Florida 2023 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 256 — Employee Organizations Representing Public Employees

Last action — Chapter No. 2023-35

Track this bill free

No card. One bill, free forever — alerts when it moves.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 28, 2023. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Ron DeSantis (Republican) on May 09, 2023.

Prognosis

Advancing 58% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 3 sponsors

    3 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Mixed recorded votes

    4 passed, 2 failed in recorded votes so far.

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Summary

Employee Organizations Representing Public Employees; Requiring a public employee who desires to be a member of an employee organization to sign a membership authorization form beginning on a specified date; requiring an employee organization to revoke a public employee’s membership upon receipt of his or her written request for revocation; prohibiting certain employee organizations from having dues and uniform assessments deducted and collected by the employer from certain salaries; revising requirements for applications for initial registrations and renewals of registration of employee organizations; revising prohibitions for employee organizations and certain persons and entities relating to employee organizations, etc.

Bill Text

We don't have the full text on file for this bill yet.

Read SB 256 on the official Florida source →

Action History

  1. Chapter No. 2023-35

  2. Approved by Governor

  3. Signed by Officers and presented to Governor

  4. Ordered enrolled

  5. CS passed; YEAS 72, NAYS 44

  6. Added to Third Reading Calendar

  7. Placed on 3rd reading

  8. Amendment 613459 Failed

  9. Amendment 535379 Failed

  10. Amendment 483585 Failed

  11. Amendment 488749 Failed

  12. Read 2nd time

  13. Substituted for CS/HB 1445

  14. 1st Reading (Engrossed 2)

  15. Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/25/2023)

  16. Bill referred to House Calendar

  17. In Messages

  18. CS passed as amended; YEAS 23 NAYS 17

  19. Amendment(s) adopted (690590)

  20. Amendment(s) failed (436266)

  21. Read 3rd time

  22. Placed on 3rd reading

  23. Ordered engrossed

  24. Amendment(s) failed (586438, 692892, 817316)

  25. Amendment(s) adopted (297578)

  26. Read 2nd time

  27. CS/CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time

  28. Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/23/23

  29. Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading

  30. Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

  31. CS/CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 13 NAYS 7

  32. CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability read 1st time

  33. On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 03/16/23, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building

  34. Now in Fiscal Policy

  35. Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

  36. CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 5 NAYS 3

  37. Introduced

  38. On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 03/07/23, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Building

  39. Referred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Fiscal Policy

  40. Filed

Sponsors

  • Ingoglia · Primary
  • Governmental Oversight and Accountability · Primary
  • Fiscal Policy · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

Export CSV (upgrade) →

3 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 161 not signed on · 118 voted No

Sponsors (3)

  • Ingoglia
  • Governmental Oversight and Accountability
  • Fiscal Policy

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (161)

161 members have not signed on to this bill.

