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SB 674 Florida Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Bonuses for Employees of County Tax Collectors and Property Appraisers

Summary
Bonuses for Employees of County Tax Collectors and Property Appraisers; Authorizing specified county tax collectors or property appraisers to budget for and pay specified bonuses to employees, pending a specified approval, etc.
Issues: ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesThe bill authorizes county tax collectors and property appraisers to budget for and pay bonuses, directly impacting government spending and fiscal management at the local level.90% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentThe bill authorizes bonuses for specific county employees, directly increasing their compensation and expanding worker benefits within the Labor & Employment topic.95% confidence
Bill status in committee 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 4, 2025 Last action Apr 24, 2025
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What changed between versions

S 674 Filed → S 674 c1 · 1 edit
MINOR
The bill was amended from its original version to change the effective date from June 1, 2025 to July 1, 2025. The substantive policy content regarding bonuses for county tax collectors and property appraisers employees remains unchanged, with the Department of Revenue still required to approve bonus expenditures.
TIMELINE

The effective date of the bill was changed from June 1, 2025 to July 1, 2025, giving counties an additional month to implement the bonus provisions.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 21, 2025

How they voted

23–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 25
Apr 21, 2025
D Democratic5
5 Yea
100% Yea
I Independent1
1 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
17 Yea 2
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
19
Key actions
7
Committee
7
Apr 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Apr 21, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (23-0-2)
senate
Apr 16, 2025
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/21/25, 2:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
upper
Apr 15, 2025
Upper · Passed
Favorable by Finance and Tax; YEAS 5 NAYS 0
upper
Apr 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Finance and Tax, 04/15/25, 12:30 pm, 301 Senate Building
upper
Mar 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
upper
Mar 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 03/25/25, 11:00 am, 37 Senate Building
upper
Mar 4, 2025
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Feb 25, 2025
Committee
Referred to Community Affairs; Finance and Tax; Rules
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Tommy Wright
Tommy Wright
RRepublican
FL
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