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CS/CS/CS/SB 1372: Government Accountability

GENERAL BILL by Rules ; Community Affairs ; Ethics and Elections ; Gaetz

Government Accountability; Specifying that the Governor, the Commissioner of Education, or the designee of the Governor or of the Commissioner of Education may notify the Legislative Auditing Committee of an entity’s failure to comply with certain auditing and financial reporting requirements; revising reporting requirements applicable to the Auditor General; specifying that prohibitions on conflicting employment or contractual relationships for public officers or employees of an agency apply to contractual relationships held by certain business entities; expanding the types of governmental entities that are subject to lobbyist registration requirements, etc.

Effective Date: 10/1/2015
 Last Action: 4/28/2015 House - Died in Messages
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Ethics and Elections (EE)
  2. Community Affairs (CA)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/25/2015 Senate • Filed
    3/2/2015 Senate • Referred to Ethics and Elections; Community Affairs; Rules -SJ 130
    3/3/2015 Senate • Introduced -SJ 130
    3/19/2015 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Ethics and Elections, 03/24/15, 4:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
    3/24/2015 Senate • CS by Ethics and Elections; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 259
    3/25/2015 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    3/26/2015 Senate • Now in Community Affairs -SJ 259
    • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 03/31/15, 10:00 am, 301 Senate Office Building
    3/31/2015 Senate • CS/CS by Community Affairs; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 317
    • CS by Ethics and Elections read 1st time -SJ 276
    4/1/2015 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • CS/CS by Community Affairs read 1st time -SJ 321
    4/2/2015 Senate • Now in Rules -SJ 317
    4/10/2015 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/15/15, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Office Building --Amendments Adopted -Temporarily Postponed
    4/15/2015 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/20/15, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
    4/20/2015 Senate • CS/CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 13 NAYS 0 -SJ 504
    4/22/2015 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 504
    • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/24/15
    • CS/CS/CS by Rules read 1st time -SJ 506
    4/24/2015 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 608
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    4/27/2015 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 674
    • CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 674
    4/27/2015 House • In Messages
    4/28/2015 House • Died in Messages

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  • CS/CS/CS/SB 1372, Committee Substitute 3 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/22/2015 at 8:07 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1063 (c3) Government Accountability Metz Similar Last Action: 4/28/2015 H Died on Calendar
    Location: On 2nd Reading Calendar     		Track This Bill

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/27/2015 3:48 PM Senate 39 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (30)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    11.40 Legislative Auditing Committee. Page 5 (pdf)
    11.45 Definitions; duties; authorities; reports; rules. Page 7 (pdf)
    28.35 Florida Clerks of Court Operations Corporation. Page 12 (pdf)
    43.16 Justice Administrative Commission; membership, powers and duties. Page 13 (pdf)
    68.082 False claims against the state; definitions; liability. Page 42 (pdf)
    68.083 Civil actions for false claims. Page 43 (pdf)
    112.313 Standards of conduct for public officers, employees of agencies, and local government attorneys. Page 14 (pdf)
    112.31455 Collection methods for unpaid automatic fines for failure to timely file disclosure of financial interests. Page 16 (pdf)
    112.3261 Lobbying before water management districts; registration and reporting. Page 16 (pdf)
    129.03 Preparation and adoption of budget. Page 19 (pdf)
    129.06 Execution and amendment of budget. Page 20 (pdf)
    166.241 Fiscal years, budgets, and budget amendments. Page 21 (pdf)
    189.016 Reports; budgets; audits. Page 22 (pdf)
    215.425 Extra compensation claims prohibited; bonuses; severance pay. Page 23 (pdf)
    215.86 Management systems and controls. Page 28 (pdf)
    215.97 Florida Single Audit Act. Page 29 (pdf)
    215.985 Transparency in government spending. Page 30 (pdf)
    218.32 Annual financial reports; local governmental entities. Page 30 (pdf)
    218.33 Local governmental entities; establishment of uniform fiscal years and accounting practices and procedures. Page 32 (pdf)
    218.39 Annual financial audit reports. Page 32 (pdf)
    218.391 Auditor selection procedures. Page 32 (pdf)
    218.503 Determination of financial emergency. Page 41 (pdf)
    288.92 Divisions of Enterprise Florida, Inc. Page 34 (pdf)
    288.9604 Creation of the authority. Page 36 (pdf)
    373.536 District budget and hearing thereon. Page 36 (pdf)
    1002.33 Charter schools. Page 38 (pdf)
    1002.37 The Florida Virtual School. Page 39 (pdf)
    1002.455 Student eligibility for K-12 virtual instruction. Page 47 (pdf)
    1010.01 Uniform records and accounts. Page 41 (pdf)
    1010.30 Audits required. Page 41 (pdf)

