Skip to Navigation | Skip to Main Content | Skip to Site Map

MyFloridaHouse.gov | Mobile Site

Senate Tracker: Sign Up | Login

The Florida Senate

Track This Bill

Glossary of Legislative Terms

CS/CS/HB 7007: Ethics Reform

GENERAL BILL by Government Accountability Committee ; Public Integrity and Ethics Committee ; Sullivan ; Jacobs ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Davis ; Duran ; Hager ; Ingoglia ; Mercado ; Metz ; Plasencia ; Pritchett ; Shaw ; Slosberg ; Watson, C. ; Williams

Ethics Reform; Repeals provisions relating to state, state university, & community college employee lobbyists; provides state policy relating to sexual harassment; provides criminal penalties; requires Legislature, Supreme Court, & agencies to establish & adopt rules, policies, & procedures; prohibits certain public officers & employees from soliciting specified employment & contractual relationships; revises lobbyist registration, compensation report, principal designation cancellation, & investigation requirements.

Effective Date: 7/1/2018
 Last Action: 3/10/2018 Senate - Died in Ethics and Elections
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Ethics and Elections (EE)
  2. Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
  3. Rules (RC)


View By Bill Version View By Category


Bill History

Date Chamber Action
11/9/2017 House • Filed
1/9/2018 House • Introduced -HJ 241
1/16/2018 House • Referred to Public Integrity and Ethics Committee -HJ 345
1/30/2018 House • On Committee agenda-- Public Integrity and Ethics Committee, 02/01/18, 12:00 pm, Sumner Hall
2/1/2018 House • CS by- Public Integrity and Ethics Committee; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 -HJ 492
2/5/2018 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.18(c)
• CS by Public Integrity and Ethics Committee read 1st time -HJ 491
2/7/2018 House • CS referred to Government Accountability Committee -HJ 531
• Now in Government Accountability Committee -HJ 531
2/20/2018 House • On Committee agenda-- Government Accountability Committee, 02/22/18, 9:00 am, Morris Hall
2/22/2018 House • CS/CS by- Government Accountability Committee; YEAS 19 NAYS 0 -HJ 672
• Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.18(c)
• Placed on Calendar -HJ 670
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/28/18
• CS/CS by Government Accountability Committee read 1st time -HJ 667, 668
2/28/2018 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 707
• Placed on 3rd reading
3/1/2018 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 733, 734
• CS passed; YEAS 114 NAYS 0 -HJ 734
3/1/2018 Senate • In Messages
3/5/2018 Senate • Referred to Ethics and Elections; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules -SJ 731
• Received -SJ 766
3/10/2018 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Ethics and Elections