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.
Last Action: 3/14/2020 House - Died in Public Integrity and Ethics Committee
Bill Text: PDF
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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3/14/2020 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration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
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HB 611, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 11/12/2019 at 3:42 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (2)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 766 Local Government Accountability Perry Similar Last Action: 3/14/2020 S Died in Ethics and Elections 
S 768 Local Government Lobbyist Registration Fees Perry Compare Last Action: 3/14/2020 S Died in Ethics and Elections
Citations - Statutes (5)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 112.3148 Reporting and prohibited receipt of gifts by individuals filing full or limited public disclosure of financial interests and by procurement employees. Page 2 (pdf) 112.3261 Lobbying before water management districts; registration and reporting. Page 3 (pdf) 112.3262 Page 3 (pdf) 125.001 Board meetings; notice. Page 12 (pdf) 166.0213 Governing body meetings. Page 13 (pdf)