House Bill 7083 (2017) - The Florida Senate

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CS/HB 7083: Ethics Reform

GENERAL BILL by Government Accountability Committee ; Public Integrity and Ethics Committee ; Sullivan ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Metz

Ethics Reform; Repeals provisions relating to state, state university, & community college employee lobbyists; prohibits certain public service announcements by specified governmental entities, persons acting on behalf of such entities, & elected officials; revises applicability of certain provisions relating to contractual relationships; prohibits public officer or employee of agency from soliciting specified employment or contractual relationships; authorizes Commission on Ethics to investigate certain disclosures; prohibits legislators, statewide elected officers, appointed state officers, & agency directors from certain compensated representation for specified period following vacation of office; deletes provision prohibiting former legislators from acting as lobbyists before certain entities & persons for specified period following vacation of office; provides commission responsibilities; prohibits certain officers & employees from soliciting employment or contractual relationships from or negotiating same with certain employers; requires lobbyist to electronically register with commission; revises lobbyist registration, compensation report, principal designation cancellation, & investigation requirements; revises lobbyist registration fees; authorizes commission to dismiss certain complaints & investigations.

Effective Date: 7/1/2017
Last Action: 5/5/2017 Senate - Died in Ethics and Elections
Bill Text: PDF

Senate Committee References:

Ethics and Elections (EE)
Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
Rules (RC)

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Bill History

Date	Chamber	Action
3/17/2017	House	• Filed • Introduced -HJ 387
3/20/2017	House	• Referred to Appropriations Committee; Government Accountability Committee -HJ 395
3/27/2017	House	• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee, 03/29/17, 11:30 am, Webster Hall
3/29/2017	House	• Favorable by Appropriations Committee; YEAS 24 NAYS 0 -HJ 494 • Now in Government Accountability Committee -HJ 494
4/4/2017	House	• On Committee agenda-- Government Accountability Committee, 04/06/17, 1:30 pm, Morris Hall
4/6/2017	House	• CS by- Government Accountability Committee; YEAS 19 NAYS 0 -HJ 610
4/10/2017	House	• Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.18(c) • CS by Government Accountability Committee read 1st time -HJ 609
4/12/2017	House	• Placed on Calendar -HJ 632
4/13/2017	House	• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/18/17
4/18/2017	House	• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/19/17
4/19/2017	House	• Read 2nd time -HJ 732 • Placed on 3rd reading
4/20/2017	House	• Read 3rd time -HJ 758 • CS passed; YEAS 118 NAYS 1 -HJ 758
4/25/2017	Senate	• In Messages
4/26/2017	Senate	• Referred to Ethics and Elections; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules -SJ 499 • Received -SJ 499
5/5/2017	Senate	• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration • Died in Ethics and Elections

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CS/HB 7083, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/10/2017 at 8:59 AM

Bill Text:	PDF

Analyses:	None

Related Bills (2)

Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
H 7001 (c1)	State Officers Post-service Personal Representation Prohibitions	Rules and Policy Committee	Compare	Last Action: 5/5/2017 S Died in Ethics and Elections
H 7003 (c1)	State Officer Post-service Lobbying Restrictions	Rules and Policy Committee	Compare	Last Action: 5/5/2017 S Died in Ethics and Elections

Floor Votes (1)

Date	Chamber	Result
4/20/2017 1:26 PM	House	118 Yeas - 1 Nays

Citations - Statutes (6)

Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
11.061	State, state university, and community college employee lobbyists; registration; recording attendance; penalty; exemptions.	Page 3 (pdf)
106.114		Page 3 (pdf)
112.313	Standards of conduct for public officers, employees of agencies, and local government attorneys.	Page 4 (pdf)
112.3181		Page 13 (pdf)
112.3185	Additional standards for state agency employees.	Page 16 (pdf)
112.3215	Lobbying before the executive branch or the Constitution Revision Commission; registration and reporting; investigation by commission.	Page 19 (pdf)

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HB 7083, Original Filed Version Posted 3/17/2017 at 3:12 PM

Bill Text:	PDF

Analyses:	Appropriations Committee (Post-Meeting) 3/29/2017 (pdf) Government Accountability Committee (Post-Meeting) 4/7/2017 (pdf)

Related Bills (2)

Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
H 7001 (c1)	State Officers Post-service Personal Representation Prohibitions	Rules and Policy Committee	Compare	Last Action: 5/5/2017 S Died in Ethics and Elections
H 7003 (c1)	State Officer Post-service Lobbying Restrictions	Rules and Policy Committee	Compare	Last Action: 5/5/2017 S Died in Ethics and Elections

Committee Amendments (2)

Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
725691 - Amendment Between lines 55 and 56, insert:	Sullivan (Yarborough)	4/5/2017 8:48 PM	Adopted without Objection 4/7/2017	PDF
382227 - Amendment Remove lines 430-438 and insert:	Sullivan (Avila)	4/5/2017 8:49 PM	Adopted without Objection 4/7/2017	PDF

Citations - Statutes (5)

Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
11.061	State, state university, and community college employee lobbyists; registration; recording attendance; penalty; exemptions.	Page 3 (pdf)
112.313	Standards of conduct for public officers, employees of agencies, and local government attorneys.	Page 3 (pdf)
112.3181		Page 11 (pdf)
112.3185	Additional standards for state agency employees.	Page 15 (pdf)
112.3215	Lobbying before the executive branch or the Constitution Revision Commission; registration and reporting; investigation by commission.	Page 18 (pdf)

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