Show all 161 →

"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Votes

Passage, Third Reading

Passed 72 Yea · 44 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 54901
Democrat 12700
Unaffiliated 17802
Total 724403
% of votes cast 61%37%0%3%
How each member voted (119)
Member Party Vote
Altman — Yea
Payne — Yea
Amesty — Yea
Fernandez-Barquin — Yea
Rayner-Goolsby — Nay
Renner — Yea
Roach — Yea
Grant — Yea
Rommel — Yea
Beltran — Yea
Roth — Nay
Benjamin — Nay
Rudman — Yea
Hawkins — Yea
Silvers — Nay
Killebrew — Yea
Stevenson — Yea
Temple — Yea
Casello — Nay
Tomkow — Yea
Bell — Yea
Clemons — Yea
Waldron — Nay
Williams — Nay
Fine — Not Voting
Caruso — Not Voting
Lopez, V. — Nay
Antone, Bruce Hadley Democrat Nay
Arrington, Kristen Aston Democrat Nay
Bartleman, Robin Democrat Nay
Bracy Davis, LaVon Democrat Nay
Campbell, Daryl Democrat Nay
Chambliss, Kevin D. Democrat Nay
Cross, Lindsay Democrat Nay
Daley, Dan Democrat Nay
Daniels, Kimberly Democrat Nay
Driskell, Fentrice Democrat Nay
Dunkley, Lisa Democrat Nay
Edmonds, Jervonte "Tae" Democrat Nay
Eskamani, Dr. Anna V. Democrat Nay
Franklin II, Gallop Democrat Nay
Gantt, Ashley Viola Democrat Nay
Gottlieb, Michael "Mike" Democrat Nay
Gregory, Emily Democrat Yea
Harris, Jennifer "Rita" Democrat Nay
Hart-Lowman, Dianne "Ms Dee" Democrat Nay
Hinson, Yvonne Hayes Democrat Nay
Hunschofsky, Christine Democrat Nay
Joseph, Dotie Democrat Nay
López, Johanna Democrat Nay
Nixon, Angela "Angie" Democrat Nay
Robinson, Felicia Simone Democrat Nay
Skidmore, Kelly Democrat Nay
Tant, Allison Democrat Nay
Woodson, Marie Paule Democrat Nay
Abbott, Shane G. Republican Yea
Alvarez, Daniel Antonio "Danny" Republican Yea
Anderson, Adam Republican Yea
Andrade, Robert Alexander "Alex" Republican Yea
Baker, Jessica Republican Yea
Bankson, Douglas Michael "Doug" Republican Yea
Barnaby, Webster Republican Yea
Basabe, Fabián Republican Yea
Berfield, Kimberly Republican Yea
Black, Dean Republican Yea
Borrero, David Republican Yea
Botana, Adam Republican Yea
Brackett, Robert A. "Robbie" Republican Yea
Brannan III, Robert Charles "Chuck" Republican Nay
Buchanan, James Republican Yea
Busatta, Demi Republican Yea
Canady, Jennifer Republican Yea
Cassel, Hillary Republican Nay
Chaney, Linda Republican Yea
Duggan, Wyman Republican Yea
Esposito, Tiffany Republican Yea
Fabricio, Tom Republican Yea
Garcia, Ileana Republican Yea
Garrison, Sam Republican Yea
Giallombardo, Mike Republican Yea
Gonzalez Pittman, Karen Republican Nay
Gossett-Seidman, Peggy Republican Nay
Griffitts Jr., Philip Wayne "Griff" Republican Yea
Holcomb, Jeff Republican Yea
Jacques, Berny Republican Yea
Koster, Traci Republican Yea
LaMarca, Chip Republican Yea
Leek, Thomas J. "Tom" Republican Yea
Maggard, Randall Scott "Randy" Republican Yea
Maney, Patt Republican Yea
Massullo, Ralph E., Jr. Republican Yea
McClain, Stan Republican Yea
McClure, Lawrence Republican Yea
McFarland, Fiona Republican Not Voting
Melo, Lauren Republican Yea
Michael, Kiyan Republican Yea
Mooney Jr., James Vernon "Jim" Republican Nay
Overdorf, Tobin Rogers "Toby" Republican Yea
Perez, Daniel Republican Yea
Persons-Mulicka, Jenna Republican Yea
Plakon, Rachel Saunders Republican Yea
Plasencia, Susan Republican Nay
Porras, Juan Carlos Republican Yea
Rizo, Alex Republican Yea
Robinson Jr., William Cloud "Will" Republican Yea
Salzman, Michelle Republican Nay
Shoaf, Jason Republican Yea
Sirois, Tyler I. Republican Yea
Smith, David Republican Nay
Snyder, John Republican Yea
Stark, Paula A. Republican Yea
Steele, Kevin M. Republican Yea
Trabulsy, Dana Republican Yea
Tramont, Chase Republican Yea
Truenow, Keith L. Republican Yea
Tuck, Kaylee Republican Yea
Valdés, Susan L. Republican Nay
Yarkosky, Taylor Michael Republican Yea
Yeager, Bradford Troy "Brad" Republican Yea

