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SB 572: Ethics for Public Employees

GENERAL BILL by Harrell

Ethics for Public Employees; Revising the definition of the term “relative” to include foster parents and foster children, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 1/21/2026 Senate - On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 01/26/26, 3:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Ethics and Elections (EE)
  2. Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    11/18/2025 Senate • Filed
    12/9/2025 Senate • Referred to Ethics and Elections; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules
    1/8/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Ethics and Elections, 01/13/26, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
    1/13/2026 Senate • Favorable by Ethics and Elections; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
    • Introduced
    1/14/2026 Senate • Now in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
    1/21/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 01/26/26, 3:30 pm, 110 Senate Building

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  • SB 572, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 11/18/2025 at 5:05 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Ethics and Elections (Pre-Meeting) 1/12/2026 (pdf)
    Ethics and Elections (Post-Meeting) 1/14/2026 (pdf)
    Governmental Oversight and Accountability (Pre-Meeting) 1/23/2026 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 603 Ethics for Public Employees López Identical Last Action: 1/21/2026 H Now in Rules & Ethics Committee Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    913752 - Amendment
    Between lines 38 and 39 insert:     		Governmental Oversight and Accountability
    (Harrell)     		1/23/2026
    2:06 PM     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    1/13/2026 4:00 PM Ethics and Elections 8 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    112.312 Definitions. Page 1 (pdf)
    1001.421 Gifts. Page 2 (pdf)

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