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  • CS/CS/SB 1372, Committee Substitute 2 Posted 4/1/2015 at 4:26 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Rules (Pre-Meeting) 4/17/2015 (pdf)
    Rules (Post-Meeting) 4/21/2015 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1063 (c3) Government Accountability Metz Similar Last Action: 4/28/2015 H Died on Calendar
    Location: On 2nd Reading Calendar     		Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (6)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    897662 - Amendment
    Between lines 382 and 383 insert:     		Rules
    (Gaetz)     		4/14/2015
    8:57 AM     		Replaced by Substitute Amendment
    4/21/2015     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 287580 - Amendment to Amendment (897662)
    Delete lines 23 - 27 and insert:     		Rules
    (Gaetz)     		4/14/2015
    3:29 PM     		Replaced by Substitute Amendment
    4/21/2015     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 958928 - Substitute Amendment (897662)
    Between lines 382 and 383 insert:     		Rules
    (Gaetz)     		4/20/2015
    1:19 PM
    (Late Filed)     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/21/2015     		Web Page
    PDF
    381578 - Amendment
    Delete lines 408 - 649 and insert:     		Rules
    (Gaetz)     		4/14/2015
    8:56 AM     		Replaced by Substitute Amendment
    4/21/2015     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 533978 - Substitute Amendment (381578)
    Delete lines 408 - 744 and insert:     		Rules
    (Joyner)     		4/15/2015
    8:38 AM
    (Late Filed)     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/21/2015     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 278496 - Amendment to Amendment (533978)
    Delete lines 206 - 332 and insert:     		Rules
    (Gaetz)     		4/20/2015
    1:24 PM
    (Late Filed)     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/21/2015     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/20/2015 1:00 PM Rules 13 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (30)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    11.40 Legislative Auditing Committee. Page 5 (pdf)
    11.45 Definitions; duties; authorities; reports; rules. Page 7 (pdf)
    28.35 Florida Clerks of Court Operations Corporation. Page 12 (pdf)
    43.16 Justice Administrative Commission; membership, powers and duties. Page 13 (pdf)
    68.082 False claims against the state; definitions; liability. Page 40 (pdf)
    68.083 Civil actions for false claims. Page 41 (pdf)
    112.31455 Collection methods for unpaid automatic fines for failure to timely file disclosure of financial interests. Page 14 (pdf)
    112.31456 Page 15 (pdf)
    112.3261 Lobbying before water management districts; registration and reporting. Page 16 (pdf)
    129.03 Preparation and adoption of budget. Page 18 (pdf)
    129.06 Execution and amendment of budget. Page 19 (pdf)
    166.241 Fiscal years, budgets, and budget amendments. Page 20 (pdf)
    189.016 Reports; budgets; audits. Page 21 (pdf)
    215.425 Extra compensation claims prohibited; bonuses; severance pay. Page 23 (pdf)
    215.86 Management systems and controls. Page 26 (pdf)
    215.97 Florida Single Audit Act. Page 27 (pdf)
    215.985 Transparency in government spending. Page 27 (pdf)
    218.32 Annual financial reports; local governmental entities. Page 28 (pdf)
    218.33 Local governmental entities; establishment of uniform fiscal years and accounting practices and procedures. Page 29 (pdf)
    218.39 Annual financial audit reports. Page 30 (pdf)
    218.391 Auditor selection procedures. Page 30 (pdf)
    218.503 Determination of financial emergency. Page 41 (pdf)
    288.92 Divisions of Enterprise Florida, Inc. Page 32 (pdf)
    288.9604 Creation of the authority. Page 34 (pdf)
    373.536 District budget and hearing thereon. Page 34 (pdf)
    1002.33 Charter schools. Page 35 (pdf)
    1002.37 The Florida Virtual School. Page 36 (pdf)
    1002.455 Student eligibility for K-12 virtual instruction. Page 45 (pdf)
    1010.01 Uniform records and accounts. Page 38 (pdf)
    1010.30 Audits required. Page 39 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 1372, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/25/2015 at 9:46 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Ethics and Elections (Post-Meeting) 3/25/2015 (pdf)
    Community Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 3/30/2015 (pdf)
    Community Affairs (Post-Meeting) 4/1/2015 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1063 (c1) Government Accountability Metz Similar Last Action: 4/28/2015 H Died on Calendar
    Location: On 2nd Reading Calendar     		Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (3)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    240196 - Amendment
    Delete lines 186 - 939 and insert:     		Community Affairs
    (Abruzzo)     		3/30/2015
    10:30 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/31/2015     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 257090 - Amendment to Amendment (240196)
    Delete lines 471 - 477 and insert:     		Community Affairs
    (Diaz de la Portilla)     		3/30/2015
    2:33 PM     		Withdrawn
    3/31/2015     		Web Page
    PDF
    418214 - Amendment
    Delete lines 687 - 693 and insert:     		Community Affairs
    (Diaz de la Portilla)     		3/31/2015
    7:18 AM     		Withdrawn
    3/31/2015     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/31/2015 10:00 AM Community Affairs 6 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (30)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    11.40 Legislative Auditing Committee. Page 5 (pdf)
    11.45 Definitions; duties; authorities; reports; rules. Page 7 (pdf)
    28.35 Florida Clerks of Court Operations Corporation. Page 12 (pdf)
    43.16 Justice Administrative Commission; membership, powers and duties. Page 13 (pdf)
    68.082 False claims against the state; definitions; liability. Page 41 (pdf)
    68.083 Civil actions for false claims. Page 42 (pdf)
    112.31455 Collection methods for unpaid automatic fines for failure to timely file disclosure of financial interests. Page 14 (pdf)
    112.31456 Page 16 (pdf)
    112.3261 Lobbying before water management districts; registration and reporting. Page 17 (pdf)
    129.03 Preparation and adoption of budget. Page 20 (pdf)
    129.06 Execution and amendment of budget. Page 21 (pdf)
    166.241 Fiscal years, budgets, and budget amendments. Page 22 (pdf)
    189.016 Reports; budgets; audits. Page 22 (pdf)
    215.425 Extra compensation claims prohibited; bonuses; severance pay. Page 24 (pdf)
    215.86 Management systems and controls. Page 28 (pdf)
    215.97 Florida Single Audit Act. Page 28 (pdf)
    215.985 Transparency in government spending. Page 29 (pdf)
    218.32 Annual financial reports; local governmental entities. Page 29 (pdf)
    218.33 Local governmental entities; establishment of uniform fiscal years and accounting practices and procedures. Page 31 (pdf)
    218.39 Annual financial audit reports. Page 31 (pdf)
    218.391 Auditor selection procedures. Page 32 (pdf)
    218.503 Determination of financial emergency. Page 43 (pdf)
    288.92 Divisions of Enterprise Florida, Inc. Page 34 (pdf)
    288.9604 Creation of the authority. Page 35 (pdf)
    373.536 District budget and hearing thereon. Page 36 (pdf)
    1002.33 Charter schools. Page 37 (pdf)
    1002.37 The Florida Virtual School. Page 38 (pdf)
    1002.455 Student eligibility for K-12 virtual instruction. Page 47 (pdf)
    1010.01 Uniform records and accounts. Page 40 (pdf)
    1010.30 Audits required. Page 41 (pdf)

