Amendment
Bill No. 1589

Amendment No. 562729

CHAMBER ACTION
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1	Representative(s) Gottlieb offered the following:
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3	Amendment to Amendment (426201 ) (with title amendment)
4	Between line(s) 2131-2132, insert:
5	Section 48.  Section 106.04, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
6	Section 49.  Subsection (3) of section 101.62, Florida
7	Statutes, is amended to read:
8	101.62  Request for absentee ballots.--
9	(3)  For each request for an absentee ballot received, the
10	supervisor shall record the date the request was made, the date
11	the absentee ballot was delivered or mailed, the date the ballot
12	was received by the supervisor, and such other information he or
13	she may deem necessary. This information shall be confidential
14	and exempt from the provisions of s. 119.07(1) and shall be made
15	available to or reproduced only for a canvassing board, an
16	election official, a political party or official thereof, a
17	candidate who has filed qualification papers and is opposed in
18	an upcoming election, and registered political committees or
19	registered committees of continuous existence, for political
20	purposes only.
21	Section 50.  Paragraph (c) of subsection (3) of section
22	102.031, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
23	102.031  Maintenance of good order at polls; authorities;
24	persons allowed in polling rooms; unlawful solicitation of
25	voters.--
26	(3)
27	(c)  No person, political committee, committee of
28	continuous existence, or other group or organization may solicit
29	voters within 50 feet of the entrance to any polling place, or
30	polling room where the polling place is also a polling room, on
31	the day of any election.
32	1.  Solicitation shall not be restricted if:
33	a.  Conducted from a separately marked area within the 50-
34	foot zone so as not to disturb, hinder, impede, obstruct, or
35	interfere with voter access to the polling place or polling room
36	entrance; and
37	b.  The solicitation activities and subject matter are
38	clearly and easily identifiable by the voters as an activity in
39	which they may voluntarily participate; or
40	c.  Conducted on property within the 50-foot zone which is
41	a residence, established business, private property, sidewalk,
42	park, or property traditionally utilized as a public area for
43	discussion.
44	2.  Solicitation shall not be permitted within the 50-foot
45	zone on a public sidewalk or other similar means of access to
46	the polling room if it is clearly identifiable to the poll
47	workers that the solicitation is impeding, obstructing, or
48	interfering with voter access to the polling room or polling
49	place.
50	Section 51.  Subsection (1) of section 106.011, Florida
51	Statutes, is amended, subsection (2) of said section is
52	repealed, subsections (3) through (18) are renumbered as
53	subsections (2) through (17), respectively, and paragraph (b) of
54	present subsection (3), paragraph (b) of present subsection (5),
55	and present subsections (8) and (14) of said section are
56	amended, to read:
57	106.011  Definitions.--As used in this chapter, the
58	following terms have the following meanings unless the context
59	clearly indicates otherwise:
60	(1)(a)  "Political committee" means:
61	1.  A combination of two or more individuals, or a person
62	other than an individual, that, in an aggregate amount in excess
63	of $500 during a single calendar year:
64	a.  Accepts contributions for the purpose of making
65	contributions to any candidate, political committee, committee
66	of continuous existence, or political party;
67	b.  Accepts contributions for the purpose of expressly
68	advocating the election or defeat of a candidate or the passage
69	or defeat of an issue;
70	c.  Makes expenditures that expressly advocate the election
71	or defeat of a candidate or the passage or defeat of an issue;
72	or
73	d.  Makes contributions to a common fund, other than a
74	joint checking account between spouses, from which contributions
75	are made to any candidate, political committee, committee of
76	continuous existence, or political party;
77	2.  The sponsor of a proposed constitutional amendment by
78	initiative who intends to seek the signatures of registered
79	electors.
80	(b)  Notwithstanding paragraph (a), the following entities
81	are not considered political committees for purposes of this
82	chapter:
83	1.  Organizations which are certified by the Department of
84	State as committees of continuous existence pursuant to s.
85	106.04, National political parties, and the state and county
86	executive committees of political parties regulated by chapter
87	103.
