HB 611: Local Government Accountability
GENERAL BILL by Sabatini
Local Government Accountability; Removes provisions relating to lobbying before water management districts; requires Commission on Ethics to create local government lobbyist registration system; preempts regulatory authority over certain lobbyist registration to commission; requires lobbyists to register with commission; provides for annual registration fee; requires commission to publish lobbyist directory; provides for investigations, reports, & advisory opinions by commission; provides for penalties; requires certain governmental entities to conform to lobbyist registration system; requires governing body of county or municipality to post certain information on its website.
Effective Date: 10/1/2020
Last Action: 3/14/2020 House - Died in Public Integrity and Ethics Committee
Bill Text: PDF
Last Action: 3/14/2020 House - Died in Public Integrity and Ethics Committee
Bill Text: PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 11/12/2019 | House |
• Filed |
| 11/25/2019 | House |
• Referred to Public Integrity and Ethics Committee; Appropriations Committee; State Affairs Committee -HJ 50 |
| 1/14/2020 | House |
• Introduced -HJ 50 |
| 3/14/2020 | House |
• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration • Died in Public Integrity and Ethics Committee |
