HB 495: Adverse Personnel Actions Against Employees
GENERAL BILL by Benarroch
Adverse Personnel Actions Against Employees; Prohibits agencies & independent contractors from taking specified actions against employees for disclosing certain information to Commission on Ethics; requires that information disclosed include specified violations or alleged violations; requires disclosure of specified information to commission; provides that specified provisions protect employees & persons who submit written complaints to commission or provide information to investigator during investigation of complaint; authorizes certain employees or applicants for employment to file complaints in accordance with specified provisions; authorizes such employees or applicants to pursue specified administrative remedy or civil action within specified timeframe; authorizes local public employees to file complaint with appropriate local governmental authority; provides requirements for administrative procedures created by local governmental authorities; authorizes such employee to bring civil actions in court of competent jurisdiction; requires specified relief; provides that it is affirmative defense to certain actions that adverse action was predicated on grounds other than exercising of certain protected rights.
Last Action: 2/19/2025 House - Now in Government Operations Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 2/10/2025 House • Filed
2/19/2025 House • Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee
• Referred to Rules & Ethics Committee
• Referred to State Affairs Committee
• Now in Government Operations Subcommittee
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HB 495, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/10/2025 at 11:52 AM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 352 Employee Protections Gaetz Similar Last Action: 2/3/2025 S Referred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Ethics and Elections; Rules 
Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 112.3242 Page 2 (pdf)