88	2.  Corporations regulated by chapter 607 or chapter 617 or
89	other business entities formed for purposes other than to
90	support or oppose issues or candidates, if their political
91	activities are limited to contributions to candidates, political
92	parties, or political committees or expenditures in support of
93	or opposition to an issue from corporate or business funds and
94	if no contributions are received by such corporations or
95	business entities.
96	3.  Organizations whose activities are limited to making
97	expenditures for electioneering communications or accepting
98	contributions for the purpose of making electioneering
99	communications; however, such organizations shall be required to
100	register and report contributions, including those received from
101	committees of continuous existence, and expenditures in the same
102	manner, at the same time, subject to the same penalties, and
103	with the same filing officer as a political committee supporting
104	or opposing a candidate or issue contained in the electioneering
105	communication. If any such organization would be required to
106	register and report with more than one filing officer, the
107	organization shall register and report solely with the Division
108	of Elections.
109	(2)  "Committee of continuous existence" means any group,
110	organization, association, or other such entity which is
111	certified pursuant to the provisions of s. 106.04.
112	(2)(3)  "Contribution" means:
113	(b)  A transfer of funds between political committees,
114	between committees of continuous existence, or between a
115	political committee and a committee of continuous existence.
116
117	Notwithstanding the foregoing meanings of "contribution," the
118	word shall not be construed to include services, including, but
119	not limited to, legal and accounting services, provided without
120	compensation by individuals volunteering a portion or all of
121	their time on behalf of a candidate or political committee. This
122	definition shall not be construed to include editorial
123	endorsements.
124	(4)(5)
125	(b)  An expenditure for the purpose of expressly advocating
126	the election or defeat of a candidate which is made by the
127	national, state, or county executive committee of a political
128	party, including any subordinate committee of a national, state,
129	or county committee of a political party, or by any political
130	committee or committee of continuous existence, or any other
131	person, shall not be considered an independent expenditure if
132	the committee or person:
133	1.  Communicates with the candidate, the candidate's
134	campaign, or an agent of the candidate acting on behalf of the
135	candidate, including any pollster, media consultant, advertising
136	agency, vendor, advisor, or staff member, concerning the
137	preparation of, use of, or payment for, the specific expenditure
138	or advertising campaign at issue; or
139	2.  Makes a payment in cooperation, consultation, or
140	concert with, at the request or suggestion of, or pursuant to
141	any general or particular understanding with the candidate, the
142	candidate's campaign, a political committee supporting the
143	candidate, or an agent of the candidate relating to the specific
144	expenditure or advertising campaign at issue; or
145	3.  Makes a payment for the dissemination, distribution, or
146	republication, in whole or in part, of any broadcast or any
147	written, graphic, or other form of campaign material prepared by
148	the candidate, the candidate's campaign, or an agent of the
149	candidate, including any pollster, media consultant, advertising
150	agency, vendor, advisor, or staff member; or
151	4.  Makes a payment based on information about the
152	candidate's plans, projects, or needs communicated to a member
153	of the committee or person by the candidate or an agent of the
154	candidate, provided the committee or person uses the information
155	in any way, in whole or in part, either directly or indirectly,
156	to design, prepare, or pay for the specific expenditure or
157	advertising campaign at issue; or
158	5.  After the last day of qualifying for statewide or
159	legislative office, consults about the candidate's plans,
160	projects, or needs in connection with the candidate's pursuit of
161	election to office and the information is used in any way to
162	plan, create, design, or prepare an independent expenditure or
163	advertising campaign, with:
164	a.  Any officer, director, employee, or agent of a
165	national, state, or county executive committee of a political
166	party that has made or intends to make expenditures in
167	connection with or contributions to the candidate; or
168	b.  Any person whose professional services have been
169	retained by a national, state, or county executive committee of
170	a political party that has made or intends to make expenditures
171	in connection with or contributions to the candidate; or
172	6.  After the last day of qualifying for statewide or
173	legislative office, retains the professional services of any
174	person also providing those services to the candidate in
175	connection with the candidate's pursuit of election to office;
176	or
177	7.  Arranges, coordinates, or directs the expenditure, in
178	any way, with the candidate or an agent of the candidate.
