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SB 304: Governmental Ethics

GENERAL BILL by Fasano

Governmental Ethics; Requiring that all disclosures otherwise required by law be made in writing on forms prescribed by the Commission on Ethics; providing penalties if a public official makes a prohibited appointment, employment, promotion, or advancement decision; providing that if a covered public official holds an economic interest in a qualified blind trust, he or she does not have a conflict of interest that would otherwise be prohibited by law; requiring a state public officer holding an elected or appointed office to publicly state the nature of all of the officer’s interests, and all of the interests of his or her principals, relatives, or business associates which are known to him or her, in the matter from which the officer is abstaining from voting; prohibiting a reporting individual or procurement employee from knowingly accepting an honorarium from a vendor doing business with the reporting individual’s or procurement employee’s agency; raising the civil penalties that may be imposed for violations of ch. 112, F.S., from $10,000 to $100,000, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2012
 Last Action: 3/9/2012 Senate - Died in Rules Subcommittee on Ethics and Elections
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Rules Subcommittee on Ethics and Elections (EE)
  2. Rules (RC)
  3. Budget (BC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    9/20/2011 Senate • Filed
    10/4/2011 Senate • Referred to Rules Subcommittee on Ethics and Elections; Rules; Budget -SJ 31
    1/10/2012 Senate • Introduced -SJ 31
    3/9/2012 Senate • Died in Rules Subcommittee on Ethics and Elections

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  • SB 304, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 9/20/2011 at 9:37 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 306 Public Records and Meetings/Code of Ethics for Public Officers and Employees Fasano Linked Last Action: 3/9/2012 S Died in Rules Subcommittee on Ethics and Elections
    Location: In committee/council (EE)     		Track This Bill
    S 1560 Ethical Requirements for Public Officers Thrasher Compare Last Action: 2/14/2012 S Unfavorable by Rules, laid on Table; YEAS 6 NAYS 6 -SJ 518
    Location: Laid on Table     		Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (14)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    112.312 Definitions. Page 4 (pdf)
    112.313 Standards of conduct for public officers, employees of agencies, and local government attorneys. Page 5 (pdf)
    112.3135 Restriction on employment of relatives. Page 8 (pdf)
    112.3142 Page 10 (pdf)
    112.3143 Voting conflicts. Page 15 (pdf)
    112.3144 Full and public disclosure of financial interests. Page 19 (pdf)
    112.3145 Disclosure of financial interests and clients represented before agencies. Page 20 (pdf)
    112.3148 Reporting and prohibited receipt of gifts by individuals filing full or limited public disclosure of financial interests and by procurement employees. Page 27 (pdf)
    112.3149 Solicitation and disclosure of honoraria. Page 32 (pdf)
    112.317 Penalties. Page 34 (pdf)
    112.3215 Lobbying before the executive branch or the Constitution Revision Commission; registration and reporting; investigation by commission. Page 38 (pdf)
    112.324 Procedures on complaints of violations; public records and meeting exemptions. Page 40 (pdf)
    310.151 Rates of pilotage; Pilotage Rate Review Committee. Page 48 (pdf)
    411.01 School readiness programs; early learning coalitions. Page 48 (pdf)

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