# Florida SB 1298: Public Records/Public Employees Relations Commission

Florida SB 1298, Public Records/Public Employees Relations Commission, is a 2026 Senate bill sponsored by Jonathan Martin (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-03-03 (Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1296 (Ch. 2026-58)) (as of 2026-10-12).

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- As of: 2026-10-12
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Florida SB 1298
- State: Florida
- Session: 2026
- Title: Public Records/Public Employees Relations Commission
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-07
- Last action: 2026-03-03, Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1296 (Ch. 2026-58)
- Sponsor: Jonathan Martin (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Appropriation, Governmental Oversight and Accountability, Fiscal Policy
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (14 yes, 12 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jonathan Martin (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Governmental Oversight and Accountability

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-02 | Senate | Fiscal Policy Vote | fail | 8 | 10 |   |
| 2026-02-11 | Senate | Governmental Oversight and Accountability Vote | pass | 6 | 2 |   |

## Actions (14)

- 2026-03-03: Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1296 (Ch. 2026-58) (Senate)
- 2026-03-02: Unfavorable by Fiscal Policy; YEAS 8 NAYS 10 (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 03/02/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability read 1st time (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Now in Fiscal Policy (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Remaining references corrected to Fiscal Policy (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Original reference(s) removed: Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government (Senate)
- 2026-02-13: Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 6 NAYS 2 (Senate)
- 2026-02-06: On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 02/11/26, 3:00 pm, 110 Senate Building (Senate)
- 2026-01-28: On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 02/02/26, 3:30 pm, 110 Senate Building --Temporarily Postponed (Senate)
- 2026-01-13: Introduced (Senate)
- 2026-01-12: Referred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Fiscal Policy (Senate)
- 2026-01-07: Filed (Senate)

## Bill text

- c1, 2026-03-03: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1298/BillText/c1/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1298/BillText/c1/PDF)
- Filed, 2026-01-07: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1298/BillText/Filed/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1298/BillText/Filed/PDF)

## Related bills

- SB 14: Relief of Jose Correa by Miami-Dade County (signed)
- HB 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families (signed)
- HB 6509: Relief/Estate of Mark LaGatta/Department of Transportation (signed)
- HB 6515: Relief/Lourdes Latour and Edward Latour/Miami-Dade County (signed)
- HB 6517: Relief/Heriberto A. Sanchez-Mayen/City of St. Petersburg (signed)
- HB 4103: Apalachicola Water and Sewer District, Franklin County (signed)

## Sources
- [c1 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1298/BillText/c1/HTML)
- [c1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1298/BillText/c1/PDF)
- [Filed (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1298/BillText/Filed/HTML)
- [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1298/BillText/Filed/PDF)

## Related
- [SB 14: Relief of Jose Correa by Miami-Dade County](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB14-2026)
- [HB 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6507-2026)
- [HB 6509: Relief/Estate of Mark LaGatta/Department of Transportation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6509-2026)
- [HB 6515: Relief/Lourdes Latour and Edward Latour/Miami-Dade County](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6515-2026)
- [HB 6517: Relief/Heriberto A. Sanchez-Mayen/City of St. Petersburg](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6517-2026)
- [HB 4103: Apalachicola Water and Sewer District, Franklin County](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB4103-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB1298-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).