--- type: "Bill" title: "Military Affairs" description: "Military Affairs; Revising the authorization to be granted a leave of absence for military service to include the Coast Guard; clarifying a provision relating to leaves of absence for all officers and employees of the state and the counties, municipalities, and political subdivisions of the state for reserve or guard training; specifying that an authorization for a leave of absence for all employees of the state and the counties, municipalities, and political subdivisions of the state to perform active military service for a specified timeframe is based on a single order; revising the list of military positions required to participate in the Senior Management Service Class of the Florida Retirement System, etc." jurisdiction: "us/states/fl" legislature: "Florida Legislature" session: "2026" identifier: "SB 474" citation: "Florida SB 474 (2026)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: [] status: "enacted" chapter_law: "2026-92" primary_sponsors: ["Wright"] version_count: 5 action_count: 41 vote_count: 7 first_action: "2025-11-12" last_action: "2026-05-26" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d450e8ed-27f8-41d8-a3bf-08ef05deb3cf" source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/474/ByCategory" source_hash: "9e4a1c97312c74693cbb2c09e555925807185db6c2be1f3cdf5d63139f42c81f" vintage: "2026-07-01" source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump" retrieved_at: "2026-07-06" confidence: "reported" tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-fl"] --- # Florida SB 474 (2026) — Military Affairs Military Affairs; Revising the authorization to be granted a leave of absence for military service to include the Coast Guard; clarifying a provision relating to leaves of absence for all officers and employees of the state and the counties, municipalities, and political subdivisions of the state for reserve or guard training; specifying that an authorization for a leave of absence for all employees of the state and the counties, municipalities, and political subdivisions of the state to perform active military service for a specified timeframe is based on a single order; revising the list of military positions required to participate in the Senior Management Service Class of the Florida Retirement System, etc. **Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2026-92. ## Version chain The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment. 1. **S 474 Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/474/BillText/Filed/HTML) 2. **S 474 c1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/474/BillText/c1/HTML) 3. **S 474 e1** (engrossed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/474/BillText/e1/HTML) 4. **S 474 e2** (engrossed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/474/BillText/e2/HTML) 5. **S 474 er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/474/BillText/er/HTML) ## Votes - Returning Messages — **39–0** (pass) · upper - Favorable with Committee Substitute — **9–0** (pass) · upper - Favorable — **22–0** (pass) · upper - Third Reading — **37–0** (pass) · upper - Favorable — **18–0** (pass) · upper - Passage — **105–0** (pass) · lower - Passage, Third Reading — **110–0** (pass) · lower ## Sponsors - Governmental Oversight and Accountability — primary (organization) - Wright — primary (person) ## Timeline The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote. - **2025-11-12** Filed `filing` - **2025-12-01** Referred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Appropriations; Rules `referral-committee` - **2026-01-13** Introduced `introduction` - **2026-01-21** On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 01/26/26, 3:30 pm, 110 Senate Building - **2026-01-26** CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 - **2026-01-27** Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) - **2026-01-28** Now in Appropriations - **2026-01-29** CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability read 1st time - **2026-02-09** On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/12/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building - **2026-02-12** Favorable by Appropriations; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 `committee-passage-favorable` - **2026-02-13** Now in Rules - **2026-02-19** On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/24/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building - **2026-02-24** Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 22 NAYS 0 `committee-passage-favorable` - **2026-02-25** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading - **2026-02-25** Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/26/26 - **2026-02-26** Read 2nd time `reading-2` - **2026-02-26** Amendment(s) adopted (514888) - **2026-02-26** Read 3rd time `reading-3` - **2026-02-26** CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 `passage` - **2026-02-26** Immediately certified - **2026-02-26** In Messages - **2026-03-05** Bill referred to House Calendar - **2026-03-05** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/9/2026) - **2026-03-05** 1st Reading (Engrossed 1) `reading-1` - **2026-03-09** Read 2nd time `reading-2` - **2026-03-09** Amendment 656697 adopted - **2026-03-09** Added to Third Reading Calendar - **2026-03-09** Read 3rd time `reading-3` - **2026-03-09** CS passed as amended; YEAS 110, NAYS 0 `passage` - **2026-03-09** In returning messages - **2026-03-12** Amendment(s) to House amendment(s) adopted (419116) - **2026-03-12** Concurred in House amendment(s) as amended (656697) - **2026-03-12** CS passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 `passage` - **2026-03-12** In Messages - **2026-03-12** Added to Senate Message List - **2026-03-12** Amendment 419116 Concur - **2026-03-12** CS passed as amended; YEAS 105, NAYS 0 `passage` - **2026-03-17** Ordered engrossed, then enrolled `enrolled` - **2026-05-11** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor `executive-receipt` - **2026-05-22** Approved by Governor `executive-signature` - **2026-05-26** Chapter No. 2026-92 ## Source OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); 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Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).