THE BILL ITSELF

SB 842

Local Government Official Salaries

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Florida Senate - 2026 SB 842 By Senator Jones 34-00952-26 2026842__

1 A bill to be entitled

2 An act relating to local government official salaries;

3 amending ss. 145.051 and 145.09, F.S.; revising the

4 base salaries used to calculate the compensation of a

5 clerk of the circuit court and a county comptroller

6 and the compensation of a supervisor of elections,

7 respectively; providing an effective date.

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

11 Section 1. Subsection (1) of section 145.051, Florida

12 Statutes, is amended to read:

13 145.051 Clerk of circuit court; county comptroller.—

14 (1) Each clerk of the circuit court and each county

15 comptroller shall receive as salary the amount indicated, based

16 on the population of his or her county. In addition, a

17 compensation shall be made for population increments over the

18 minimum for each population group, which shall be determined by

19 multiplying the population in excess of the minimum for the

20 group times the group rate.

22 Pop. Group County Pop. Range Base Salary Group Rate

23 Minimum Maximum

24 I -0- 49,999 $26,250 ~~$21,250~~ $0.07875

25 II 50,000 99,999 29,400 ~~24,400~~ 0.06300

26 III 100,000 199,999 32,550 ~~27,550~~ 0.02625

27 IV 200,000 399,999 35,175 ~~30,175~~ 0.01575

28 V 400,000 999,999 38,325 ~~33,325~~ 0.00525

29 VI 1,000,000 41,475 ~~36,475~~ 0.00400

30 Section 2. Subsection (1) of section 145.09, Florida

31 Statutes, is amended to read:

32 145.09 Supervisor of elections.—

33 (1) Each supervisor of elections shall receive as salary

34 the amount indicated, based on the population of his or her

35 county. In addition, a compensation shall be made for population

36 increments over the minimum for each population group, which

37 shall be determined by multiplying the population in excess of

38 the minimum for the group times the group rate.

40 Pop. Group County Pop. Range Base Salary Group Rate

41 Minimum Maximum

42 I -0- 49,999 $26,250 ~~$21,250~~ $0.07875

43 II 50,000 99,999 29,400 ~~24,400~~ 0.06300

44 III 100,000 199,999 32,550 ~~27,550~~ 0.02625

45 IV 200,000 399,999 35,175 ~~30,175~~ 0.01575

46 V 400,000 999,999 38,325 ~~33,325~~ 0.00525

47 VI 1,000,000 41,475 ~~36,475~~ 0.00400

48 Section 3. This act shall take effect October 1, 2026.