CS/HB 139: Adverse Personnel Actions and Ethics Complaints
GENERAL BILL by State Affairs Committee ; Maney ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Benarroch
Adverse Personnel Actions and Ethics Complaints; 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 who submit written complaints to commission or provide information to investigator during investigation of complaint or referral; authorizes certain employees to file complaints in accordance with specified provisions; authorizes such employees to pursue specified administrative remedy or civil action within specified timeframe; authorizes local public employees to file complaint with appropriate local governmental authority; specifies requirements for administrative procedures created by local governmental authorities; authorizes such employees to bring civil actions in court of competent jurisdiction under specified conditions; provides that it is affirmative defense to certain actions that adverse personnel action was predicated on grounds other than exercising of certain protected rights; requires commission to deliver complaints & any amendment thereto to agency conducting certain investigation, upon agency's written request; provides that such delivery does not affect specified exemptions in regard to complaint & amendments; requires that such delivery be within reasonable timeframe; requires that commission redact certain information under specified conditions; requires commission to deliver complaints & any amendment thereto to certain persons upon notarized written request.
Last Action: 3/2/2026 House - Added to Second Reading Calendar
Bill Text: PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 10/9/2025 House • Filed
10/21/2025 House • Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee
• Referred to Rules & Ethics Committee
• Referred to State Affairs Committee
• Now in Government Operations Subcommittee
1/13/2026 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
2/9/2026 House • Added to Government Operations Subcommittee agenda
2/11/2026 House • Favorable by Government Operations Subcommittee
• Reported out of Government Operations Subcommittee
• Now in Rules & Ethics Committee
2/17/2026 House • Added to Rules & Ethics Committee agenda
2/19/2026 House • Favorable by Rules & Ethics Committee
• Reported out of Rules & Ethics Committee
• Now in State Affairs Committee
2/24/2026 House • Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
2/26/2026 House • Favorable with CS by State Affairs Committee
2/27/2026 House • Reported out of State Affairs Committee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
3/2/2026 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
• Added to Second Reading Calendar
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CS/HB 139, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/27/2026 at 3:08 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 92 (c2) Employee Protections Gaetz Compare Last Action: 2/19/2026 S CS/CS by Rules read 1st time 
Citations - Statutes (2)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 112.324 Procedures on complaints of violations and referrals; public records and meeting exemptions. Page 9 (pdf) 112.3242 Page 3 (pdf) -
HB 139, Original Filed Version Posted 10/9/2025 at 2:25 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Government Operations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 2/11/2026 (pdf)
Rules & Ethics Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/19/2026 (pdf)
State Affairs Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/27/2026 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 92 (c2) Employee Protections Gaetz Compare Last Action: 2/19/2026 S CS/CS by Rules read 1st time
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 794885 - Amendment
Remove lines 97-195 and insert:Maney 2/25/2026
4:54 PMAdopted
2/26/2026PDF Citations - Statutes (2)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 112.324 Procedures on complaints of violations and referrals; public records and meeting exemptions. Page 9 (pdf) 112.3242 Page 3 (pdf)