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A bill to be entitled

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An act relating to the receipt of gifts by candidates,

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officers, and state employees; amending s. 112.3148, F.S.;

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deleting a limitation on the amount of time that a gift

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accepted on behalf of a governmental entity or charitable

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organization may be retained; providing an effective date.

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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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     Section 1.  Subsection (4) of section 112.3148, Florida

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Statutes, is amended to read:

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     112.3148  Reporting and prohibited receipt of gifts by

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individuals filing full or limited public disclosure of financial

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interests and by procurement employees.--

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     (4)  A reporting individual or procurement employee or any

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other person on his or her behalf is prohibited from knowingly

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accepting, directly or indirectly, a gift from a political

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committee or committee of continuous existence, as defined in s.

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106.011, or from a lobbyist who lobbies the reporting

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individual's or procurement employee's agency, or directly or

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indirectly on behalf of the partner, firm, employer, or principal

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of a lobbyist, if he or she knows or reasonably believes that the

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gift has a value in excess of $100; however, such a gift may be

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accepted by such person on behalf of a governmental entity or a

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charitable organization. If the gift is accepted on behalf of a

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governmental entity or charitable organization, the person

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receiving the gift shall not maintain custody of the gift for any

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period of time beyond that reasonably necessary to arrange for

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the transfer of custody and ownership of the gift.

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     Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2008.