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CS/CS/HB 7007: Ethics Reform

GENERAL BILL by Government Accountability Committee ; Public Integrity and Ethics Committee ; Sullivan ; Jacobs ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Davis ; Duran ; Hager ; Ingoglia ; Mercado ; Metz ; Plasencia ; Pritchett ; Shaw ; Slosberg ; Watson, C. ; Williams

Ethics Reform; Repeals provisions relating to state, state university, & community college employee lobbyists; provides state policy relating to sexual harassment; provides criminal penalties; requires Legislature, Supreme Court, & agencies to establish & adopt rules, policies, & procedures; prohibits certain public officers & employees from soliciting specified employment & contractual relationships; revises lobbyist registration, compensation report, principal designation cancellation, & investigation requirements.

Effective Date: 7/1/2018
Last Action: 3/10/2018 Senate - Died in Ethics and Elections
Bill Text: 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
    11/9/2017 House • Filed
    1/9/2018 House • Introduced -HJ 241
    1/16/2018 House • Referred to Public Integrity and Ethics Committee -HJ 345
    1/30/2018 House • On Committee agenda-- Public Integrity and Ethics Committee, 02/01/18, 12:00 pm, Sumner Hall
    2/1/2018 House • CS by- Public Integrity and Ethics Committee; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 -HJ 492
    2/5/2018 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.18(c)
    • CS by Public Integrity and Ethics Committee read 1st time -HJ 491
    2/7/2018 House • CS referred to Government Accountability Committee -HJ 531
    • Now in Government Accountability Committee -HJ 531
    2/20/2018 House • On Committee agenda-- Government Accountability Committee, 02/22/18, 9:00 am, Morris Hall
    2/22/2018 House • CS/CS by- Government Accountability Committee; YEAS 19 NAYS 0 -HJ 672
    • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.18(c)
    • Placed on Calendar -HJ 670
    • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/28/18
    • CS/CS by Government Accountability Committee read 1st time -HJ 667, 668
    2/28/2018 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 707
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    3/1/2018 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 733, 734
    • CS passed; YEAS 114 NAYS 0 -HJ 734
    3/1/2018 Senate • In Messages
    3/5/2018 Senate • Referred to Ethics and Elections; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules -SJ 731
    • Received -SJ 766
    3/10/2018 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Ethics and Elections

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  • CS/CS/HB 7007, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/22/2018 at 4:21 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (5)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 7091 Pub. Rec./Sexual Harassment Complaints Government Accountability Committee Linked Last Action: 3/10/2018 S Died in Ethics and Elections
    H 1233 Sexual Harassment Jacobs Compare Last Action: 3/10/2018 H Died in Oversight, Transparency and Administration Subcommittee
    S 1534 Government Integrity Mayfield 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)
    S 1628 (e1) Workplace Harassment Book Compare Last Action: 3/10/2018 S Died in returning Messages
    S 1916 Public Records and Public Meetings Book Compare Last Action: 3/10/2018 S Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    3/1/2018 10:43 AM House 114 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (14)

    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)
    11.255 Page 6 (pdf)
    25.382 State courts system. Page 6 (pdf)
    106.011 Definitions. Page 6 (pdf)
    106.112 Page 7 (pdf)
    106.114 Page 8 (pdf)
    110.1221 Sexual harassment policy; executive agency rules. Page 9 (pdf)
    112.313 Standards of conduct for public officers, employees of agencies, and local government attorneys. Page 9 (pdf)
    112.3131 Page 18 (pdf)
    112.3132 Page 20 (pdf)
    112.3133 Page 25 (pdf)
    112.3181 Page 27 (pdf)
    112.3185 Additional standards for state agency employees. Page 30 (pdf)
    112.3215 Lobbying before the executive branch or the Constitution Revision Commission; registration and reporting; investigation by commission. Page 33 (pdf)

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  • CS/HB 7007, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 2/5/2018 at 9:08 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Government Accountability Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/22/2018 (pdf)

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1233 Sexual Harassment Jacobs Compare Last Action: 3/10/2018 H Died in Oversight, Transparency and Administration Subcommittee
    S 1534 Government Integrity Mayfield 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)
    S 1628 (c1) Sexual Harassment Book Compare Last Action: 3/10/2018 S Died in returning Messages

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    324573 - Amendment
    Between lines 482 and 483, insert:
    Sullivan 2/21/2018
    12:44 PM
    Adopted without Objection
    2/22/2018
    PDF
    615473 - Amendment
    Remove lines 558-568 and insert:
    Sullivan 2/21/2018
    12:45 PM
    Adopted without Objection
    2/22/2018
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (14)

    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)
    11.255 Page 6 (pdf)
    25.382 State courts system. Page 6 (pdf)
    106.011 Definitions. Page 6 (pdf)
    106.112 Page 7 (pdf)
    106.114 Page 8 (pdf)
    110.1221 Sexual harassment policy; executive agency rules. Page 9 (pdf)
    112.313 Standards of conduct for public officers, employees of agencies, and local government attorneys. Page 9 (pdf)
    112.3131 Page 18 (pdf)
    112.3132 Page 20 (pdf)
    112.3133 Page 25 (pdf)
    112.3181 Page 27 (pdf)
    112.3185 Additional standards for state agency employees. Page 30 (pdf)
    112.3215 Lobbying before the executive branch or the Constitution Revision Commission; registration and reporting; investigation by commission. Page 33 (pdf)

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  • HB 7007, Original Filed Version Posted 11/9/2017 at 2:54 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Public Integrity and Ethics Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/5/2018 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1534 Government Integrity Mayfield 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)

    Committee Amendments (4)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    333249 - Amendment
    Between lines 59 and 60, insert:
    Sullivan
    (Jacobs)
    1/30/2018
    12:16 PM
    Adopted
    2/2/2018
    PDF
    314305 - Amendment
    Between lines 297 and 298, insert:
    Peters 1/31/2018
    6:36 PM
    Failed to Adopt
    2/2/2018
    PDF
    068089 - Amendment
    Between lines 297 and 298, insert:
    Peters 1/31/2018
    6:37 PM
    Failed to Adopt
    2/2/2018
    PDF
    448119 - Amendment
    Remove line 633 and insert:
    Sullivan 1/31/2018
    6:33 PM
    Adopted
    2/2/2018
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (6)

    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 3 (pdf)
    106.114 Page 3 (pdf)
    112.313 Standards of conduct for public officers, employees of agencies, and local government attorneys. Page 4 (pdf)
    112.3181 Page 12 (pdf)
    112.3185 Additional standards for state agency employees. Page 16 (pdf)
    112.3215 Lobbying before the executive branch or the Constitution Revision Commission; registration and reporting; investigation by commission. Page 19 (pdf)

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