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Florida · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1065: Public Employee Housing Benefits

Did not advance Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Did not advance

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1065 is a bill introduced in the Florida House on January 6, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Public Employee Housing Benefits. Primary sponsor: J.J. Grow (Republican). Most recent recorded action (March 13, 2026): Died in Government Operations Subcommittee.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

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.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
J.J. GrowPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse23

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Died in Government Operations Subcommittee
  2. 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  3. Now in Government Operations Subcommittee
  4. Referred to State Affairs Committee
  5. Referred to Budget Committee
  6. Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee
  7. Filed

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source