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HB 1541: Governmental Accountability

GENERAL BILL by Toledo ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Bell ; Chaney ; Massullo

Governmental Accountability; Provides requirements for Auditor General, Chief Inspector General, agency inspectors general, Chief Financial Officer, & Office of Inspector General of DOE relating to certain investigations, determinations, reports, civil actions, & records; provides requirements for awards given to employees who report under Whistle-blower's Act; provides amounts of such awards; authorizes employee eligible for award to maintain his or her confidentiality; revises provisions relating to contractual services & commodities that are not subject to competitive-solicitation requirements; prohibits certain employees from participating in negotiation or award of certain state contracts; prohibits tax incentives from being awarded or paid to state contractor or subcontractor.

Effective Date: 7/1/2022
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Senate - Died in Appropriations
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/10/2022 House • Filed
    1/11/2022 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
    1/16/2022 House • Referred to Public Integrity & Elections Committee
    • Referred to State Affairs Committee
    • Now in Public Integrity & Elections Committee
    2/3/2022 House • Added to Public Integrity & Elections Committee agenda
    2/7/2022 House • Favorable by Public Integrity & Elections Committee
    • Reported out of Public Integrity & Elections Committee
    • Now in State Affairs Committee
    2/21/2022 House • Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
    2/23/2022 House • Favorable by State Affairs Committee
    • Reported out of State Affairs Committee
    • Bill released to House Calendar
    • Added to Second Reading Calendar
    2/28/2022 House • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/3/2022)
    3/3/2022 House • Read 2nd time
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    • Added to Third Reading Calendar
    3/4/2022 House • Read 3rd time
    • Passed; YEAS 113, NAYS 0
    3/4/2022 Senate • In Messages
    • Referred to Appropriations -SJ 693
    • Received -SJ 693
    3/12/2022 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    3/14/2022 Senate • Died in Appropriations

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  • HB 1541, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/10/2022 at 8:27 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Public Integrity and Elections Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/7/2022 (pdf)
    State Affairs Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/23/2022 (pdf)

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    3/4/2022 2:32 PM House 113 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (13)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    11.45 Definitions; duties; authorities; reports; rules. Page 3 (pdf)
    14.32 Office of Chief Inspector General. Page 6 (pdf)
    17.04 To audit and adjust accounts of officers and those indebted to the state. Page 8 (pdf)
    17.325 Governmental efficiency hotline; duties of Chief Financial Officer. Page 10 (pdf)
    20.055 Agency inspectors general. Page 10 (pdf)
    110.1245 Savings sharing program; bonus payments; other awards. Page 11 (pdf)
    112.3187 Adverse action against employee for disclosing information of specified nature prohibited; employee remedy and relief. Page 15 (pdf)
    112.3188 Confidentiality of information given to the Chief Inspector General, internal auditors, inspectors general, local chief executive officers, or other appropriate local officials. Page 16 (pdf)
    112.3189 Investigative procedures upon receipt of whistle-blower information from certain state employees. Page 17 (pdf)
    112.31895 Investigative procedures in response to prohibited personnel actions. Page 20 (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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