CS/HB 1581: Local Government Salaries and Benefits
GENERAL BILL by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee ; Buchanan ; Giallombardo
Local Government Salaries and Benefits; Revises requirements for board of county commissioners salary formula to apply to noncharter counties; requires county population to be used to calculate group rate beginning on specified date; provides for determination of salaries of members of boards of county commissioners of certain counties; provides applicability relating to prohibition of supplemental compensation by certain counties; provides procedures for calculating salary adjustments for members of boards of county commissioners of certain counties; requires referendum for board of county commissioners to increase salary, retirement benefits, or other compensation paid to its members; requires referendum election costs to be paid by county; requires referendum for governing body of municipality to increase salary, retirement benefits, or other compensation paid to its members; requires referendum election costs to be paid by municipality; requires referendum for governing body of special district to increase salary, retirement benefits, or other compensation paid to its members; requires referendum election costs to be paid by special district.
Last Action: 4/4/2025 House - Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
Bill Text: PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 2/28/2025 House • Filed
3/4/2025 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
3/5/2025 House • Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
• Referred to State Affairs Committee
• Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
3/24/2025 House • Added to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee agenda
3/26/2025 House • Favorable with CS by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
• Reported out of Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
3/27/2025 House • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
3/28/2025 House • Referred to State Affairs Committee
• Now in State Affairs Committee
4/4/2025 House • Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
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CS/HB 1581, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/27/2025 at 9:53 AM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: State Affairs Committee (Post-Meeting) 4/4/2025 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1762 Local Government Salaries and Benefits Gruters Similar Last Action: 3/10/2025 S Introduced 
Citations - Statutes (7)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 145.012 Applicability. Page 2 (pdf) 145.031 Board of county commissioners. Page 3 (pdf) 145.17 Supplemental compensation prohibited. Page 4 (pdf) 145.19 Annual percentage increases based on increase for state career service employees; limitation. Page 5 (pdf) 145.20 Page 6 (pdf) 166.021 Powers. Page 7 (pdf) 189.0165 Page 7 (pdf) -
HB 1581, Original Filed Version Posted 2/28/2025 at 4:47 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/27/2025 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1762 Local Government Salaries and Benefits Gruters Similar Last Action: 3/10/2025 S Introduced
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 233293 - Amendment
Remove lines 34-81 and insert:Buchanan 3/25/2025
3:21 PMAdopted without Objection
3/26/2025PDF Citations - Statutes (6)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 145.012 Applicability. Page 2 (pdf) 145.031 Board of county commissioners. Page 2 (pdf) 145.19 Annual percentage increases based on increase for state career service employees; limitation. Page 4 (pdf) 145.20 Page 5 (pdf) 166.021 Powers. Page 6 (pdf) 189.0165 Page 6 (pdf)