House Bill 7131 (2013) - The Florida Senate

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CS/HB 7131: Ethics

GENERAL BILL by State Affairs Committee ; Ethics and Elections Subcommittee ; Boyd

Ethics; Prohibits public officers from accepting additional employment with state or political subdivisions under specified conditions; prohibits former legislator from acting as lobbyist before executive branch agency, agency official, or employee for specified period following vacation of office; requires constitutional officers to complete annual ethics training; establishes requirements for creation of blind trusts; requires qualifying officer to electronically transmit full & public disclosure of financial interests of qualified candidate to Commission on Ethics; requires all disclosures of financial interests filed with commission to be scanned & made publicly available on searchable Internet database beginning with 2012 filing year; authorizes withholding of portions of salary for unpaid fines; authorizes specified parties to submit written referrals of possible violation of the Code of Ethics.

Effective Date: upon becoming a law
Last Action: 4/24/2013 House - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 2 (Ch. 2013-36), CS/SB 4 (Ch. 2013-38) -HJ 744
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Bill History

Date	Chamber	Action
3/26/2013	House	• Filed
3/27/2013	House	• Introduced -HJ 348
3/28/2013	House	• Referred to State Affairs Committee -HJ 370
4/5/2013	House	• On Committee agenda-- State Affairs Committee, 04/09/13, 2:30 pm, Morris Hall --Temporarily deferred
4/12/2013	House	• On Committee agenda-- State Affairs Committee, 04/16/13, 2:00 pm, Morris Hall
4/16/2013	House	• CS by- State Affairs Committee; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -HJ 686
4/18/2013	House	• Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c) • CS by State Affairs Committee read 1st time -HJ 680
4/22/2013	House	• Placed on Calendar -HJ 702 • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/24/13
4/24/2013	House	• Substituted CS/SB 2 -HJ 744 • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 2 (Ch. 2013-36), CS/SB 4 (Ch. 2013-38) -HJ 744

Related Bills

Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location
H 7133	Public Records and Meetings	Ethics and Elections Subcommittee	Linked	Last Action: 4/24/2013 H Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 4 (Ch. 2013-38), CS/SB 2 (Ch. 2013-36) -HJ 760 Location: Laid on Table
S 2 (er)	Ethics	Ethics and Elections	Similar	Last Action: 5/2/2013 Chapter No. 2013-36, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 4 (Ch. 2013-38) Location: Became Law
H 233	Governmental Ethics	Fasano	Compare	Last Action: 5/3/2013 H Died in Ethics and Elections Subcommittee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 2 (Ch. 2013-36) Location: In committee/council (EES)
H 285	Commission on Ethics	McBurney	Compare	Last Action: 5/3/2013 H Died in Ethics and Elections Subcommittee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 2 (Ch. 2013-36) Location: In committee/council (EES)
H 297	Pub. Rec. & Meetings/Governmental Ethics	Fasano	Compare	Last Action: 5/3/2013 H Died in Ethics and Elections Subcommittee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 4 (Ch. 2013-38) Location: In committee/council (EES)
S 4 (er)	Public Records and Meetings	Ethics and Elections	Compare	Last Action: 5/16/2013 Chapter No. 2013-38, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 2 (Ch. 2013-36) Location: Became Law
S 272	Ethics	Clemens	Compare	Last Action: 5/3/2013 S Died in Ethics and Elections, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 2 (Ch. 2013-36) Location: In committee/council (EE)
S 926	Commission on Ethics	Detert	Compare	Last Action: 5/3/2013 S Died in Ethics and Elections, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 2 (Ch. 2013-36) Location: In committee/council (EE)

Version	Posted	Format
H 7131 Filed	3/26/2013 10:40 AM	PDF
H 7131 c1	4/18/2013 2:28 PM	PDF

