
    • Passed as amended by Conference Committee Report; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 1170
    5/5/2023 House • In Messages
    • Conference Committee Report considered
    • Amendment 534948 adopted
    • Conference Committee Report adopted
    • Passed as amended by Conference Committee Report; YEAS 112, NAYS 0
    5/5/2023 Senate • Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
    5/23/2023 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
    6/5/2023 • Approved by Governor
    6/6/2023 • Chapter No. 2023-193, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 2500 (Ch. 2023-239)

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  • CS/SB 7024, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 5/9/2023 at 7:28 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 239 (c2) Florida Retirement System Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 4/4/2023 H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see SB 2500 (Ch. 2023-239), CS/SB 7024 (Ch. 2023-193)
    H 5001 General Appropriations Act Appropriations Committee Compare Last Action: 4/4/2023 H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see SB 2500 (Ch. 2023-239), CS/CS/HB 1285 (Ch. 2023-167), HB 5101 (Ch. 2023-245), HB 5303 (Ch. 2023-246), SB 2502 (Ch. 2023-240), SB 2504 (Ch. 2023-241), SB 2506 (Ch. 2023-242), SB 2510 (Ch. 2023-243), SB 7018 (Ch. 2023-244), SB 7024 (Ch. 2023-193), SB 7030 (Ch. 2023-265)
    S 2500 (er) Appropriations Appropriations Compare Last Action: 3/11/2024 S Line Item Veto message transmitted to Secretary of State

    Citations - Statutes (12)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    112.363 Retiree health insurance subsidy. Page 3 (pdf)
    121.021 Definitions. Page 4 (pdf)
    121.052 Membership class of elected officers. Page 6 (pdf)
    121.053 Participation in the Elected Officers’ Class for retired members. Page 8 (pdf)
    121.055 Senior Management Service Class. Page 9 (pdf)
    121.071 Contributions. Page 11 (pdf)
    121.091 Benefits payable under the system. Page 12 (pdf), Page 14 (pdf)
    121.4501 Florida Retirement System Investment Plan. Page 29 (pdf)
    121.71 Uniform rates; process; calculations; levy. Page 35 (pdf)
    121.72 Allocations to investment plan member accounts; percentage amounts. Page 37 (pdf)
    121.73 Allocations for member disability coverage; percentage amounts. Page 40 (pdf)
    121.735 Allocations for member line-of-duty death benefits; percentage amounts. Page 42 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 7024, Engrossed 1 Posted 5/8/2023 at 5:41 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 239 (c2) Florida Retirement System Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 4/4/2023 H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see SB 2500 (Ch. 2023-239), CS/SB 7024 (Ch. 2023-193)
    H 5001 General Appropriations Act Appropriations Committee Compare Last Action: 4/4/2023 H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see SB 2500 (Ch. 2023-239), CS/CS/HB 1285 (Ch. 2023-167), HB 5101 (Ch. 2023-245), HB 5303 (Ch. 2023-246), SB 2502 (Ch. 2023-240), SB 2504 (Ch. 2023-241), SB 2506 (Ch. 2023-242), SB 2510 (Ch. 2023-243), SB 7018 (Ch. 2023-244), SB 7024 (Ch. 2023-193), SB 7030 (Ch. 2023-265)
    S 2500 (e1) Appropriations Appropriations Compare Last Action: 3/11/2024 S Line Item Veto message transmitted to Secretary of State

    Citations - Statutes (12)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    112.363 Retiree health insurance subsidy. Page 2 (pdf)
    121.021 Definitions.
    121.052 Membership class of elected officers. Page 3 (pdf)
    121.053 Participation in the Elected Officers’ Class for retired members.
    121.055 Senior Management Service Class. Page 5 (pdf)
    121.071 Contributions. Page 7 (pdf)
    121.091 Benefits payable under the system.
    121.4501 Florida Retirement System Investment Plan.
    121.71 Uniform rates; process; calculations; levy. Page 9 (pdf)
    121.72 Allocations to investment plan member accounts; percentage amounts.
    121.73 Allocations for member disability coverage; percentage amounts.
    121.735 Allocations for member line-of-duty death benefits; percentage amounts.

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  • CS/SB 7024, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/30/2023 at 9:11 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Conference Committee on Appropriations 5/2/2023 (pdf)

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 239 (c2) Florida Retirement System Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 4/4/2023 H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see SB 2500 (Ch. 2023-239), CS/SB 7024 (Ch. 2023-193)
    H 5001 General Appropriations Act Appropriations Committee Compare Last Action: 4/4/2023 H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see SB 2500 (Ch. 2023-239), CS/CS/HB 1285 (Ch. 2023-167), HB 5101 (Ch. 2023-245), HB 5303 (Ch. 2023-246), SB 2502 (Ch. 2023-240), SB 2504 (Ch. 2023-241), SB 2506 (Ch. 2023-242), SB 2510 (Ch. 2023-243), SB 7018 (Ch. 2023-244), SB 7024 (Ch. 2023-193), SB 7030 (Ch. 2023-265)
    S 2500 (e1) Appropriations Appropriations Compare Last Action: 3/11/2024 S Line Item Veto message transmitted to Secretary of State

    Floor Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    979575 - Strike All Amendment
    Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:
    Busatta 4/3/2023
    6:25 PM
    House: Adopted
    4/4/2023
    PDF
    534948 - Conference Committee Amendment
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:
    5/2/2023
    2:23 PM
    House: Adopted
    5/5/2023
    Web Page
    PDF

    Floor Votes (4)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/3/2023 11:26 AM Senate 39 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/4/2023 11:34 AM House 113 Yeas - 0 Nays
    5/5/2023 9:31 AM Senate 38 Yeas - 0 Nays
    5/5/2023 10:39 AM House 112 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    112.363 Retiree health insurance subsidy. Page 2 (pdf)
    121.052 Membership class of elected officers. Page 3 (pdf)
    121.055 Senior Management Service Class. Page 5 (pdf)
    121.071 Contributions. Page 7 (pdf)
    121.71 Uniform rates; process; calculations; levy. Page 9 (pdf)

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  • SB 7024, Original Filed Version Posted 3/16/2023 at 12:48 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Appropriations (Pre-Meeting) 3/27/2023 (pdf)
    Appropriations (Post-Meeting) 3/29/2023 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 5001 General Appropriations Act Appropriations Committee Compare Last Action: 4/4/2023 H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see SB 2500 (Ch. 2023-239), CS/CS/HB 1285 (Ch. 2023-167), HB 5101 (Ch. 2023-245), HB 5303 (Ch. 2023-246), SB 2502 (Ch. 2023-240), SB 2504 (Ch. 2023-241), SB 2506 (Ch. 2023-242), SB 2510 (Ch. 2023-243), SB 7018 (Ch. 2023-244), SB 7024 (Ch. 2023-193), SB 7030 (Ch. 2023-265)

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    751712 - Amendment
    Before line 10 insert:
    Appropriations
    (Avila)
    3/24/2023
    12:29 PM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/28/2023
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/28/2023 9:00 AM Appropriations 17 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    121.71 Uniform rates; process; calculations; levy. Page 1 (pdf)

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  • SPB 7024, Proposed Bill Posted 3/10/2023 at 2:26 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Governmental Oversight and Accountability (Pre-Meeting) 3/14/2023 (pdf)
    Governmental Oversight and Accountability (Post-Meeting) 3/15/2023 (pdf)

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/15/2023 1:00 PM Governmental Oversight and Accountability 8 Yeas - 0 Nays

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