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SB 1534: Government Integrity

GENERAL BILL by Mayfield

Government Integrity; Requiring the Chief Inspector General and each agency inspector general, respectively, to determine within a specified timeframe whether reasonable cause exists to believe that fraud, waste, abuse, mismanagement, or misconduct in government has occurred; authorizing the Department of Management Services to adopt certain rules relating to individuals or groups of employees who initiate a complaint under the Whistle-blower’s Act; requiring certain ethics training for governing board members of special districts and water management districts; prohibiting statewide elected officers and legislators from soliciting employment offers or investment advice arising out of official or political activities, etc.

Effective Date: Except as otherwise expressly provided in this act, this act shall take effect July 1, 2018
 Last Action: 3/10/2018 Senate - Died in Ethics and Elections, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 1279 (Ch. 2018-5)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Ethics and Elections (EE)
  2. Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/4/2018 Senate • Filed
    1/12/2018 Senate • Referred to Ethics and Elections; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules -SJ 175
    1/17/2018 Senate • Introduced -SJ 175
    3/10/2018 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Ethics and Elections, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 1279 (Ch. 2018-5)

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  • SB 1534, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/4/2018 at 10:54 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (8)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1536 Local Government Lobbyist Registration System Trust Fund/Commission on Ethics Mayfield Linked Last Action: 3/10/2018 S Died in Ethics and Elections Track This Bill
    H 1279 (er) School District Accountability Sullivan Compare Last Action: 3/12/2018 Chapter No. 2018-5 Track This Bill
    H 7003 Local Government Ethics Reform Public Integrity and Ethics Committee Compare Last Action: 3/10/2018 S Died in Ethics and Elections, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 1279 (Ch. 2018-5) Track This Bill
    H 7007 (c2) Ethics Reform Public Integrity and Ethics Committee Compare Last Action: 3/10/2018 S Died in Ethics and Elections Track This Bill
    H 7055 (c1) Education Appropriations Committee Compare Last Action: 3/12/2018 Chapter No. 2018-6, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 5001 (Ch. 2018-9) Track This Bill
    H 7055 (e1) Education Appropriations Committee Compare Last Action: 3/12/2018 Chapter No. 2018-6, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 5001 (Ch. 2018-9) Track This Bill
    H 7073 (e1) Government Integrity Appropriations Committee Compare Last Action: 3/10/2018 S Died in Messages, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 1279 (Ch. 2018-5) Track This Bill
    S 1804 (c2) School District Accountability Stargel Compare Last Action: 3/2/2018 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 1279 (Ch. 2018-5) -SJ 544 Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (23)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    11.061 State, state university, and community college employee lobbyists; registration; recording attendance; penalty; exemptions. Page 5 (pdf)
    14.32 Office of Chief Inspector General. Page 5 (pdf)
    17.325 Governmental efficiency hotline; duties of Chief Financial Officer. Page 6 (pdf)
    20.055 Agency inspectors general. Page 6 (pdf)
    106.114 Page 7 (pdf)
    110.1245 Savings sharing program; bonus payments; other awards. Page 8 (pdf)
    112.313 Standards of conduct for public officers, employees of agencies, and local government attorneys. Page 10 (pdf)
    112.3142 Ethics training for specified constitutional officers and elected municipal officers. Page 18 (pdf)
    112.3143 Voting conflicts. Page 20 (pdf)
    112.3144 Full and public disclosure of financial interests. Page 22 (pdf)
    112.3145 Disclosure of financial interests and clients represented before agencies. Page 25 (pdf)
    112.31455 Collection methods for unpaid automatic fines for failure to timely file disclosure of financial interests. Page 26 (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 27 (pdf)
    112.3181 Page 28 (pdf)
    112.3185 Additional standards for state agency employees. Page 30 (pdf)
    112.3187 Adverse action against employee for disclosing information of specified nature prohibited; employee remedy and relief. Page 33 (pdf)
    112.3188 Confidentiality of information given to the Chief Inspector General, internal auditors, inspectors general, local chief executive officers, or other appropriate local officials. Page 48 (pdf)
    112.3189 Investigative procedures upon receipt of whistle-blower information from certain state employees. Page 49 (pdf)
    112.31895 Investigative procedures in response to prohibited personnel actions. Page 52 (pdf)
    112.3215 Lobbying before the executive branch or the Constitution Revision Commission; registration and reporting; investigation by commission. Page 34 (pdf)
    112.3261 Lobbying before water management districts; registration and reporting. Page 40 (pdf)
    112.3262 Page 40 (pdf)
    218.32 Annual financial reports; local governmental entities. Page 48 (pdf)

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