HB 1581 Florida House · 2025 Regular Session

Local Government Salaries and Benefits

Summary

Local Government Salaries and Benefits; Revises requirements for board of county commissioners salary formula to apply to noncharter counties; provides for determination of salaries of 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.

Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 28, 2025 Last action Jun 16, 2025

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What changed between versions

H 1581 c1 → H 1581 c2 · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was revised to expand its scope from covering only county commissioners to also include special district governing bodies. The revision adds new requirements for special districts to hold referendums before increasing member compensation, with election costs paid by the district. The bill also reorganized the text to improve clarity and consolidated related provisions.

Scope change

Expanded from county-level only to include special districts and municipalities

SCOPE

Added requirements for special district governing bodies to hold referendums before increasing member salaries, retirement benefits, or other compensation

FISCAL

Added requirement that special districts must pay referendum election costs associated with compensation increases

REQUIREMENT

Reorganized and consolidated text to clarify applicability across counties, municipalities, and special districts

TECHNICAL

Removed redundant language about county population calculation dates and group rate requirements

Floor votes · House Apr 23, 2025

How they voted

107–3

Passed · 8 other

Total votes 118

Apr 23, 2025

D Democratic34

28 Yea 2 Nay 4

82% Yea

R Republican84

79 Yea 1 Nay 4

94% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 23, 2025

Committee

Referred to Rules

upper

Apr 23, 2025

Lower · Passed

CS passed; YEAS 108, NAYS 3

lower

Apr 9, 2025

Committee

Bill referred to House Calendar

lower

Apr 8, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported out of State Affairs Committee

lower

Apr 8, 2025

Lower · Passed

Favorable with CS by State Affairs Committee

lower

Apr 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

Added to State Affairs Committee agenda

lower

Mar 28, 2025

Lower · Passed

Now in State Affairs Committee

lower

Mar 28, 2025

Committee

Referred to State Affairs Committee

lower

Mar 26, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

lower

Mar 26, 2025

Lower · Passed

Favorable with CS by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

lower

Mar 24, 2025

Lower · Passed

Added to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee agenda

lower

Mar 5, 2025

Lower · Passed

Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

lower

Mar 5, 2025

Committee

Referred to State Affairs Committee

lower

Mar 5, 2025

Committee

Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

lower

2 primary · 2 co-sponsors