THE BILL ITSELF

HB 5201

Collective Bargaining

underlined language is being added; struck language is being deleted. Line numbers are the Legislature's own — the same ones amendments cite.

1 A bill to be entitled

2 An act relating to collective bargaining; providing

3 for resolution pursuant to specified instructions of

4 collective bargaining issues at impasse between the

5 state and certified representatives of the bargaining

6 units for state employees; providing an effective

7 date.

9 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

11 Section 1. All collective bargaining issues for which

12 negotiations have reached an impasse for the 2026-2027 fiscal

13 year between the State of Florida and the certified

14 representatives of the bargaining units for state employees

15 shall be resolved pursuant to instructions provided in the

16 General Appropriations Act and relevant provisions of any

17 legislation enacted to implement the General Appropriations Act

18 for the 2026-2027 fiscal year.

19 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.