Loading chat...

FL S0630

Bill

Status

Failed

6/16/2025

Primary Sponsor

Lori Berman

Click for details

Origin

Senate

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Directs the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability (OPPAGA) to research and report on whether the Florida Legislature should be full-time, part-time, or hybrid, and whether salary increases for legislators are appropriate, with the report due to the Governor and Legislature by December 1, 2025

  • Requires the report to include comparative analyses of Florida legislators' salaries, per diem, travel expenses, and allowances against those of all other state legislatures, organized in multiple tables by salary ranking, population size, full-time/part-time status, and session days

  • Mandates comparison of legislators' salaries and workload against Florida county commissioners, school board members, and city commissioners from the state's 25 largest cities, including each body's annual budget and number of meeting days

  • Requires OPPAGA to examine the rationale behind Alabama, California, Maine, New York, and other relevant states transitioning to full-time legislatures with caps on outside income and increased legislator salaries

  • Directs OPPAGA to separately research and report by December 1, 2025, on whether salary increases for Florida Cabinet members are appropriate, based on comparisons with Cabinet salaries in states of similar population size

Legislative Description

Review of Compensation for Legislators and Cabinet Members

Last Action

Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability

6/16/2025

Full Bill Text

No bill text available