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SB 7028 Florida Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Retirement

Summary
Retirement; Authorizing an elected officer, except while serving as a legislator, to remain in elective office and receive accumulated Deferred Retirement Option Program (DROP) proceeds after the officer attains a certain age; requiring the Division of Retirement or the State Board of Administration, as appropriate, to take steps to recoup from the elected officer any DROP proceeds distributed in accordance with a specified provision, under specified circumstances; revising the cost-of-living adjustment for eligible Special Risk Class retirees; revising required allocations from the Contributions Clearing Trust Fund to provide disability coverage to members of the investment plan of the Florida Retirement System, etc.
Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 22, 2026 Last action Feb 20, 2026
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What changed between versions

S 7028 c1 → S 7028 pb · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was converted from a Committee Substitute to a Proposed Bill, removing specific committee sponsors and detailed funding tables for disability and death benefits. The core policy regarding DROP eligibility for elected officers, cost-of-living adjustments, and retirement contribution rates remains substantively unchanged.
Scope change
The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; the text now reflects a proposed version awaiting committee consideration rather than a finalized committee substitute.
TECHNICAL

Removed references to specific committee sponsors (Appropriations, Governmental Oversight, and Senator Arrington) and the 'Committee Substitute' designation.

Deleted detailed line-item tables specifying exact funding percentages for disability coverage and line-of-duty death benefits, replacing them with a simplified summary in the bill description.

Updated the bill header and metadata to reflect the 'Proposed Bill' status and a new bill number (585-01731C-26) instead of the previous committee substitute number.

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Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
15
Key actions
4
Committee
5
Feb 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Feb 13, 2026
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/18/26, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
upper
Jan 22, 2026
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Jan 21, 2026
Committee
Referred to Appropriations
upper
Jan 20, 2026
Upper · Passed
Submitted as Committee Bill and Reported Favorably by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
upper
Jan 15, 2026
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 01/20/26, 3:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
upper
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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