Official roll call →

A - 488749, Adoption, Second Reading

Failed 33 Yea · 80 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 25903
Democrat 25102
Unaffiliated 62001
Total 338006
% of votes cast 28%67%0%5%
How each member voted (119)
Member Party Vote
Stevenson — Nay
Caruso — Nay
Temple — Nay
Casello — Yea
Tomkow — Nay
Clemons — Nay
Waldron — Yea
Williams — Yea
Payne — Not Voting
Rayner-Goolsby — Yea
Renner — Nay
Roach — Nay
Bell — Nay
Grant — Nay
Rommel — Nay
Beltran — Nay
Roth — Nay
Benjamin — Yea
Rudman — Nay
Hawkins — Nay
Silvers — Yea
Killebrew — Nay
Altman — Nay
Amesty — Nay
Fernandez-Barquin — Nay
Fine — Nay
Lopez, V. — Nay
Antone, Bruce Hadley Democrat Yea
Arrington, Kristen Aston Democrat Yea
Bartleman, Robin Democrat Yea
Bracy Davis, LaVon Democrat Yea
Campbell, Daryl Democrat Yea
Chambliss, Kevin D. Democrat Yea
Cross, Lindsay Democrat Yea
Daley, Dan Democrat Yea
Daniels, Kimberly Democrat Not Voting
Driskell, Fentrice Democrat Yea
Dunkley, Lisa Democrat Yea
Edmonds, Jervonte "Tae" Democrat Yea
Eskamani, Dr. Anna V. Democrat Yea
Franklin II, Gallop Democrat Yea
Gantt, Ashley Viola Democrat Yea
Gottlieb, Michael "Mike" Democrat Yea
Gregory, Emily Democrat Nay
Harris, Jennifer "Rita" Democrat Yea
Hart-Lowman, Dianne "Ms Dee" Democrat Yea
Hinson, Yvonne Hayes Democrat Yea
Hunschofsky, Christine Democrat Yea
Joseph, Dotie Democrat Not Voting
López, Johanna Democrat Yea
Nixon, Angela "Angie" Democrat Yea
Robinson, Felicia Simone Democrat Yea
Skidmore, Kelly Democrat Yea
Tant, Allison Democrat Yea
Woodson, Marie Paule Democrat Yea
Abbott, Shane G. Republican Nay
Alvarez, Daniel Antonio "Danny" Republican Nay
Anderson, Adam Republican Nay
Andrade, Robert Alexander "Alex" Republican Nay
Baker, Jessica Republican Nay
Bankson, Douglas Michael "Doug" Republican Nay
Barnaby, Webster Republican Nay
Basabe, Fabián Republican Nay
Berfield, Kimberly Republican Nay
Black, Dean Republican Nay
Borrero, David Republican Nay
Botana, Adam Republican Nay
Brackett, Robert A. "Robbie" Republican Nay
Brannan III, Robert Charles "Chuck" Republican Nay
Buchanan, James Republican Nay
Busatta, Demi Republican Nay
Canady, Jennifer Republican Nay
Cassel, Hillary Republican Yea
Chaney, Linda Republican Nay
Duggan, Wyman Republican Not Voting
Esposito, Tiffany Republican Nay
Fabricio, Tom Republican Nay
Garcia, Ileana Republican Nay
Garrison, Sam Republican Nay
Giallombardo, Mike Republican Nay
Gonzalez Pittman, Karen Republican Nay
Gossett-Seidman, Peggy Republican Nay
Griffitts Jr., Philip Wayne "Griff" Republican Nay
Holcomb, Jeff Republican Nay
Jacques, Berny Republican Nay
Koster, Traci Republican Nay
LaMarca, Chip Republican Nay
Leek, Thomas J. "Tom" Republican Nay
Maggard, Randall Scott "Randy" Republican Nay
Maney, Patt Republican Nay
Massullo, Ralph E., Jr. Republican Nay
McClain, Stan Republican Nay
McClure, Lawrence Republican Nay
McFarland, Fiona Republican Not Voting
Melo, Lauren Republican Nay
Michael, Kiyan Republican Nay
Mooney Jr., James Vernon "Jim" Republican Nay
Overdorf, Tobin Rogers "Toby" Republican Nay
Perez, Daniel Republican Nay
Persons-Mulicka, Jenna Republican Nay
Plakon, Rachel Saunders Republican Nay
Plasencia, Susan Republican Nay
Porras, Juan Carlos Republican Nay
Rizo, Alex Republican Nay
Robinson Jr., William Cloud "Will" Republican Nay
Salzman, Michelle Republican Nay
Shoaf, Jason Republican Nay
Sirois, Tyler I. Republican Nay
Smith, David Republican Nay
Snyder, John Republican Nay
Stark, Paula A. Republican Nay
Steele, Kevin M. Republican Nay
Trabulsy, Dana Republican Nay
Tramont, Chase Republican Nay
Truenow, Keith L. Republican Nay
Tuck, Kaylee Republican Not Voting
Valdés, Susan L. Republican Yea
Yarkosky, Taylor Michael Republican Nay
Yeager, Bradford Troy "Brad" Republican Nay

Official roll call →

Third Reading

Passed 23 Yea · 17 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 17500
Democrat 0600
Unaffiliated 6500
No Party Affiliation 0100
Total 231700
% of votes cast 58%43%0%0%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Collins — Yea
Perry — Yea
Powell — Nay
Baxley — Yea
Book — Nay
Stewart — Nay
Hutson — Yea
Ingoglia — Yea
Torres — Nay
Broxson — Yea
Thompson, Geraldine F. "Geri" — Nay
Berman, Lori Democrat Nay
Davis, Tracie Democrat Nay
Jones, Shevrin D. "Shev" Democrat Nay
Osgood, Rosalind Democrat Nay
Polsky, Tina Scott Democrat Nay
Rouson, Darryl Ervin Democrat Nay
Pizzo, Jason W. B. No Party Affiliation Nay
Albritton, Ben Republican Yea
Boyd, Jim Republican Yea
Bradley, Jennifer Republican Nay
Brodeur, Jason Republican Yea
Burgess, Danny Republican Yea
Burton, Colleen Republican Yea
Calatayud, Alexis Republican Yea
DiCeglie, Nick Republican Yea
Garcia, Ileana Republican Nay
Grall, Erin Republican Yea
Gruters, Joe Republican Nay
Harrell, Gayle Republican Yea
Hooper, Ed Republican Nay
Martin, Jonathan Republican Yea
Mayfield, Debbie Republican Yea
Passidomo, Kathleen Republican Yea
Rodriguez, Ana Maria Republican Yea
Simon, Corey Republican Nay
Trumbull, Jay Republican Yea
Vacant Republican Yea
Wright, Tom A. Republican Yea
Yarborough, Clay Republican Yea

