HB 4065 Florida House · 2026 Regular Session

West Palm Beach Firefighters Pension Fund, Palm Beach County

Summary

West Palm Beach Firefighters Pension Fund, Palm Beach County; Revises definitions relating to West Palm Beach Firefighters Pension Fund; board members' credits for service; revenue; member contributions; custodian of funds; investments; service benefits; supplemental pension distribution; optional forms of benefits; share accounts; deferred retirement option plan (DROP); backwards deferred retirement option plan (BackDROP); disability pensions, medical examinations, return to work; beneficiary benefits; review procedures; Internal Revenue Code limits; minimum distribution of benefits; rollovers from qualified plans; & prior firefighter service.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Feb 2026

House Passage

Feb 2026

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

Signed into Law

Jun 2026

Introduced Jan 6, 2026 Signed Jun 8, 2026

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H 4065 Filed → H 4065 er · 1 edit

MINOR

The primary change is the transition of the bill from its filed draft version to the enrolled version, which is the final text signed into law. This update corrects the header to reflect the 2026 Legislature and adds the 'ENROLLED' designation, indicating the bill has completed the legislative process. No substantive policy changes, funding adjustments, or eligibility criteria were altered in this specific text comparison.

TECHNICAL

Updated the document header to include 'ENROLLED' and changed the bill identifier from 'hb4065-00' to 'hb4065 -00-er', reflecting the final approved status.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 11, 2026 · House Feb 25, 2026

How they voted

37–0

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 40

Mar 11, 2026

D Democratic11

11 Yea

100% Yea

I Independent1

0% Nay

R Republican28

26 Yea 2

92% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Jun 8, 2026

Signed into law

Approved by Governor

legislature

Mar 11, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0

upper

Feb 25, 2026

Committee

Referred to Rules

upper

Feb 25, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed; YEAS 116, NAYS 0

lower

Feb 10, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported out of State Affairs Committee

lower

Feb 10, 2026

Lower · Passed

Favorable by State Affairs Committee

lower

Feb 6, 2026

Lower · Passed

Added to State Affairs Committee agenda

lower

Feb 5, 2026

Lower · Passed

Now in State Affairs Committee

lower

Feb 5, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Government Operations Subcommittee

lower

Feb 5, 2026

Lower · Passed

Favorable by Government Operations Subcommittee

lower

Feb 3, 2026

Lower · Passed

Added to Government Operations Subcommittee agenda

lower

Jan 20, 2026

Lower · Passed

Now in Government Operations Subcommittee

lower

Jan 20, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

lower

Jan 20, 2026

Lower · Passed

Favorable by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

lower

Jan 15, 2026

Lower · Passed

Added to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee agenda

lower

Jan 12, 2026

Lower · Passed

Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

lower

Jan 12, 2026

Committee

Referred to State Affairs Committee

lower

Jan 12, 2026

Committee

Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee

lower

Jan 12, 2026

Committee

Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors