HB 0299 2004
1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act relating to appearances before legislative
3	committees; providing that an individual who appears
4	before a committee of the Senate, a committee of the House
5	of Representatives, or a joint committee of the
6	Legislature is considered to be under oath; requiring the
7	signing of an appearance card; providing a presumption;
8	providing an effective date.
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10	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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12	Section 1. Appearance card required for testifying before
13	a legislative committee; implied oath.--
14	(1) A person who appears before a committee of the Senate,
15	a committee of the House of Representatives, or a joint
16	committee of the Legislature is considered to be under oath to
17	testify truthfully and, if he or she willfully testifies
18	falsely, is subject to penalties for perjury as provided by law.
19	(2) Before testifying before a committee of the Senate, a
20	committee of the House of Representatives, or a joint committee
21	of the Legislature, a person must complete an appearance card
22	that includes, but need not be limited to, the individual's name
23	and business address; the agency that he or she represents, if
24	any; and the individual's signature. The card must contain a
25	notice, printed in legible type located above the signature
26	line, which states that, by signing the card, the individual
27	acknowledges being under oath and subject to penalties for
28	perjury if he or she does not testify truthfully.
29	Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2004.