CS/HB 7021: Local Government Ethics Reform
GENERAL BILL by Government Accountability Committee ; Public Integrity and Ethics Committee ; Metz
Local Government Ethics Reform; Providing that contractual relationships held by business entities are deemed held by public officers or employees in certain situations; requiring certain ethics training for governing board members of special districts and water management districts; prohibiting governing board members of special districts or school districts from voting in an official capacity on specified matters; requiring certain mayors and members of a municipality governing body to file a full and public disclosure of financial interests; providing for the future repeal of provisions relating to registration and reporting for lobbying water management districts; requiring the commission to create the Local Government Lobbyist Registration System; requiring lobbyists to register with the commission before lobbying governmental entities effective a specified date; providing civil penalties, etc.
- Ethics and Elections (EE)
- Rules (RC)
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/22/2017 | House |
• Filed |
| 2/28/2017 | House |
• Referred to Appropriations Committee; Government Accountability Committee -HJ 254 |
| 3/6/2017 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee, 03/08/17, 3:30 pm, Webster Hall |
| 3/7/2017 | House |
• Introduced -HJ 254 |
| 3/8/2017 | House |
• Favorable by Appropriations Committee; YEAS 27 NAYS 0 -HJ 335 • Now in Government Accountability Committee -HJ 335 |
| 3/20/2017 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- Government Accountability Committee, 03/22/17, 9:15 am, Morris Hall |
| 3/22/2017 | House |
• CS by- Government Accountability Committee; YEAS 21 NAYS 0 -HJ 454 |
| 3/23/2017 | House |
• Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.18(c) • Placed on Calendar -HJ 450 • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/29/17 • CS by Government Accountability Committee read 1st time -HJ 449 |
| 3/29/2017 | House |
• Read 2nd time -HJ 474 • Amendment(s) adopted (441225) -HJ 475 • Placed on 3rd reading |
| 3/30/2017 | House |
• Read 3rd time -HJ 500 • CS passed as amended; YEAS 114 NAYS 1 -HJ 500 |
| 4/4/2017 | Senate |
• In Messages |
| 4/5/2017 | Senate |
• Referred to Ethics and Elections; Rules -SJ 329 |
| 4/6/2017 | Senate |
• Received -SJ 329 |
| 5/5/2017 | Senate |
• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration • Died in Ethics and Elections |
655101 - Amendment to Amendment (358643)