Florida · 2026 Regular Session · Bill
SB 7028: Retirement
In committee Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
SB 7028 is a bill introduced in the Florida Senate on January 15, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Retirement. Primary sponsor: Governmental Oversight and Accountability, Appropriations. It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (February 20, 2026): Laid on Table.
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.
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.
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Governmental Oversight and Accountability | Primary sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| Appropriations | Primary sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| Kristen Arrington | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 25 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Laid on Table
- Substituted HB 5205 (Died in Conference Committee)
- Read 2nd time
- CS by Appropriations read 1st time
- Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/20/26
- Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
- CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 18 NAYS 0
- On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/18/26, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
- Introduced
- Referred to Appropriations
- Filed
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