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CS/SB 582: Public Corruption

GENERAL BILL by Governmental Oversight and Accountability ; Gaetz ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Altman

Public Corruption; Revising the definition of the term “bribery”; revising requirements for prosecution; revising the prohibition against unlawful compensation or reward for official behavior to conform to changes made by the act; revising the prohibition against official misconduct to conform to changes made by the act; revising applicability of the offense to include public contractors, etc.

Effective Date: 10/1/2016
Last Action: 3/8/2016 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7071 (Ch. 2016-151) -SJ 778
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
  2. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    10/20/2015 Senate • Filed
    11/2/2015 Senate • Referred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Criminal Justice; Rules -SJ 43
    11/23/2015 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 12/01/15, 1:00 pm, 401 Senate Office Building --Temporarily Postponed
    1/4/2016 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 01/11/16, 4:00 pm, 401 Senate Office Building --Pending Reconsideration (Unfavorable; YEAS 1 NAYS 4)
    1/12/2016 Senate • Introduced -SJ 43
    1/14/2016 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 01/19/16, 4:00 pm, 401 Senate Office Building
    1/19/2016 Senate • CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 4 NAYS 0 -SJ 222
    1/20/2016 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Now in Criminal Justice -SJ 222
    • CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability read 1st time -SJ 228
    1/27/2016 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 02/01/16, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Office Building
    2/1/2016 Senate • Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 290
    2/2/2016 Senate • Now in Rules -SJ 290
    2/5/2016 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/10/16, 10:00 am, 110 Senate Office Building
    2/10/2016 Senate • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -SJ 344
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 344
    3/4/2016 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/08/16
    3/8/2016 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 778
    • Substituted HB 7071 -SJ 778
    • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7071 (Ch. 2016-151) -SJ 778

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  • CS/SB 582, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/20/2016 at 4:44 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Criminal Justice (Pre-Meeting) 1/29/2016 (pdf)
    Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) 2/1/2016 (pdf)
    Rules (Pre-Meeting) 2/9/2016 (pdf)
    Rules (Post-Meeting) 2/10/2016 (pdf)

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 7071 (er) Public Corruption Rules, Calendar and Ethics Committee Identical Last Action: 3/28/2016 Chapter No. 2016-151
    Location: Became Law
    H 593 (e1) Government Accountability Metz Compare Last Action: 3/11/2016 S Died in Ethics and Elections, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 479 (Ch. 2016-22), CS/CS/CS/HB 651 (Ch. 2016-132), CS/CS/HB 7029 (Ch. 2016-237), HB 7071 (Ch. 2016-151)
    Location: In committee/council (EE)
    S 686 (c2) Government Accountability Gaetz Compare Last Action: 3/11/2016 S Died in Appropriations, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 479 (Ch. 2016-22), CS/CS/CS/HB 651 (Ch. 2016-132), CS/CS/HB 7029 (Ch. 2016-237), HB 7071 (Ch. 2016-151)
    Location: In committee/council (AP)

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    243190 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:
    Criminal Justice
    (Brandes)
    1/29/2016
    3:57 PM
    Withdrawn
    2/1/2016
    Web Page
    PDF

    Floor Amendments (3)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    335822 - Amendment
    Before line 35 insert:
    Clemens 3/7/2016
    4:49 PM
    Senate: Not Considered
    3/8/2016
    Web Page
    PDF
    738986 - Amendment
    Before line 35 insert:
    Clemens 3/7/2016
    4:50 PM
    Senate: Not Considered
    3/8/2016
    Web Page
    PDF
    696352 - Amendment
    Before line 35 insert:
    Clemens 3/7/2016
    4:51 PM
    Senate: Not Considered
    3/8/2016
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    2/1/2016 4:00 PM Criminal Justice 5 Yeas - 0 Nays
    2/10/2016 10:00 AM Rules 11 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (9)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    112.534 Failure to comply; official misconduct. Page 7 (pdf)
    117.01 Appointment, application, suspension, revocation, application fee, bond, and oath. Page 7 (pdf)
    817.568 Criminal use of personal identification information. Page 7 (pdf)
    838.014 Definitions. Page 2 (pdf)
    838.015 Bribery. Page 3 (pdf)
    838.016 Unlawful compensation or reward for official behavior. Page 3 (pdf)
    838.022 Official misconduct. Page 4 (pdf)
    838.22 Bid tampering. Page 5 (pdf)
    921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart. Page 8 (pdf), Page 27 (pdf)

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  • SB 582, Original Filed Version Posted 10/20/2015 at 11:36 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Governmental Oversight and Accountability (Pre-Meeting) 1/11/2016 (pdf)
    Governmental Oversight and Accountability (Post-Meeting) 1/21/2016 (pdf)

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 593 Government Accountability Metz Compare Last Action: 3/11/2016 S Died in Ethics and Elections, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 479 (Ch. 2016-22), CS/CS/CS/HB 651 (Ch. 2016-132), CS/CS/HB 7029 (Ch. 2016-237), HB 7071 (Ch. 2016-151)
    Location: In committee/council (EE)
    H 7071 Public Corruption Rules, Calendar and Ethics Committee Compare Last Action: 3/28/2016 Chapter No. 2016-151
    Location: Became Law
    S 686 (c1) Government Accountability Gaetz Compare Last Action: 3/11/2016 S Died in Appropriations, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 479 (Ch. 2016-22), CS/CS/CS/HB 651 (Ch. 2016-132), CS/CS/HB 7029 (Ch. 2016-237), HB 7071 (Ch. 2016-151)
    Location: In committee/council (AP)

    Committee Amendments (5)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    401016 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:
    Governmental Oversight and Accountability
    (Ring)
    1/8/2016
    3:30 PM
    Replaced by Substitute Amendment
    1/19/2016
    Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 248166 - Substitute Amendment (401016)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:
    Governmental Oversight and Accountability
    (Latvala)
    1/19/2016
    10:59 AM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    1/19/2016
    Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 637486 - Amendment to Substitute Amendment (248166)
    Delete lines 146 - 152.
    Governmental Oversight and Accountability
    (Latvala)
    1/19/2016
    3:35 PM
    (Late Filed)
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    1/19/2016
    Web Page
    PDF
    313064 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:
    Governmental Oversight and Accountability
    (Latvala)
    1/19/2016
    9:52 AM
    Withdrawn
    1/19/2016
    Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 929576 - Amendment to Amendment (313064)
    Delete lines 145 - 151.
    Governmental Oversight and Accountability
    (Latvala)
    1/19/2016
    3:34 PM
    (Late Filed)
    Withdrawn
    1/19/2016
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    1/19/2016 4:00 PM Governmental Oversight and Accountability 4 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (6)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    817.568 Criminal use of personal identification information. Page 6 (pdf)
    838.014 Definitions. Page 1 (pdf)
    838.015 Bribery. Page 3 (pdf)
    838.016 Unlawful compensation or reward for official behavior. Page 4 (pdf)
    838.022 Official misconduct. Page 5 (pdf)
    838.22 Bid tampering. Page 5 (pdf)

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