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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)

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  • 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

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  • CS/HB 1, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/28/2019 at 10:36 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   State Affairs Committee (Post-Meeting) 4/4/2019 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1702 Ethics Reform Baxley Similar Last Action: 5/3/2019 S Died in Ethics and Elections

    Floor Amendments (3)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    786517 - Amendment
    Between lines 351 and 352, insert:
    Jenne 4/12/2019
    3:56 PM
    House: Failed
    4/17/2019
    PDF
    hierarchy 227283 - Amendment to Amendment (786517)
    Remove line 22 of the amendment and insert:
    Jenne 4/12/2019
    4:40 PM
    House: Withdrawn
    4/12/2019
    PDF
    hierarchy 439391 - Substitute Amendment (786517)
    Between lines 351 and 352, insert:
    Jenne 4/12/2019
    6:10 PM
    House: Failed
    4/17/2019
    PDF

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/17/2019 12:55 PM House 117 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (7)

    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 12 (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)
    420.5061 Transfer of agency assets and liabilities. Page 25 (pdf)

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  • HB 1, Original Filed Version Posted 2/1/2019 at 9:15 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Public Integrity and Ethics Committee (Post-Meeting) 3/21/2019 (pdf)
    Oversight, Transparency and Public Management Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/27/2019 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1702 Ethics Reform Baxley Similar Last Action: 5/3/2019 S Died in Ethics and Elections

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    305705 - Amendment
    Remove lines 67-273 and insert:
    Sabatini 3/26/2019
    4:56 PM
    Adopted without Objection
    3/27/2019
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (7)

    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 12 (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)
    420.5061 Transfer of agency assets and liabilities. Page 25 (pdf)

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