HB0595 • 2026

Criminal Conflict and Civil Regional Counsel Membership in the Senior Management Service Class

Labor

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Brannan
Last action: 2026-03-13
Official status: House - Died in Government Operations Subcommittee
Effective date: 2026-07-01

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary text does not provide details on consequences if supervisors do not join the Senior Management Service Class.

Criminal Conflict and Civil Regional Counsel Membership in the Senior Management Service Class

This bill makes it mandatory for assistant regional counsel supervisors to participate in the Senior Management Service Class of the Florida Retirement System starting July 1, 2026.

What This Bill Does

Makes participation in the Senior Management Service Class compulsory for each region's assistant regional counsel supervisors beginning on July 1, 2026.

Who It Names or Affects

Assistant regional counsel supervisors who work in Florida's criminal conflict and civil regional counsel offices.

Terms To Know

Senior Management Service Class: A special retirement plan for high-level employees in the state of Florida.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify what happens if assistant regional counsel supervisors do not join the Senior Management Service Class.
It is unclear how many assistant regional counsel supervisors will be affected by this change.

Bill History

2026-03-13 House
• Died in Government Operations Subcommittee
2026-01-13 House
• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
2025-12-12 House
• Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee • Referred to Budget Committee • Referred to State Affairs Committee • Now in Government Operations Subcommittee
2025-12-02 House
• Filed

Official Summary Text

Criminal Conflict and Civil Regional Counsel Membership in the Senior Management Service Class; Provides that participation in Senior Management Service Class of Florida Retirement System is compulsory for each region's assistant regional counsel supervisors.

APPROPRIATION:
$1,226,804

Current Bill Text

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HB 595 2026

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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S

A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to criminal conflict and civil 2
regional counsel membership in the Senior Management 3
Service Class; amending s. 121.055, F.S.; providing 4
that participation in the Senior Management Service 5
Class of the Florida Retirement System is compulsory 6
for each region's assistant regional counsel 7
supervisors, beginning on a specified date; providing 8
an appropriation; providing an effective date. 9
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 11
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Section 1. Paragraph (m) of subsection (1) of section 13
121.055, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 14
121.055 Senior Management Service Class.—There is hereby 15
established a separate class of membership within the Florida 16
Retirement System to be known as the "Senior Management Service 17
Class," which shall become effective February 1, 1987. 18
(1) 19
(m)1. Effective July 1, 2020, participation in the Senior 20
Management Service Class is compulsory for each appointed 21
criminal conflict and civil regional counsel and each district's 22
assistant regional counsel chiefs, administrative directors, and 23
chief investigators. 24
2. Effective July 1, 2026, participation in the Senior 25

HB 595 2026

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hb595-00
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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S

Management Service Class is compulsory for each region's 26
assistant regional counsel supervisors; employee class code 27
9903. 28
3. A Senior Management Service Class member under this 29
paragraph may purchase additional retirement credit in the class 30
for creditable service within the purview of the Senior 31
Management Service Class retroactive to October 1, 2007, and may 32
upgrade retirement credit for such service in accordance with 33
paragraph (j). However, this service credit may not be purchased 34
by the employer on behalf of the member. 35
Section 2. For the 2026-2027 fiscal year, the sum of 36
$1,226,804 in recurring funds is appropriated from the General 37
Revenue Fund to the offices of the criminal conflict and civil 38
regional counsel for the purpose of paying retirement benefits 39
for specified positions within those offices. 40
Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026. 41