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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)

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  • 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)

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  • HB 1585, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/1/2021 at 5:08 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Public Integrity and Elections Committee (Post-Meeting) 3/18/2021 (pdf)
    State Affairs Committee (Post-Meeting) 3/29/2021 (pdf)

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1079 (er) Agency Contracts for Commodities and Contractual Services State Affairs Committee Compare Last Action: 7/6/2021 Chapter No. 2021-225; companion bill(s) passed, see SB 2502 (Ch. 2021-37)
    S 1616 (c2) Agency Contracts for Commodities and Contractual Services Brodeur Compare Last Action: 4/28/2021 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1079 (Ch. 2021-225), SB 2502 (Ch. 2021-37) -SJ 750
    S 2502 (er) Implementing the 2021-2022 General Appropriations Act Appropriations Compare Last Action: 6/3/2021 Chapter No. 2021-37, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1079 (Ch. 2021-225), CS/SB 1126 (Ch. 2021-186), SB 2500 (Ch. 2021-36)

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/14/2021 5:14 PM House 79 Yeas - 37 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (11)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    11.421 Page 3 (pdf)
    11.45 Definitions; duties; authorities; reports; rules. Page 9 (pdf)
    14.32 Office of Chief Inspector General. Page 12 (pdf)
    17.04 To audit and adjust accounts of officers and those indebted to the state. Page 14 (pdf)
    17.325 Governmental efficiency hotline; duties of Chief Financial Officer. Page 16 (pdf)
    20.055 Agency inspectors general. Page 16 (pdf)
    110.1245 Savings sharing program; bonus payments; other awards. Page 16 (pdf)
    216.1366 Contract terms. Page 21 (pdf)
    287.057 Procurement of commodities or contractual services. Page 22 (pdf)
    288.00001 Page 25 (pdf)
    1001.20 Department under direction of state board. Page 25 (pdf)

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