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CS/CS/SB 734: Government Accountability

GENERAL BILL by Ethics and Elections ; Community Affairs ; Ingoglia

Government Accountability; Prohibiting specified individuals from soliciting or accepting anything of value from a foreign country of concern; prohibiting a person from lobbying a county, municipality, or special district unless he or she is registered as a lobbyist with the Commission on Ethics; requiring the commission to investigate a lobbyist or principal upon receipt of a sworn complaint containing certain allegations; requiring the commission to provide the chief executive officer of the county or municipality or the governing body of the special district with a report on the findings and recommendations arising out of the investigation, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2024
 Last Action: 3/8/2024 Senate - Died in Appropriations
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Community Affairs (CA)
  2. Ethics and Elections (EE)
  3. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    12/6/2023 Senate • Filed
    12/15/2023 Senate • Referred to Community Affairs; Ethics and Elections; Rules
    1/9/2024 Senate • Introduced
    1/24/2024 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 01/29/24, 1:30 pm, 401 Senate Building
    1/29/2024 Senate • CS by Community Affairs; YEAS 7 NAYS 0
    1/31/2024 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Original reference(s) removed: Rules
    • Remaining references corrected to Ethics and Elections; Appropriations
    • Now in Ethics and Elections
    • On Committee agenda-- Ethics and Elections, 02/05/24, 2:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
    2/1/2024 Senate • CS by Community Affairs read 1st time
    2/5/2024 Senate • CS/CS by Ethics and Elections; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
    2/7/2024 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Now in Appropriations
    • CS/CS by Ethics and Elections read 1st time
    3/8/2024 Senate • Died in Appropriations

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  • CS/CS/SB 734, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/7/2024 at 2:24 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 735 (e1) Government Accountability Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 3/8/2024 H Died on Third Reading Calendar Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (21)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    28.35 Florida Clerks of Court Operations Corporation. Page 10 (pdf)
    112.061 Per diem and travel expenses of public officers, employees, and authorized persons; statewide travel management system. Page 9 (pdf)
    112.313 Standards of conduct for public officers, employees of agencies, and local government attorneys. Page 4 (pdf)
    112.3136 Standards of conduct for officers and employees of entities serving as chief administrative officer of political subdivisions. Page 11 (pdf)
    112.3251 Citizen support and direct-support organizations; standards of conduct. Page 12 (pdf)
    112.3262 Page 4 (pdf)
    125.73 County administrator; appointment, qualifications, compensation. Page 7 (pdf)
    125.75 Page 7 (pdf)
    166.021 Powers. Page 8 (pdf)
    288.012 State of Florida international offices; direct-support organization. Page 12 (pdf)
    288.8014 Triumph Gulf Coast, Inc.; organization; board of directors. Page 14 (pdf)
    288.9604 Creation of the corporation. Page 15 (pdf)
    295.21 Florida Is For Veterans, Inc. Page 15 (pdf)
    406.06 District medical examiners; associates; suspension of medical examiners. Page 16 (pdf)
    447.509 Other unlawful acts. Page 16 (pdf)
    627.311 Joint underwriters and joint reinsurers; public records and public meetings exemptions. Page 17 (pdf)
    1001.50 Superintendents employed under Art. IX of the State Constitution. Page 8 (pdf)
    1002.33 Charter schools. Page 18 (pdf)
    1002.333 Persistently low-performing schools. Page 18 (pdf)
    1002.83 Early learning coalitions. Page 19 (pdf)
    1012.336 Page 9 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 734, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 1/31/2024 at 12:56 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Ethics and Elections (Pre-Meeting) 2/2/2024 (pdf)
    Ethics and Elections (Post-Meeting) 2/6/2024 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 735 (c1) Government Accountability Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee Identical Last Action: 3/8/2024 H Died on Third Reading Calendar Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    673892 - Amendment
    Delete lines 131 - 216 and insert:     		Ethics and Elections
    (Ingoglia)     		2/2/2024
    12:52 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/5/2024     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/5/2024 2:30 PM Ethics and Elections 8 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (21)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    28.35 Florida Clerks of Court Operations Corporation. Page 11 (pdf)
    112.061 Per diem and travel expenses of public officers, employees, and authorized persons; statewide travel management system. Page 10 (pdf)
    112.313 Standards of conduct for public officers, employees of agencies, and local government attorneys. Page 4 (pdf)
    112.3136 Standards of conduct for officers and employees of entities serving as chief administrative officer of political subdivisions. Page 12 (pdf)
    112.3251 Citizen support and direct-support organizations; standards of conduct. Page 13 (pdf)
    112.3262 Page 5 (pdf)
    125.73 County administrator; appointment, qualifications, compensation. Page 8 (pdf)
    125.75 Page 8 (pdf)
    166.021 Powers. Page 9 (pdf)
    288.012 State of Florida international offices; direct-support organization. Page 14 (pdf)
    288.8014 Triumph Gulf Coast, Inc.; organization; board of directors. Page 15 (pdf)
    288.9604 Creation of the corporation. Page 16 (pdf)
    295.21 Florida Is For Veterans, Inc. Page 16 (pdf)
    406.06 District medical examiners; associates; suspension of medical examiners. Page 17 (pdf)
    447.509 Other unlawful acts. Page 17 (pdf)
    627.311 Joint underwriters and joint reinsurers; public records and public meetings exemptions. Page 18 (pdf)
    1001.50 Superintendents employed under Art. IX of the State Constitution. Page 9 (pdf)
    1002.33 Charter schools. Page 19 (pdf)
    1002.333 Persistently low-performing schools. Page 19 (pdf)
    1002.83 Early learning coalitions. Page 20 (pdf)
    1012.336 Page 10 (pdf)