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  • SB 1372, Original Filed Version Posted 2/25/2015 at 3:52 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Ethics and Elections (Pre-Meeting) 3/20/2015 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1063 Government Accountability Metz Identical Last Action: 4/28/2015 H Died on Calendar
    Location: On 2nd Reading Calendar     		Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    497420 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Ethics and Elections
    (Gaetz)     		3/23/2015
    12:30 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/25/2015     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/24/2015 4:00 PM Ethics and Elections 10 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (29)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    11.40 Legislative Auditing Committee. Page 5 (pdf)
    11.45 Definitions; duties; authorities; reports; rules. Page 7 (pdf)
    28.35 Florida Clerks of Court Operations Corporation. Page 11 (pdf)
    43.16 Justice Administrative Commission; membership, powers and duties. Page 13 (pdf)
    68.082 False claims against the state; definitions; liability. Page 38 (pdf)
    68.083 Civil actions for false claims. Page 39 (pdf)
    112.31455 Collection methods for unpaid automatic fines for failure to timely file disclosure of financial interests. Page 13 (pdf)
    112.31456 Page 15 (pdf)
    112.3261 Lobbying before water management districts; registration and reporting. Page 16 (pdf)
    129.03 Preparation and adoption of budget. Page 19 (pdf)
    129.06 Execution and amendment of budget. Page 20 (pdf)
    166.241 Fiscal years, budgets, and budget amendments. Page 21 (pdf)
    189.016 Reports; budgets; audits. Page 22 (pdf)
    215.425 Extra compensation claims prohibited; bonuses; severance pay. Page 23 (pdf)
    215.86 Management systems and controls. Page 25 (pdf)
    215.97 Florida Single Audit Act. Page 26 (pdf)
    215.985 Transparency in government spending. Page 27 (pdf)
    218.32 Annual financial reports; local governmental entities. Page 27 (pdf)
    218.33 Local governmental entities; establishment of uniform fiscal years and accounting practices and procedures. Page 28 (pdf)
    218.39 Annual financial audit reports. Page 29 (pdf)
    218.391 Auditor selection procedures. Page 29 (pdf)
    218.503 Determination of financial emergency. Page 40 (pdf)
    288.92 Divisions of Enterprise Florida, Inc. Page 30 (pdf)
    288.9604 Creation of the authority. Page 32 (pdf)
    373.536 District budget and hearing thereon. Page 33 (pdf)
    1002.33 Charter schools. Page 34 (pdf)
    1002.37 The Florida Virtual School. Page 35 (pdf)
    1010.01 Uniform records and accounts. Page 37 (pdf)
    1010.30 Audits required. Page 37 (pdf)

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