179	(7)(8)  "Person" means an individual or a corporation,
180	association, firm, partnership, joint venture, joint stock
181	company, club, organization, estate, trust, business trust,
182	syndicate, or other combination of individuals having collective
183	capacity. The term includes a political party or, political
184	committee, or committee of continuous existence.
185	(13)(14)  "Filing officer" means the person before whom a
186	candidate qualifies, the agency or officer with whom a political
187	committee registers, or the agency by whom a committee of
188	continuous existence is certified.
189	Section 52.  Paragraphs (a) and (d) of subsection (1) and
190	subsection (7) of section 106.07, Florida Statutes, are amended
191	to read:
192	106.07  Reports; certification and filing.--
193	(1)  Each campaign treasurer designated by a candidate or
194	political committee pursuant to s. 106.021 shall file regular
195	reports of all contributions received, and all expenditures
196	made, by or on behalf of such candidate or political committee.
197	Reports shall be filed on the 10th day following the end of each
198	calendar quarter from the time the campaign treasurer is
199	appointed, except that, if the 10th day following the end of a
200	calendar quarter occurs on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday,
201	the report shall be filed on the next following day which is not
202	a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday. Quarterly reports shall
203	include all contributions received and expenditures made during
204	the calendar quarter which have not otherwise been reported
205	pursuant to this section.
206	(a)  Except as provided in paragraph (b), following the
207	last day of qualifying for office, the reports shall be filed on
208	the 32nd, 18th, and 4th days immediately preceding the first
209	primary and on the 18th and 4th days immediately preceding the
210	second primary and general election, for a candidate who is
211	opposed in seeking nomination or election to any office or, for
212	a political committee, or for a committee of continuous
213	existence.
214	(d)1.  When a special election is called to fill a vacancy
215	in office, all political committees and committees of continuous
216	existence making contributions or expenditures to influence the
217	results of such special election shall file campaign treasurers'
218	reports with the filing officer on the dates set by the
219	Department of State pursuant to s. 100.111.
220	2.  When an election is called for an issue to appear on
221	the ballot at a time when no candidates are scheduled to appear
222	on the ballot, all political committees making contributions or
223	expenditures in support of or in opposition to such issue shall
224	file reports on the 18th and 4th days prior to such election.
225	(7)  Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter,
226	in any reporting period during which a candidate or, political
227	committee, or committee of continuous existence has not received
228	funds, made any contributions, or expended any reportable funds,
229	the filing of the required report for that period is waived.
230	However, the next report filed must specify that the report
231	covers the entire period between the last submitted report and
232	the report being filed, and any candidate or, political
233	committee, or committee of continuous existence not reporting by
234	virtue of this subsection on dates prescribed elsewhere in this
235	chapter shall notify the filing officer in writing on the
236	prescribed reporting date that no report is being filed on that
237	date.
238	Section 53.  Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) and
239	subsections (3) and (4) of section 106.0705, Florida Statutes,
240	are amended to read:
241	106.0705  Electronic filing of campaign treasurer's
242	reports.--
243	(2)
244	(b)  Each political committee, committee of continuous
245	existence, or state executive committee that is required to file
246	reports with the division under s. 106.04, s. 106.07, or s.
247	106.29, as applicable, must file such reports with the division
248	by means of the division's electronic filing system.
249	(3)  Reports filed pursuant to this section shall be
250	completed and filed through the electronic filing system not
251	later than midnight of the day designated. Reports not filed by
252	midnight of the day designated are late filed and are subject to
253	the penalties under s. 106.04(8), s. 106.07(8), or s. 106.29(3),
254	as applicable.
255	(4)  Each report filed pursuant to this section is
256	considered to be under oath by the candidate and treasurer or
257	the chair and treasurer, whichever is applicable, and such
258	persons are subject to the provisions of s. 106.04(4)(d), s.
