The Florida Senate

CS/SB 2030: Citizens' Right to Honest Govt.

GENERAL BILL by Ethics and Elections ; Sebesta ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Atwater

Citizens' Right to Honest Govt.; creates "Paul Mendelson Citizens' Right to Honest Government Act"; increases penalty for unlawful compensation for official behavior; 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, etc. Amends FS.

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• Bill History

  Date	Chamber	Action
  3/4/2003	Senate	• Filed
  3/18/2003	Senate	• Introduced, referred to Ethics and Elections; Governmental Oversight and Productivity; Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal Justice; Appropriations -SJ 00204
  4/10/2003	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Ethics and Elections, 04/15/02, 9:00 am, 412-K
  4/15/2003	Senate	• CS by Ethics and Elections; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 00504; CS read first time on 04/23/03 -SJ 00525
  4/17/2003	Senate	• Now in Governmental Oversight and Productivity
  4/23/2003	Senate	• Withdrawn from Governmental Oversight and Productivity -SJ 00502; Now in Criminal Justice
  4/28/2003	Senate	• Withdrawn from Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal Justice; Appropriations -SJ 00672; Placed on Calendar, on second reading
  4/30/2003	Senate	• Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00783
  5/1/2003	Senate	• Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00856
  5/2/2003	Senate	• Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 01053; Substituted HB 847 -SJ 01113; Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 847 (Ch. 2003-158)

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• CS/SB 2030, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/17/2003 at 10:04 AM

  Bill Text:	Web Page | PDF

  Analyses:	Ethics and Elections (Post-Meeting) 4/17/2003 (pdf)

  Related Bills (2)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location
  H 3	Citizens' Right to Honest Government	Gelber	Similar	Last Action: 2/28/2003 H Withdrawn from Criminal Justice (PS); Public Safety & Crime Prevention; Ethics & Elections (PR); Procedures; Public Safety Appropriations (AP); Appropriations; Withdrawn prior to introduction,Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 847 (Ch. 2003-158) -HJ 00025 Location:
  H 847 (e2)		Goodlette	Similar	Last Action: 6/17/2003 Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2003-158 Location:

  Floor Amendments (2)

  Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Floor Action	Format
  521048 - Amendment	Villalobos	4/29/2003 4:17 PM		Web Page PDF
  262366 - Amendment	Sebesta	4/29/2003 8:43 PM		Web Page PDF

  Committee Votes (1)

  Date	Committee	Result
  4/15/2003 9:00 AM	Ethics and Elections	9 Yeas - 0 Nays

  Citations - Statutes (19)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  16.56	Office of Statewide Prosecution.
  112.3173	Felonies involving breach of public trust and other specified offenses by public officers and employees; forfeiture of retirement benefits.
  112.534	Failure to comply; official misconduct.
  117.01	Appointment, application, suspension, revocation, application fee, bond, and oath.
  121.091	Benefits payable under the system.
  837.02	Perjury in official proceedings.
  838.014	Definitions.
  838.015	Bribery.
  838.016	Unlawful compensation or reward for official behavior.
  838.022
  838.15	Commercial bribe receiving.
  838.16	Commercial bribery.
  838.20
  838.21
  838.22
  838.23
  839.25	Official misconduct.
  905.34	Powers and duties; law applicable.
  921.0022	Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart.

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• SB 2030, Original Filed Version Posted 3/6/2003 at 11:38 AM

  Bill Text:	Web Page | PDF

  Analyses:	None

  Citations - Statutes (16)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  16.56	Office of Statewide Prosecution.
  112.3173	Felonies involving breach of public trust and other specified offenses by public officers and employees; forfeiture of retirement benefits.
  121.091	Benefits payable under the system.
  837.02	Perjury in official proceedings.
  838.014	Definitions.
  838.015	Bribery.
  838.016	Unlawful compensation or reward for official behavior.
  838.022
  838.15	Commercial bribe receiving.
  838.16	Commercial bribery.
  838.20
  838.21
  838.22
  838.23
  905.34	Powers and duties; law applicable.
  921.0022	Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart.

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