# Florida SB 474: Military Affairs

Florida SB 474, Military Affairs, is a 2026 Senate bill sponsored by Tom A. Wright (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-05-26 (Chapter No. 2026-92); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB474-2026
- As of: 2026-11-01
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Florida SB 474
- State: Florida
- Session: 2026
- Title: Military Affairs
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-11-12
- Last action: 2026-05-26, Chapter No. 2026-92
- Sponsor: Tom A. Wright (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Appropriation, Governmental Oversight and Accountability, Appropriations, Rules, House Calendar
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 7 (340 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 6

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- More financial help for Guard families: benefit, high. Beginning July 1, 2026, more Florida Guard families can seek help through the Soldiers and Airmen Assistance Program. Newly covered members are traditional drilling Guardsmen on state active duty or Title 32 duty. They must not otherwise qualify for assistance available to Title 10 servicemembers a…
- More training leave for public employees: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2026, qualifying Florida public officers and employees get leave for ordered military or National Guard training. Commissioned reserve officers, reserve enlisted members, and Guard members keep their pay, vacation leave, time, and efficiency rating. Training orders can come under…
- Guard assistance gets new public oversight: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, the Florida National Guard Foundation takes over assistance administration, including reviewing requests and deciding approvals. Its board follows its bylaws and considers financial hardship, quality of life, major family needs, and authorized assistance. These factors repla…
- Broader military leave for public officials: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, military-leave rules expressly cover Coast Guard and Space Force service and no longer require foreign war. Florida state and county officials can be granted leave when called to active U.S. service by any order. That leave is not guaranteed. The active-service definition co…
- Military pay protection requires one order: mixed, medium. Beginning July 1, 2026, public officers and employees get full pay for their first 30 days of qualifying federal military leave. Service must last at least 90 consecutive days under one order, narrowing access to this pay protection. After 30 days, employers can supplement military pay to maintain…
- New retirement rules for Guard leaders: mixed, medium. Beginning July 1, 2026, the law updates required Senior Management Service Class retirement coverage for named uniformed Military Affairs positions. It covers the Adjutant General, Army and Air Assistant Adjutants General, State Quartermaster, Human Resources and Legislative Affairs directors, Insp…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Tom A. Wright (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Governmental Oversight and Accountability

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-12 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 39 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-12 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 105 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-09 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 110 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-26 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 37 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-24 | Senate | Rules Vote | pass | 22 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-12 | Senate | Appropriations Vote | pass | 18 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-26 | Senate | Governmental Oversight and Accountability Vote | pass | 9 | 0 |   |

## Actions (41)

- 2026-05-26: Chapter No. 2026-92
- 2026-05-22: Approved by Governor
- 2026-05-11: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
- 2026-03-17: Ordered engrossed, then enrolled (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: CS passed as amended; YEAS 105, NAYS 0 (House)
- 2026-03-12: Amendment 419116 Concur (House)
- 2026-03-12: Added to Senate Message List (House)
- 2026-03-12: In Messages (House)
- 2026-03-12: CS passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 836 (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Concurred in House amendment(s) as amended (656697) -SJ 836 (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Amendment(s) to House amendment(s) adopted (419116) -SJ 835 (Senate)
- 2026-03-09: In returning messages (Senate)
- 2026-03-09: CS passed as amended; YEAS 110, NAYS 0 (House)
- 2026-03-09: Read 3rd time (House)
- 2026-03-09: Added to Third Reading Calendar (House)
- 2026-03-09: Amendment 656697 adopted (House)
- 2026-03-09: Read 2nd time (House)
- 2026-03-05: 1st Reading (Engrossed 1) (House)
- 2026-03-05: Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/9/2026) (House)
- 2026-03-05: Bill referred to House Calendar (House)
- 2026-02-26: In Messages (House)
- 2026-02-26: Immediately certified -SJ 463 (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 447 (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Read 3rd time -SJ 447 (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Amendment(s) adopted (514888) -SJ 447 (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Read 2nd time -SJ 447 (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/26/26 (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 22 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/24/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building (Senate)
- 2026-02-13: Now in Rules (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Favorable by Appropriations; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2026-02-09: On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/12/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building (Senate)
- 2026-01-29: CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability read 1st time (Senate)
- 2026-01-28: Now in Appropriations (Senate)
- 2026-01-27: Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) (Senate)
- 2026-01-26: CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2026-01-21: On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 01/26/26, 3:30 pm, 110 Senate Building (Senate)
- 2026-01-13: Introduced (Senate)
- 2025-12-01: Referred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Appropriations; Rules (Senate)
- 2025-11-12: Filed (Senate)

## Bill text

- er, 2026-07-01: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/474/BillText/er/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/474/BillText/er/PDF)
- e2, 2026-03-17: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/474/BillText/e2/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/474/BillText/e2/PDF)
- e1, 2026-02-26: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/474/BillText/e1/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/474/BillText/e1/PDF)
- c1, 2026-01-27: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/474/BillText/c1/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/474/BillText/c1/PDF)
- Filed, 2025-11-12: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/474/BillText/Filed/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/474/BillText/Filed/PDF)

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- HB 145: Claims Against the Government (vetoed)
- HB 325: Education and Workforce Development for Inmates (vetoed)
- SB 14: Relief of Jose Correa by Miami-Dade County (signed)
- HB 6515: Relief/Lourdes Latour and Edward Latour/Miami-Dade County (signed)
- HB 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families (signed)

## Sources
- [er (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/474/BillText/er/HTML)
- [er (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/474/BillText/er/PDF)
- [e2 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/474/BillText/e2/HTML)
- [e2 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/474/BillText/e2/PDF)
- [e1 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/474/BillText/e1/HTML)
- [e1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/474/BillText/e1/PDF)
- [c1 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/474/BillText/c1/HTML)
- [c1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/474/BillText/c1/PDF)
- [Filed (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/474/BillText/Filed/HTML)
- [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/474/BillText/Filed/PDF)

## Related
- [SB 688: Naturopathic Medicine](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB688-2026)
- [HB 145: Claims Against the Government](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB145-2026)
- [HB 325: Education and Workforce Development for Inmates](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB325-2026)
- [SB 14: Relief of Jose Correa by Miami-Dade County](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB14-2026)
- [HB 6515: Relief/Lourdes Latour and Edward Latour/Miami-Dade County](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6515-2026)
- [HB 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6507-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB474-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).