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CS/SB 2030: Citizens' Right to Honest Govt.

GENERAL BILL by Ethics and Elections ; Sebesta ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Atwater

Citizens' Right to Honest Govt.; creates "Paul Mendelson Citizens' Right to Honest Government Act"; increases penalty for unlawful compensation for official behavior; provides criminal penalties for official misconduct, criminal misuse of official position, disclosure or use of confidential criminal justice information, & bid tampering; provides criminal penalty for perjury in official proceeding by public servant, etc. Amends FS.

Effective Date: 10/01/2003
Last Action: 5/2/2003 Senate - Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 01053; Substituted HB 847 -SJ 01113; Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 847 (Ch. 2003-158)
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
3/4/2003 Senate • Filed
3/18/2003 Senate • Introduced, referred to Ethics and Elections; Governmental Oversight and Productivity; Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal Justice; Appropriations -SJ 00204
4/10/2003 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Ethics and Elections, 04/15/02, 9:00 am, 412-K
4/15/2003 Senate • CS by Ethics and Elections; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 00504; CS read first time on 04/23/03 -SJ 00525
4/17/2003 Senate • Now in Governmental Oversight and Productivity
4/23/2003 Senate • Withdrawn from Governmental Oversight and Productivity -SJ 00502; Now in Criminal Justice
4/28/2003 Senate • Withdrawn from Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal Justice; Appropriations -SJ 00672; Placed on Calendar, on second reading
4/30/2003 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00783
5/1/2003 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00856
5/2/2003 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 01053; Substituted HB 847 -SJ 01113; Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 847 (Ch. 2003-158)