Committee Amendments

H 7131 Filed
Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
584147 - Amendment Remove lines 315-348 and insert:	Fasano	4/8/2013 5:07 PM		PDF
880093 - Substitute Amendment (584147) Remove lines 324-348 and insert:	Boyd	4/9/2013 7:54 AM	Adopted without Objection 4/17/2013	PDF
498543 - Amendment Remove lines 499-505 and insert:	Fasano	4/8/2013 5:08 PM	Failed to Adopt 4/17/2013	PDF
033499 - Amendment Remove lines 519-560 and insert:	Fasano	4/8/2013 5:09 PM		PDF
126893 - Substitute Amendment (033499) Remove lines 525-533 and insert:	Boyd	4/9/2013 7:55 AM	Adopted 4/17/2013	PDF
898303 - Amendment Remove lines 524-533	Fasano	4/8/2013 5:09 PM	Withdrawn 4/17/2013	PDF
542963 - Amendment Remove lines 590-633 and insert:	Fasano	4/8/2013 5:09 PM	Withdrawn 4/17/2013	PDF
329993 - Amendment Remove line 648 and insert:	Fasano	4/8/2013 5:10 PM	Withdrawn 4/17/2013	PDF
823235 - Amendment Remove lines 868-908 and insert:	Fasano	4/8/2013 5:10 PM	Withdrawn 4/17/2013	PDF
501537 - Amendment Remove line 923 and insert:	Fasano	4/8/2013 5:11 PM	Withdrawn 4/17/2013	PDF
008049 - Amendment Remove lines 960-970 and insert:	Fasano	4/8/2013 5:11 PM	Failed to Adopt 4/17/2013	PDF
748145 - Amendment Remove lines 1170-1209 and insert:	Fasano	4/8/2013 5:12 PM	Failed to Adopt 4/17/2013	PDF
270513 - Amendment Remove lines 1262-1498 and insert:	Fasano	4/8/2013 5:12 PM	Failed to Adopt 4/17/2013	PDF
917761 - Amendment Remove line 1315 and insert:	Fasano	4/8/2013 5:12 PM	Failed to Adopt 4/17/2013	PDF
550785 - Amendment Between lines 1750 and 1751, insert:	Williams	4/8/2013 5:13 PM	Failed to Adopt 4/17/2013	PDF
062535 - Amendment Between lines 1751 and 1752, insert:	Williams	4/15/2013 5:22 PM	Withdrawn 4/17/2013	PDF

Floor Amendments

H 7131 c1
Amendments	Sponsor	Filed	Last Floor Action	Format
325135 - Amendment Between lines 208 and 209, insert:	Williams	4/23/2013 1:13 PM		PDF
761611 - Amendment Between lines 208 and 209, insert:	Williams	4/23/2013 1:13 PM		PDF
704585 - Amendment Remove lines 307-320 and insert:	Fasano	4/23/2013 12:44 PM		PDF
712513 - Amendment Remove lines 311-316 and insert:	Rodriguez, J.	4/23/2013 1:33 PM		PDF
773109 - Amendment Remove lines 471-477 and insert:	Fasano	4/23/2013 12:44 PM		PDF
248035 - Amendment Remove lines 585-628 and insert:	Fasano	4/23/2013 12:43 PM		PDF
404211 - Amendment Remove lines 863-903 and insert:	Fasano	4/23/2013 12:43 PM		PDF
350953 - Amendment Remove lines 955-965 and insert:	Fasano	4/23/2013 1:03 PM		PDF
938727 - Amendment Remove lines 1165-1204 and insert:	Fasano	4/23/2013 12:44 PM		PDF
739809 - Amendment Remove lines 1257-1493 and insert:	Fasano	4/23/2013 12:45 PM		PDF
777965 - Amendment Remove line 1310 and insert:	Fasano	4/23/2013 12:44 PM		PDF
047151 - Strike All Amendment Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:	Boyd	4/23/2013 1:18 PM	House: Withdrawn 4/23/2013	PDF

Type	Analysis	Author	Posted	Format
Bill Analysis	H 7131	Ethics and Elections Subcommittee (Post-Meeting)	5/14/2013 3:24 PM	PDF
Bill Analysis	H 7131	State Affairs Committee (Post-Meeting)	4/18/2013 2:32 PM	PDF

Citations - Statutes (23)

Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
112.312	Definitions.	Page 8 (pdf)
112.3125		Page 8 (pdf)
112.313	Standards of conduct for public officers, employees of agencies, and local government attorneys.	Page 10 (pdf)
112.3142		Page 13 (pdf)
112.31425		Page 14 (pdf)
112.3143	Voting conflicts.	Page 18 (pdf)
112.3144	Full and public disclosure of financial interests.	Page 21 (pdf)
112.31445		Page 24 (pdf)
112.3145	Disclosure of financial interests and clients represented before agencies.	Page 25 (pdf)
112.31455		Page 34 (pdf)
112.3147	Forms.	Page 35 (pdf)
112.3148	Reporting and prohibited receipt of gifts by individuals filing full or limited public disclosure of financial interests and by procurement employees.	Page 35 (pdf)
112.3149	Solicitation and disclosure of honoraria.	Page 38 (pdf)
112.317	Penalties.	Page 40 (pdf)
112.3215	Lobbying before the executive branch or the Constitution Revision Commission; registration and reporting; investigation by commission.	Page 44 (pdf)
112.324	Procedures on complaints of violations; public records and meeting exemptions.	Page 45 (pdf)
120.665	Disqualification of agency personnel.	Page 54 (pdf)
286.012	Voting requirement at meetings of governmental bodies.	Page 55 (pdf)
287.175	Penalties.	Page 55 (pdf)
288.901	Enterprise Florida, Inc.	Page 56 (pdf)
445.007	Regional workforce boards.	Page 56 (pdf)
627.311	Joint underwriters and joint reinsurers; public records and public meetings exemptions.	Page 59 (pdf)
627.351	Insurance risk apportionment plans.	Page 60 (pdf)

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