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HB 7071: Public Corruption

GENERAL BILL by Rules, Calendar and Ethics Committee ; Workman ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Avila ; Bileca ; Brodeur ; Broxson ; Campbell ; Costello ; Eisnaugle ; Mayfield ; McBurney ; McGhee ; Metz ; Pafford ; Watson, C.

Public Corruption; Revising the definition of the term "bribery"; revising requirements for prosecution; revising the prohibition against unlawful compensation or reward for official behavior to conform to changes made by the act; revising the prohibition against official misconduct to conform to changes made by the act; revising applicability of the offense to include public contractors; revising the prohibition against bid tampering to conform to changes made by the act, etc.

Effective Date: 10/1/2016
Last Action: 3/28/2016 - Chapter No. 2016-151
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/15/2016 House • Filed
    1/19/2016 House • Introduced -HJ 225
    1/21/2016 House • Referred to Calendar -HJ 249
    1/22/2016 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 01/26/16
    1/26/2016 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 279
    • Amendment(s) adopted (018123) -HJ 279
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    1/27/2016 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 299
    • Passed as amended; YEAS 118 NAYS 0 -HJ 299
    2/3/2016 Senate • In Messages
    • Referred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Criminal Justice; Rules -SJ 321
    2/9/2016 Senate • Received -SJ 321
    3/8/2016 Senate • Withdrawn from Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Criminal Justice; Rules -SJ 778
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 778
    • Substituted for CS/SB 582 -SJ 778
    • Read 2nd time -SJ 778
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    3/9/2016 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 841
    • Passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 841
    3/9/2016 House • Ordered enrolled -HJ 979
    3/11/2016 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor -HJ 1434
    3/25/2016 • Approved by Governor
    3/28/2016 • Chapter No. 2016-151

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  • HB 7071, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/9/2016 at 11:35 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Rules, Calendar and Ethics Committee (Post-Meeting) 3/30/2016 (pdf)

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 582 (c1) Public Corruption Gaetz Identical Last Action: 3/8/2016 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7071 (Ch. 2016-151) -SJ 778
    Location: Laid on Table
    H 593 (e1) Government Accountability Metz Compare Last Action: 3/11/2016 S Died in Ethics and Elections, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 479 (Ch. 2016-22), CS/CS/CS/HB 651 (Ch. 2016-132), CS/CS/HB 7029 (Ch. 2016-237), HB 7071 (Ch. 2016-151)
    Location: In committee/council (EE)
    S 686 (c2) Government Accountability Gaetz Compare Last Action: 3/11/2016 S Died in Appropriations, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 479 (Ch. 2016-22), CS/CS/CS/HB 651 (Ch. 2016-132), CS/CS/HB 7029 (Ch. 2016-237), HB 7071 (Ch. 2016-151)
    Location: In committee/council (AP)

    Citations - Statutes (9)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    112.534 Failure to comply; official misconduct. Page 7 (pdf)
    117.01 Appointment, application, suspension, revocation, application fee, bond, and oath. Page 8 (pdf)
    817.568 Criminal use of personal identification information. Page 8 (pdf)
    838.014 Definitions. Page 2 (pdf)
    838.015 Bribery. Page 3 (pdf)
    838.016 Unlawful compensation or reward for official behavior. Page 4 (pdf)
    838.022 Official misconduct. Page 5 (pdf)
    838.22 Bid tampering. Page 6 (pdf)
    921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart. Page 9 (pdf), Page 30 (pdf)

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  • HB 7071, Engrossed 1 Posted 1/26/2016 at 8:06 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 582 (c1) Public Corruption Gaetz Identical Last Action: 3/8/2016 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7071 (Ch. 2016-151) -SJ 778
    Location: Laid on Table
    H 593 (e1) Government Accountability Metz Compare Last Action: 3/11/2016 S Died in Ethics and Elections, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 479 (Ch. 2016-22), CS/CS/CS/HB 651 (Ch. 2016-132), CS/CS/HB 7029 (Ch. 2016-237), HB 7071 (Ch. 2016-151)
    Location: In committee/council (EE)
    S 686 (c2) Government Accountability Gaetz Compare Last Action: 3/11/2016 S Died in Appropriations, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 479 (Ch. 2016-22), CS/CS/CS/HB 651 (Ch. 2016-132), CS/CS/HB 7029 (Ch. 2016-237), HB 7071 (Ch. 2016-151)
    Location: In committee/council (AP)

    Floor Amendments (3)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    680374 - Amendment
    Before line 36 insert:
    Clemens 3/7/2016
    4:51 PM
    Senate: Withdrawn
    3/8/2016
    Web Page
    PDF
    644654 - Amendment
    Before line 36 insert:
    Clemens 3/7/2016
    4:52 PM
    Senate: Withdrawn
    3/8/2016
    Web Page
    PDF
    244556 - Amendment
    Before line 36 insert:
    Clemens 3/7/2016
    4:52 PM
    Senate: Withdrawn
    3/8/2016
    Web Page
    PDF

    Floor Votes (2)

    Date Chamber Result
    1/27/2016 5:23 PM House 118 Yeas - 0 Nays
    3/9/2016 10:20 AM Senate 39 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (9)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    112.534 Failure to comply; official misconduct. Page 7 (pdf)
    117.01 Appointment, application, suspension, revocation, application fee, bond, and oath. Page 8 (pdf)
    817.568 Criminal use of personal identification information. Page 8 (pdf)
    838.014 Definitions. Page 2 (pdf)
    838.015 Bribery. Page 3 (pdf)
    838.016 Unlawful compensation or reward for official behavior. Page 4 (pdf)
    838.022 Official misconduct. Page 5 (pdf)
    838.22 Bid tampering. Page 6 (pdf)
    921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart. Page 9 (pdf), Page 30 (pdf)

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  • HB 7071, Original Filed Version Posted 1/15/2016 at 5:11 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 582 (c1) Public Corruption Gaetz Similar Last Action: 3/8/2016 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7071 (Ch. 2016-151) -SJ 778
    Location: Laid on Table
    H 593 Government Accountability Metz Compare Last Action: 3/11/2016 S Died in Ethics and Elections, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 479 (Ch. 2016-22), CS/CS/CS/HB 651 (Ch. 2016-132), CS/CS/HB 7029 (Ch. 2016-237), HB 7071 (Ch. 2016-151)
    Location: In committee/council (EE)
    S 686 (c1) Government Accountability Gaetz Compare Last Action: 3/11/2016 S Died in Appropriations, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 479 (Ch. 2016-22), CS/CS/CS/HB 651 (Ch. 2016-132), CS/CS/HB 7029 (Ch. 2016-237), HB 7071 (Ch. 2016-151)
    Location: In committee/council (AP)

    Floor Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    018123 - Amendment
    Remove lines 179-185
    Workman 1/22/2016
    5:03 PM
    House: Adopted
    1/26/2016
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (10)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    112.534 Failure to comply; official misconduct. Page 8 (pdf)
    117.01 Appointment, application, suspension, revocation, application fee, bond, and oath. Page 8 (pdf)
    817.568 Criminal use of personal identification information. Page 8 (pdf)
    838.014 Definitions. Page 2 (pdf)
    838.015 Bribery. Page 3 (pdf)
    838.016 Unlawful compensation or reward for official behavior. Page 4 (pdf)
    838.022 Official misconduct. Page 5 (pdf)
    838.22 Bid tampering. Page 6 (pdf)
    838.24 Page 7 (pdf)
    921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart. Page 9 (pdf), Page 30 (pdf)

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