259	106.07(5), or s. 106.29(2), as applicable. Persons given a
260	secure sign-on to the electronic filing system are responsible
261	for protecting such from disclosure and are responsible for all
262	filings using such credentials, unless they have notified the
263	division that their credentials have been compromised.
264	Section 54.  Paragraph (a) of subsection (1), paragraph (c)
265	of subsection (3), and subsection (7) of section 106.08, Florida
266	Statutes, are amended to read:
267	106.08  Contributions; limitations on.--
268	(1)(a)  Except for political parties, no person or,
269	political committee, or committee of continuous existence may,
270	in any election, make contributions in excess of $500 to any
271	candidate for election to or retention in office or to any
272	political committee supporting or opposing one or more
273	candidates. Candidates for the offices of Governor and
274	Lieutenant Governor on the same ticket are considered a single
275	candidate for the purpose of this section.
276	(3)
277	(c)  With respect to any campaign for an office in which an
278	independent or minor party candidate has filed as required in s.
279	99.0955 or s. 99.096, but whose qualification is pending a
280	determination by the Department of State or supervisor of
281	elections as to whether or not the required number of petition
282	signatures was obtained:
283	1.  The department or supervisor shall, no later than 3
284	days after that determination has been made, notify in writing
285	all other candidates for that office of that determination.
286	2.  Any contribution received by a candidate or the
287	campaign treasurer or deputy campaign treasurer of a candidate
288	after the candidate has been notified in writing by the
289	department or supervisor that he or she has become unopposed as
290	a result of an independent or minor party candidate failing to
291	obtain the required number of petition signatures shall be
292	returned to the person or, political committee, or committee of
293	continuous existence contributing it and shall not be used or
294	expended by or on behalf of the candidate.
295	(7)(a)  Any person who knowingly and willfully makes no
296	more than one contribution in violation of subsection (1) or
297	subsection (5), or any person who knowingly and willfully fails
298	or refuses to return any contribution as required in subsection
299	(3), commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as
300	provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. If any corporation,
301	partnership, or other business entity or any political party or,
302	political committee, or committee of continuous existence is
303	convicted of knowingly and willfully violating any provision
304	punishable under this paragraph, it shall be fined not less than
305	$1,000 and not more than $10,000. If it is a domestic entity, it
306	may be ordered dissolved by a court of competent jurisdiction;
307	if it is a foreign or nonresident business entity, its right to
308	do business in this state may be forfeited. Any officer,
309	partner, agent, attorney, or other representative of a
310	corporation, partnership, or other business entity or of a
311	political party or, political committee, or committee of
312	continuous existence who aids, abets, advises, or participates
313	in a violation of any provision punishable under this paragraph
314	commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as
315	provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
316	(b)  Any person who knowingly and willfully makes two or
317	more contributions in violation of subsection (1) or subsection
318	(5) commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided
319	in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. If any corporation,
320	partnership, or other business entity or any political party or,
321	political committee, or committee of continuous existence is
322	convicted of knowingly and willfully violating any provision
323	punishable under this paragraph, it shall be fined not less than
324	$10,000 and not more than $50,000. If it is a domestic entity,
325	it may be ordered dissolved by a court of competent
326	jurisdiction; if it is a foreign or nonresident business entity,
327	its right to do business in this state may be forfeited. Any
328	officer, partner, agent, attorney, or other representative of a
329	corporation, partnership, or other business entity, or of a
330	political committee, committee of continuous existence, or
331	political party who aids, abets, advises, or participates in a
332	violation of any provision punishable under this paragraph
333	commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in
334	s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
335	Section 55.  Section 106.082, Florida Statutes, is amended
336	to read:
337	106.082  Commissioner of Agriculture candidates; campaign
338	contribution limits.--
339	(1)  No business which is inspected, licensed, or otherwise
340	authorized to do business as a food outlet or convenience store
341	pursuant to chapter 500; or any director, officer, lobbyist, or
342	controlling interest of that business; and no political
343	committee or committee of continuous existence representing the
344	interests of such business shall make or solicit a contribution
345	in excess of $100, for any election, to or on behalf of any
346	candidate for the office of Commissioner of Agriculture. The
347	provisions of this subsection shall not prevent any candidate
348	for the office of Commissioner of Agriculture or members of that
349	candidate's immediate family from contributing to that
350	candidate's campaign as otherwise permitted by law.
