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CS/HB 1: Ethics Reform

GENERAL BILL by Oversight, Transparency and Public Management Subcommittee ; Sabatini ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Smith, D.

Ethics Reform; Repeals provisions relating to state, state university, & community college employee lobbyists; prohibits certain public officers & employees from soliciting specified employment & contractual relationships; revises lobbyist registration, compensation report, principal designation cancellation, & investigation requirements.

Effective Date: 7/1/2019
Last Action: 5/3/2019 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)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/1/2019 House • Filed
2/5/2019 House • On Committee agenda-- Public Integrity and Ethics Committee, 02/12/19, 4:00 pm, Sumner Hall -- Workshopped
2/6/2019 House • Referred to Public Integrity and Ethics Committee; Oversight, Transparency and Public Management Subcommittee; State Affairs Committee -HJ 21
3/5/2019 House • Introduced -HJ 21
3/19/2019 House • On Committee agenda-- Public Integrity and Ethics Committee, 03/21/19, 1:00 pm, Sumner Hall
3/21/2019 House • Favorable by Public Integrity and Ethics Committee; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -HJ 479
• Now in Oversight, Transparency and Public Management Subcommittee -HJ 479
3/25/2019 House • On Committee agenda-- Oversight, Transparency and Public Management Subcommittee, 03/27/19, 8:00 am, Webster Hall
3/27/2019 House • CS by Oversight, Transparency and Public Management Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -HJ 537
3/28/2019 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
• CS by Oversight, Transparency and Public Management Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 528
3/29/2019 House • Now in State Affairs Committee -HJ 550
4/2/2019 House • On Committee agenda-- State Affairs Committee, 04/04/19, 8:00 am, Morris Hall
4/4/2019 House • Favorable by- State Affairs Committee; YEAS 20 NAYS 0 -HJ 584
• Placed on Calendar -HJ 584
4/11/2019 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/17/19
4/17/2019 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 691
• Amendment(s) failed (439391, 786517) -HJ 692
• Read 3rd time -HJ 692
• CS passed; YEAS 117 NAYS 0 -HJ 692
4/23/2019 Senate • In Messages
4/24/2019 Senate • Referred to Ethics and Elections; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules -SJ 454
• Received -SJ 454
5/3/2019 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Ethics and Elections