| 1 | The Committee on Judiciary recommends the following: |
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| 3 | Committee Substitute |
| 4 | Remove the entire bill and insert: |
| 5 | A bill to be entitled |
| 6 | An act relating to appearances before legislative |
| 7 | committees; defining "legislative committee"; providing |
| 8 | that a person who testifies before a legislative committee |
| 9 | shall be considered under oath; providing for penalties |
| 10 | for falsely testifying; requiring the signing of an |
| 11 | appearance card; providing required contents of the |
| 12 | appearance card; providing an effective date. |
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| 14 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 16 | Section 1. Appearance card required for testifying before |
| 17 | a legislative committee; implied oath.-- |
| 18 | (1) For purposes of this section, the term "legislative |
| 19 | committee" means any committee, subcommittee, select committee, |
| 20 | conference committee, joint committee, or council of either or |
| 21 | both chambers of the Legislature. |
| 22 | (2) A person who testifies before a legislative committee |
| 23 | shall be considered to be under oath and, if he or she willfully |
| 24 | testifies falsely, is subject to penalties for perjury as |
| 25 | provided by law. |
| 26 | (3) Before testifying before a legislative committee, a |
| 27 | person must complete an appearance card that includes, but need |
| 28 | not be limited to, the person's name and address, the |
| 29 | organization that he or she represents, if any, and the person's |
| 30 | signature. The card must contain a notice, printed in legible |
| 31 | type and located above the signature line, which states that by |
| 32 | signing the card the person acknowledges being under oath and |
| 33 | subject to penalties for perjury if he or she does not testify |
| 34 | truthfully. |
| 35 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2004. |