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HB 1585: Government Accountability

GENERAL BILL by Barnaby ; Fine ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Yarborough

Government Accountability; Creates Florida Integrity Office under Auditor General; provides duties & powers of Florida Integrity Officer, Auditor General, Chief Inspector General, & agency inspectors general; provides requirements for awards given to employees who report under Whistle-blower's Act; revises requirements for public agency contracts; requires Office of Inspector General of DOE to conduct investigations relating to waste, fraud, abuse, or mismanagement against district school board or Florida College System institution.

Effective Date: 7/1/2021
Last Action: 4/30/2021 Senate - Died in Appropriations, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1079 (Ch. 2021-225), SB 2502 (Ch. 2021-37)
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Appropriations (AP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
3/1/2021 House • Filed
3/2/2021 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
3/5/2021 House • Referred to Public Integrity & Elections Committee
• Referred to State Affairs Committee
• Now in Public Integrity & Elections Committee
3/16/2021 House • Added to Public Integrity & Elections Committee agenda
3/18/2021 House • Favorable by Public Integrity & Elections Committee
• Reported out of Public Integrity & Elections Committee
• Now in State Affairs Committee
3/25/2021 House • Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
3/29/2021 House • Favorable by State Affairs Committee
• Reported out of State Affairs Committee
• Bill released to House Calendar
• Added to Second Reading Calendar
4/8/2021 House • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/13/2021)
4/13/2021 House • Read 2nd time
• Placed on 3rd reading
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
4/14/2021 House • Read 3rd time
• Passed; YEAS 79, NAYS 37
4/15/2021 House • Message sent to senate
4/15/2021 Senate • In Messages
4/19/2021 Senate • Referred to Appropriations -SJ 504
4/20/2021 Senate • Received -SJ 504
4/30/2021 Senate • Died in Appropriations, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1079 (Ch. 2021-225), SB 2502 (Ch. 2021-37)