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CS/HB 147: Citizens' Right to Honest Government

GENERAL BILL by Council for Smarter Government ; Ball ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Bean ; Seiler ; Betancourt ; Dockery ; Cantens

Citizens' Right to Honest Government; creates "Citizens' Right to Honest Government Act"; provides criminal penalties for official misconduct, criminal misuse of official position, disclosure or use of confidential criminal justice information, & bid tampering; provides criminal penalty for perjury in official proceeding by public servant; deletes specified felonies from & adds specified felonies to Criminal Punishment Code offense severity ranking chart, etc. Amends FS.

Effective Date: 10/01/2002
Last Action: 3/22/2002 Senate - Died in Committee on Criminal Justice
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
9/18/2001 House • Prefiled
12/18/2001 House • Referred to State Administration (SGC); Judicial Oversight (SGC); Crime Prevention, Corrections & Safety (HCC); Council for Smarter Government
12/28/2001 House • On Committee agenda-- State Administration (SGC), 01/08/02, 2:45 pm, 306-H
1/8/2002 House • Favorable by State Administration (SGC); YEAS 5 NAYS 0
1/9/2002 House • Now in Judicial Oversight (SGC)
1/22/2002 House • Introduced, referred to State Administration (SGC); Judicial Oversight (SGC); Crime Prevention, Corrections & Safety (HCC); Council for Smarter Government -HJ 00019; On Committee agenda-- State Administration (SGC), 01/08/02, 2:45 pm, 306-H; Favorable by State Administration (SGC); YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -HJ 00080; Now in Judicial Oversight (SGC) -HJ 00080; On Committee agenda-- Judicial Oversight (SGC), 01/24/02, 2:00 pm, 212-K
1/24/2002 House • Favorable by Judicial Oversight (SGC); YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -HJ 00139
1/28/2002 House • Now in Crime Prevention, Corrections & Safety (HCC) -HJ 00139
2/5/2002 House • On Committee agenda-- Crime Prevention, Corrections & Safety (HCC), 02/07/02, 8:30 am, 116-K
2/7/2002 House • Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Crime Prevention, Corrections & Safety (HCC); YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -HJ 00226
2/8/2002 House • Now in Council for Smarter Government -HJ 00226
2/12/2002 House • On Council agenda-- Council for Smarter Government, 02/14/02, 8:00 am, Morris Hall
2/14/2002 House • CS by- Council for Smarter Government; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -HJ 00328
2/27/2002 House • CS read first time on 02/27/02 -HJ 00324; Pending review of CS under Rule 6 -HJ 00328; Placed on Calendar -HJ 00328
3/6/2002 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar
3/13/2002 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read second time -HJ 01197; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 01197
3/19/2002 House • Read third time -HJ 02092; CS passed as amended; YEAS 117 NAYS 0 -HJ 02092
3/19/2002 Senate • In Messages
3/21/2002 Senate • Received, referred to Criminal Justice; Ethics and Elections; Appropriations Subcommittee on Public Safety and Judiciary; Appropriations -SJ 01484
3/22/2002 Senate • Died in Committee on Criminal Justice