351	(2)  No candidate for the office of Commissioner of
352	Agriculture may solicit or accept a campaign contribution in
353	excess of $100 from any business or person who is licensed or
354	inspected or otherwise authorized to do business as a food
355	outlet or convenience store pursuant to chapter 500; or any
356	director, officer, lobbyist, or controlling interest of that
357	person or business; or any political committee or committee of
358	continuous existence that represents that person.
359	(3)  No employee of the Department of Agriculture may
360	solicit a campaign contribution for any candidate for the office
361	of Commissioner of Agriculture from any person or business who
362	is licensed, inspected, or otherwise authorized to do business
363	as a food outlet or convenience store pursuant to chapter 500;
364	or any director, officer, lobbyist, or controlling interest of
365	that person; or any political committee or committee of
366	continuous existence that represents that person. For purposes
367	of this section, "employee of the department" means any person
368	employed in the Department of Agriculture holding a position in
369	the Senior Management Service as defined in s. 110.402; any
370	person holding a position in the Selected Exempt Service as
371	defined in s. 110.602; any person having authority over food
372	outlet or convenience store regulation, or inspection
373	supervision; or any person, hired on a contractual basis, having
374	the power normally conferred upon such person, by whatever
375	title.
376	(4)  Any person who commits a willful violation of this
377	section commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as
378	provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
379	Section 56.  Subsection (2) of section 106.087, Florida
380	Statutes, is amended to read:
381	106.087  Independent expenditures; contribution limits;
382	restrictions on political parties and, political committees, and
383	committees of continuous existence.--
384	(2)(a)  Any political committee or committee of continuous
385	existence that accepts the use of public funds, equipment,
386	personnel, or other resources to collect dues from its members
387	agrees not to make independent expenditures in support of or
388	opposition to a candidate or elected public official. However,
389	expenditures may be made for the sole purpose of jointly
390	endorsing three or more candidates.
391	(b)  Any political committee or committee of continuous
392	existence that violates this subsection is liable for a civil
393	fine of up to $5,000 to be determined by the Florida Elections
394	Commission or the entire amount of the expenditures, whichever
395	is greater.
396	Section 57.  Paragraph (b) of subsection (3) of section
397	106.147, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
398	106.147  Telephone solicitation; disclosure requirements;
399	prohibitions; exemptions; penalties.--
400	(3)
401	(b)  For purposes of paragraph (a), the term "person"
402	includes any candidate; any officer of any political committee,
403	committee of continuous existence, or political party executive
404	committee; any officer, partner, attorney, or other
405	representative of a corporation, partnership, or other business
406	entity; and any agent or other person acting on behalf of any
407	candidate, political committee, committee of continuous
408	existence, political party executive committee, or corporation,
409	partnership, or other business entity.
410	Section 58.  Subsection (2) of section 106.23, Florida
411	Statutes, is amended to read:
412	106.23  Powers of the Division of Elections.--
413	(2)  The Division of Elections shall provide advisory
414	opinions when requested by any supervisor of elections,
415	candidate, local officer having election-related duties,
416	political party, political committee, committee of continuous
417	existence, or other person or organization engaged in political
418	activity, relating to any provisions or possible violations of
419	Florida election laws with respect to actions such supervisor,
420	candidate, local officer having election-related duties,
421	political party, committee, person, or organization has taken or
422	proposes to take. Requests for advisory opinions must be
423	submitted in accordance with rules adopted by the Department of
424	State. A written record of all such opinions issued by the
425	division, sequentially numbered, dated, and indexed by subject
426	matter, shall be retained. A copy shall be sent to said person
427	or organization upon request. Any such person or organization,
428	acting in good faith upon such an advisory opinion, shall not be
429	subject to any criminal penalty provided for in this chapter.
