HB 1065 Florida House · 2026 Regular Session

Public Employee Housing Benefits

Summary
Public Employee Housing Benefits; Provides requirements for receipt of Heroes Reward benefit; authorizes accrued sick leave & annual leave balances be combined in certain circumstances; provides that leave balances for Heroes Reward benefit are counted separately from other programs & leave balances are updated at time of payment; requires that payments be made using employee's current base pay; authorizes public employer to make payment directly to specified person; requires payments to be made within specified timeframe; requires DMS to adopt rules, authorizing political subdivisions to take certain actions to implement specified provisions.
Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 6, 2026 Last action Mar 13, 2026
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Committee
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Jan 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Now in Government Operations Subcommittee
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Jan 12, 2026
Committee
Referred to State Affairs Committee
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Jan 12, 2026
Committee
Referred to Budget Committee
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Jan 12, 2026
Committee
Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee
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J.J. Grow
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