Florida Senate - 2014                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for CS for SB 602
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  04/09/2014           .                                
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    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
    2  
    3         Between lines 134 and 135
    4  insert:
    5         Section 3. Section 14.01, Florida Statutes, is amended to
    6  read:
    7         14.01 Governor; residence; office; authority to protect
    8  life, liberty, and property.—
    9         (a) The Governor shall reside at the head of government,
   10  and the Governor’s office shall be in the capitol. The Governor
   11  may have such other offices within the state as he or she may
   12  deem necessary. The Governor may employ as many persons as he or
   13  she, in his or her discretion, may deem necessary to procure and
   14  secure protection to life, liberty, and property of the
   15  inhabitants of the state, also to protect the property of the
   16  state.
   17         (b) Notwithstanding s. 111.015, this section does not
   18  require the Governor to establish a new domicile at the head of
   19  government.
   20         Section 4. Subsection (1) of section 16.01, Florida
   21  Statutes, is amended to read:
   22         16.01 Residence, office, and duties of Attorney General.
   23  The Attorney General:
   24         (1) Shall reside at the seat of government and shall keep
   25  his or her office in the capitol. Notwithstanding s. 111.015,
   26  this subsection does not require the Attorney General to
   27  establish a new domicile at the seat of government.
   28         Section 5. Section 17.02, Florida Statutes, is amended to
   29  read:
   30         17.02 Place of residence and office.—The Chief Financial
   31  Officer shall reside at the seat of government of this state and
   32  shall keep his or her hold office in a room in the Capitol.
   33  Notwithstanding s. 111.015, this section does not require the
   34  Chief Financial Officer to establish a new domicile at the seat
   35  of government.
   36         Section 6. Section 19.23, Florida Statutes, is amended to
   37  read:
   38         19.23 Residence and office.—The Commissioner of Agriculture
   39  shall reside at the seat of government in this state, and shall
   40  keep his or her office in a room in the capitol. Notwithstanding
   41  s. 111.015, this section does not require the Commissioner of
   42  Agriculture to establish a new domicile at the seat of
   43  government.
   44         Section 7. Section 114.03, Florida Statutes, is amended to
   45  read:
   46         114.03 Certain executive officers not to absent themselves
   47  from the state.—
   48         (1) The Attorney General, Chief Financial Officer, and
   49  Commissioner of Agriculture shall reside at the capital, and no
   50  member of the Cabinet shall absent himself or herself from the
   51  state for a period of 60 consecutive days or more without the
   52  consent of the Governor and a majority of the Cabinet. If a
   53  Cabinet officer should refuse or fail to comply with and observe
   54  the requirements of this section, his or her office may be
   55  deemed vacant pursuant to paragraph (f) or paragraph (g) of s.
   56  114.01(1), as appropriate.
   57         (2) Notwithstanding s. 111.015, this section does not
   58  require the Attorney General, the Chief Financial Officer, or
   59  the Commissioner of Agriculture to establish a new domicile at
   60  the capital.
   61  
   62  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   63  And the title is amended as follows:
   64         Delete lines 8 - 9
   65  and insert:
   66         exceptions for active duty military members; amending
   67         ss. 14.01, 16.01, 17.02, 19.23, and 114.03, F.S.;
   68         specifying the applicability of residency requirements
   69         on the Governor and Cabinet officers; specifying that
   70         the act does not apply to members of the Legislature;
   71         providing an effective date.