430	The opinion, until amended or revoked, shall be binding on any
431	person or organization who sought the opinion or with reference
432	to whom the opinion was sought, unless material facts were
433	omitted or misstated in the request for the advisory opinion.
434	Section 59.  Paragraphs (c) and (d) of subsection (1) and
435	subsection (2) of section 106.265, Florida Statutes, are amended
436	to read:
437	106.265  Civil penalties.--
438	(1)  The commission is authorized upon the finding of a
439	violation of this chapter or chapter 104 to impose civil
440	penalties in the form of fines not to exceed $1,000 per count.
441	In determining the amount of such civil penalties, the
442	commission shall consider, among other mitigating and
443	aggravating circumstances:
444	(c)  The appropriateness of such penalty to the financial
445	resources of the person, political committee, committee of
446	continuous existence, or political party; and
447	(d)  Whether the person, political committee, committee of
448	continuous existence, or political party has shown good faith in
449	attempting to comply with the provisions of this chapter or
450	chapter 104.
451	(2)  If any person, political committee, committee of
452	continuous existence, or political party fails or refuses to pay
453	to the commission any civil penalties assessed pursuant to the
454	provisions of this section, the commission shall be responsible
455	for collecting the civil penalties resulting from such action.
456	Section 60.  Subsection (2) of section 106.27, Florida
457	Statutes, is amended to read:
458	106.27  Determinations by commission; legal disposition.--
459	(2)  Civil actions may be brought by the commission for
460	relief, including permanent or temporary injunctions,
461	restraining orders, or any other appropriate order for the
462	imposition of civil penalties provided by this chapter. Such
463	civil actions shall be brought by the commission in the
464	appropriate court of competent jurisdiction, and the venue shall
465	be in the county in which the alleged violation occurred or in
466	which the alleged violator or violators are found, reside, or
467	transact business. Upon a proper showing that such person,
468	political committee, committee of continuous existence, or
469	political party has engaged, or is about to engage, in
470	prohibited acts or practices, a permanent or temporary
471	injunction, restraining order, or other order shall be granted
472	without bond by such court, and the civil fines provided by this
473	chapter may be imposed.
474	Section 61.  Section 111.075, Florida Statutes, is amended
475	to read:
476	111.075  Elected officials; prohibition concerning certain
477	committees.--Elected officials are prohibited from being
478	employed by, or acting as a consultant for compensation to, a
479	political committee or committee of continuous existence.
480	Section 62.  Subsections (3) and (4) and paragraph (a) of
481	subsection (5), of section 112.3148, Florida Statutes, are
482	amended to read:
483	112.3148  Reporting and prohibited receipt of gifts by
484	individuals filing full or limited public disclosure of
485	financial interests and by procurement employees.--
486	(3)  A reporting individual or procurement employee is
487	prohibited from soliciting any gift from a political committee
488	or committee of continuous existence, as defined in s. 106.011,
489	or from a lobbyist who lobbies the reporting individual's or
490	procurement employee's agency, or the partner, firm, employer,
491	or principal of such lobbyist, where such gift is for the
492	personal benefit of the reporting individual or procurement
493	employee, another reporting individual or procurement employee,
494	or any member of the immediate family of a reporting individual
495	or procurement employee.
496	(4)  A reporting individual or procurement employee or any
497	other person on his or her behalf is prohibited from knowingly
498	accepting, directly or indirectly, a gift from a political
499	committee or committee of continuous existence, as defined in s.
500	106.011, or from a lobbyist who lobbies the reporting
501	individual's or procurement employee's agency, or directly or
502	indirectly on behalf of the partner, firm, employer, or
503	principal of a lobbyist, if he or she knows or reasonably
504	believes that the gift has a value in excess of $100; however,
505	such a gift may be accepted by such person on behalf of a
506	governmental entity or a charitable organization. If the gift is
507	accepted on behalf of a governmental entity or charitable
508	organization, the person receiving the gift shall not maintain
509	custody of the gift for any period of time beyond that
510	reasonably necessary to arrange for the transfer of custody and
511	ownership of the gift.