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  • SB 734, Original Filed Version Posted 12/6/2023 at 9:33 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Community Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 1/26/2024 (pdf)
    Community Affairs (Post-Meeting) 1/31/2024 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 735 (c1) Government Accountability Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 3/8/2024 H Died on Third Reading Calendar Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    329408 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Community Affairs
    (Ingoglia)     		1/26/2024
    11:52 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    1/31/2024     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    1/29/2024 1:30 PM Community Affairs 7 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (23)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    28.35 Florida Clerks of Court Operations Corporation. Page 14 (pdf)
    112.061 Per diem and travel expenses of public officers, employees, and authorized persons; statewide travel management system. Page 12 (pdf)
    112.313 Standards of conduct for public officers, employees of agencies, and local government attorneys. Page 4 (pdf)
    112.3136 Standards of conduct for officers and employees of entities serving as chief administrative officer of political subdivisions. Page 15 (pdf)
    112.32155 Electronic filing of compensation reports and other information. Page 9 (pdf)
    112.3251 Citizen support and direct-support organizations; standards of conduct. Page 15 (pdf)
    112.3262 Page 5 (pdf)
    125.73 County administrator; appointment, qualifications, compensation. Page 9 (pdf)
    125.75 Page 10 (pdf)
    166.021 Powers. Page 10 (pdf)
    166.041 Procedures for adoption of ordinances and resolutions. Page 11 (pdf)
    288.012 State of Florida international offices; direct-support organization. Page 16 (pdf)
    288.8014 Triumph Gulf Coast, Inc.; organization; board of directors. Page 17 (pdf)
    288.9604 Creation of the corporation. Page 18 (pdf)
    295.21 Florida Is For Veterans, Inc. Page 18 (pdf)
    406.06 District medical examiners; associates; suspension of medical examiners. Page 19 (pdf)
    447.509 Other unlawful acts. Page 20 (pdf)
    627.311 Joint underwriters and joint reinsurers; public records and public meetings exemptions. Page 20 (pdf)
    1001.50 Superintendents employed under Art. IX of the State Constitution. Page 12 (pdf)
    1002.33 Charter schools. Page 21 (pdf)
    1002.333 Persistently low-performing schools. Page 22 (pdf)
    1002.83 Early learning coalitions. Page 22 (pdf)
    1012.336 Page 12 (pdf)

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