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Bill No. CS/CS/HB 181
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11 Representative(s) Cosgrove offered the following:
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13 Amendment to Amendment (560969) (with title amendment)
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17 Section 1. Section 112.3155, Florida Statutes, is
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19 112.3155 Legislators and Cabinet members as candidates
20 for public office; disclosure violations; penalties.--
21 (1) It is a violation of this part for:
22 (a) Any legislator or Cabinet member who is a
23 candidate for public office who uses campaign funds exceeding
24 $10,000 for a personal business debt and fails to disclose
25 such payments with respect to a vote on any legislation or
26 issue before the Cabinet that would inure to the special
27 private benefit of an individual if the individual was
28 involved in a business relationship with such elected official
29 within the last 5 years.
30 (b) Any legislator or Cabinet member seeking statewide
31 office who receives campaign contributions bundled in an
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1 amount exceeding the limit of $500 within 30 days before a
2 legislative session from any individual or industry for which
3 a tax break vote is made, to fail to disclose such special
4 interest nexus; or, if such officeholder has had a personal
5 business relationship with a registered lobbyist in the last 5
6 years who represents such special interest, to fail to
7 disclose that relationship.
8 (c) Any legislator who is a candidate for a Cabinet
9 office, and who serves for compensation on a board of
10 directors of an entity regulated by the Cabinet office sought,
11 to fail to disclose such relationship in each vote made with
12 respect to legislation that would inure to the special private
13 benefit of that entity, to resign from his or her office or
14 the board effective not less than 6 months prior to
15 qualifying, or to return such compensation to the regulated
16 entity.
17 (2) Disclosures required under this section must be
18 filed with the appropriate officer responsible for receiving
19 such disclosures.
20 (3) Failure to make a disclosure required by this
21 section shall constitute grounds for removal from office and
22 disqualification from being on the ballot as provided in s.
23 112.317.
24 Section 2. Section 112.3157, Florida Statutes, is
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26 112.3157 Additional disclosures required of
27 legislators, Cabinet members, and lobbyists; penalties.--
28 (1)(a) Any legislator or Cabinet member who has in his
29 or her employ any person whose spouse is a registered lobbyist
30 must file a conflict of interest disclosure for any issue for
31 which that lobbyist is registered for a time period within 4
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1 years from such relationship.
2 (b) Any legislator who expends more than $10,000 for
3 any campaign expense shall be required to produce records,
4 receipts, and other proof of such services or purchases as
5 part of the public records required of this state.
6 (c) Any legislator or Cabinet member who, within the
7 past 5 years, has had a business relationship with a
8 registered lobbyist, must disclose such relationship for every
9 issue and every bill for which that lobbyist is registered.
10 (d) Any legislator or Cabinet member who has received
11 payment in any form or received services from any registered
12 lobbyist who has solicited campaign funds on behalf of such
13 legislator or Cabinet member shall disclose such payments or
14 services, including payments on behalf of any business
15 interest with said lobbyist in the last 5 years.
16 (e) Any lobbyist who receives direct compensation in
17 excess of $25,000 from any entity contributing to a legislator
18 or Cabinet member within the last 5 years shall disclose such
19 interest for every vote for which that lobbyist is registered.
20 (2) Failure to comply with any provision of this
21 section constitutes a violation of this part and a felony of
22 the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.083, by a
23 fine of $5,000, and by removal from office. If the violation
24 is by a lobbyist, such person may no longer lobby the
25 Legislature or the Cabinet.
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29 And the title is amended as follows:
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1 after the semicolon insert:
2 creating s. 106.0705, F.S.; requiring campaign
3 treasurer's reports that are to be filed with
4 the Division of Elections to be filed
5 electronically when aggregate contributions or
6 expenditures exceed a specified amount;
7 providing filing requirements; providing
8 penalties; providing rulemaking authority;
9 amending s. 106.04, F.S., relating to
10 committees of continuous existence, to conform;
11 removing requirement for duplicate copies of
12 reports; amending s. 106.07, F.S., relating to
13 campaign treasurer's reports; removing
14 requirement for duplicate reports; revising
15 reporting periods and requirements; amending s.
16 106.12, F.S.; providing for a petty cash fund
17 based on the revised reporting periods;
18 amending s. 106.29, F.S., relating to reports
19 by political parties; removing requirement for
20 duplicate reports; revising reporting periods
21 and requirements, to conform; amending ss.
22 105.08, 106.025, 106.08, and 106.18, F.S.,
23 relating to reporting requirements applicable
24 to candidates for retention to judicial office,
25 campaign fund raisers held on behalf of a
26 political party by its state or county
27 executive committee, nonallocable, in-kind
28 contributions by candidates and political
29 parties, and the granting of certificates of
30 election, to conform; creating s. 112.3155,
31 F.S.; providing disclosure requirements for
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1 legislators and Cabinet members who are
2 candidates for public office; providing
3 penalties; creating s. 112.3157, F.S.;
4 requiring certain disclosure by legislators,
5 Cabinet members, and lobbyists; providing
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