512	(5)(a)  A political committee or a committee of continuous
513	existence, as defined in s. 106.011; a lobbyist who lobbies a
514	reporting individual's or procurement employee's agency; the
515	partner, firm, employer, or principal of a lobbyist; or another
516	on behalf of the lobbyist or partner, firm, principal, or
517	employer of the lobbyist is prohibited from giving, either
518	directly or indirectly, a gift that has a value in excess of
519	$100 to the reporting individual or procurement employee or any
520	other person on his or her behalf; however, such person may give
521	a gift having a value in excess of $100 to a reporting
522	individual or procurement employee if the gift is intended to be
523	transferred to a governmental entity or a charitable
524	organization.
525	Section 63.  Subsections (3) and (4) of section 112.3149,
526	Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
527	112.3149  Solicitation and disclosure of honoraria.--
528	(3)  A reporting individual or procurement employee is
529	prohibited from knowingly accepting an honorarium from a
530	political committee or committee of continuous existence, as
531	defined in s. 106.011, from a lobbyist who lobbies the reporting
532	individual's or procurement employee's agency, or from the
533	employer, principal, partner, or firm of such a lobbyist.
534	(4)  A political committee or committee of continuous
535	existence, as defined in s. 106.011, a lobbyist who lobbies a
536	reporting individual's or procurement employee's agency, or the
537	employer, principal, partner, or firm of such a lobbyist is
538	prohibited from giving an honorarium to a reporting individual
539	or procurement employee.
540	Section 64.  Subsection (4) of section 1004.28, Florida
541	Statutes, is amended to read:
542	1004.28  Direct-support organizations; use of property;
543	board of directors; activities; audit; facilities.--
544	(4)  ACTIVITIES; RESTRICTION.--A university direct-support
545	organization is prohibited from giving, either directly or
546	indirectly, any gift to a political committee or committee of
547	continuous existence as defined in s. 106.011 for any purpose
548	other than those certified by a majority roll call vote of the
549	governing board of the direct-support organization at a
550	regularly scheduled meeting as being directly related to the
551	educational mission of the university.
552	Section 65.  Paragraph (d) of subsection (4) of section
553	1004.70, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
554	1004.70  Community college direct-support organizations.--
555	(4)  ACTIVITIES; RESTRICTIONS.--
556	(d)  A community college direct-support organization is
557	prohibited from giving, either directly or indirectly, any gift
558	to a political committee or committee of continuous existence as
559	defined in s. 106.011 for any purpose other than those certified
560	by a majority roll call vote of the governing board of the
561	direct-support organization at a regularly scheduled meeting as
562	being directly related to the educational mission of the
563	community college.
564	Section 66.  Paragraph (c) of subsection (4) of section
565	1004.71, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
566	1004.71  Statewide community college direct-support
567	organizations.--
568	(4)  RESTRICTIONS.--
569	(c)  A statewide community college direct-support
570	organization is prohibited from giving, either directly or
571	indirectly, any gift to a political committee or committee of
572	continuous existence as defined in s. 106.011 for any purpose
573	other than those certified by a majority roll call vote of the
574	governing board of the direct-support organization at a
575	regularly scheduled meeting as being directly related to the
576	educational mission of the State Board of Education.
577
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579	Remove line(s) 2304 and insert:
580	repealing s. 106.04, F.S., relating to committees of continuous
581	existence; amending ss. 101.62, 102.031, 106.011, 106.07,
582	106.0705, 106.08, 106.082, 106.087, 106.12, 106.147, 106.148,
583	106.23, 106.265, 106.27, 106.29, 106.33, 111.075, 112.3148,
584	112.3149, 627.0623, 655.019, 1004.28, 1004.70, and 1004.71,
585	F.S.; removing or correcting references, to conform; providing
586	effective dates.

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