Official roll call →

A - 692892, Amendment, Second Reading

Failed 12 Yea · 26 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 02002
Democrat 6000
Unaffiliated 5600
No Party Affiliation 1000
Total 122602
% of votes cast 30%65%0%5%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Powell — Yea
Baxley — Nay
Book — Yea
Stewart — Yea
Hutson — Nay
Ingoglia — Nay
Torres — Yea
Broxson — Nay
Collins — Nay
Perry — Nay
Thompson, Geraldine F. "Geri" — Yea
Berman, Lori Democrat Yea
Davis, Tracie Democrat Yea
Jones, Shevrin D. "Shev" Democrat Yea
Osgood, Rosalind Democrat Yea
Polsky, Tina Scott Democrat Yea
Rouson, Darryl Ervin Democrat Yea
Pizzo, Jason W. B. No Party Affiliation Yea
Albritton, Ben Republican Nay
Boyd, Jim Republican Nay
Bradley, Jennifer Republican Nay
Brodeur, Jason Republican Nay
Burgess, Danny Republican Nay
Burton, Colleen Republican Nay
Calatayud, Alexis Republican Nay
DiCeglie, Nick Republican Nay
Garcia, Ileana Republican Not Voting
Grall, Erin Republican Nay
Gruters, Joe Republican Nay
Harrell, Gayle Republican Nay
Hooper, Ed Republican Nay
Martin, Jonathan Republican Nay
Mayfield, Debbie Republican Nay
Passidomo, Kathleen Republican Nay
Rodriguez, Ana Maria Republican Nay
Simon, Corey Republican Nay
Trumbull, Jay Republican Nay
Vacant Republican Not Voting
Wright, Tom A. Republican Nay
Yarborough, Clay Republican Nay

Official roll call →

Favorable with Committee Substitute

Passed 13 Yea · 7 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 11100
Unaffiliated 2300
Democrat 0300
Total 13700
% of votes cast 65%35%0%0%
How each member voted (20)
Member Party Vote
Collins — Yea
Hutson — Yea
Torres — Nay
Stewart — Nay
Thompson, Geraldine F. "Geri" — Nay
Berman, Lori Democrat Nay
Jones, Shevrin D. "Shev" Democrat Nay
Osgood, Rosalind Democrat Nay
Albritton, Ben Republican Yea
Boyd, Jim Republican Yea
Burton, Colleen Republican Yea
Calatayud, Alexis Republican Yea
DiCeglie, Nick Republican Yea
Garcia, Ileana Republican Yea
Mayfield, Debbie Republican Yea
Rodriguez, Ana Maria Republican Yea
Simon, Corey Republican Nay
Trumbull, Jay Republican Yea
Wright, Tom A. Republican Yea
Yarborough, Clay Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

labor
Cross-referencing the record. Reading this bill against every other bill in the corpus by meaning, not keywords. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Matching · Ranking · Engrossing

Frequently asked questions

What does SB 256 do?
Employee Organizations Representing Public Employees; Requiring a public employee who desires to be a member of an employee organization to sign a membership authorization form beginning on a specified date; requiring an employee organization to revoke a public employee’s membership upon receipt of his or her written request for revocation; prohibiting certain employee organizations from having dues and uniform assessments deducted and collected by the employer from certain salaries; revising requirements for applications for initial registrations and renewals of registration of employee organizations; revising prohibitions for employee organizations and certain persons and entities relating to employee organizations, etc.
Who sponsors SB 256?
SB 256 is sponsored by Ingoglia, Governmental Oversight and Accountability, and Fiscal Policy.
What is the current status of SB 256?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 28, 2023. Enacted.
Where can I track SB 256?
Track SB 256 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.

Make your voice heard on SB 256

Find the representatives who decide this bill and tell them where you stand — for yourself, or mobilize your whole list in one click with One Click Politics advocacy software.

Find my representatives → Run a campaign

Stay ahead of SB 256

Last checked for changes 3 months ago · updated continuously

One Click Politics tracks every bill in Congress and all 50 states.

Track this bill →