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CS/SB 7014: Government Accountability

GENERAL BILL by Community Affairs ; Governmental Oversight and Accountability

Government Accountability; Specifying that the Governor, the Commissioner of Education, or the designee of the Governor or of the commissioner, may notify the Legislative Auditing Committee of an entity’s failure to comply with certain auditing and financial reporting requirements; specifying that any person who willfully fails or refuses to provide access to an employee, officer, or agent of an entity under audit is subject to a penalty; revising the definition of the term “financial audit”; requiring each school district, Florida College System institution, and state university to establish and maintain certain internal controls, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2019
Last Action: 4/29/2019 - Chapter No. 2019-15, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 861 (Ch. 2019-56)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Community Affairs (CA)
  2. Rules (RC)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/28/2019 Senate • Submitted for consideration by Governmental Oversight and Accountability
• On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 02/05/19, 10:00 am, 301 Senate Building
2/5/2019 Senate • Submitted as Committee Bill and Reported Favorably by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 5 NAYS 0
2/6/2019 Senate • Filed
2/8/2019 Senate • Referred to Community Affairs; Rules -SJ 146
2/28/2019 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 03/05/19, 2:30 pm, 301 Senate Building
3/5/2019 Senate • Introduced -SJ 146
• CS by Community Affairs; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 187
3/7/2019 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Rules
• CS by Community Affairs read 1st time -SJ 193
3/8/2019 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/13/19, 10:00 am, 110 Senate Building
3/13/2019 Senate • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 -SJ 195
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
3/18/2019 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/21/19
3/21/2019 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 254
• Placed on 3rd reading
3/27/2019 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 278
• CS passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 278
4/3/2019 House • In Messages
4/4/2019 House • Referred to Calendar -HJ 578
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/10/19
• Received -HJ 578
4/10/2019 House • Substituted for CS/HB 7035 -HJ 620
• Read 2nd time -HJ 620
• Placed on 3rd reading
4/11/2019 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 657
• CS passed; YEAS 113 NAYS 0 -HJ 658
4/18/2019 Senate • Ordered enrolled -SJ 402
4/22/2019 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor -SJ 402
4/26/2019 • Approved by Governor -SJ 578
4/29/2019 • Chapter No. 2019-15, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 861 (Ch. 2019-56)