The Florida Senate

CS/HB 7067: Ethics Reform

GENERAL BILL by State Affairs Committee ; Public Integrity and Elections Committee ; Byrd

Ethics Reform; Revises provisions relating to ethics reform of certain public officers & employees, including lobbyist registration, compensation report, principal designation cancellation, & investigation requirements; soliciting employment & contractual relationships; qualification requirements for certain candidates for office; & requirements for certain financial disclosures & delinquency notices.

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• Bill History

  Date	Chamber	Action
  2/8/2022	House	• Filed • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  2/10/2022	House	• Referred to State Affairs Committee • Now in State Affairs Committee
  2/21/2022	House	• Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
  2/23/2022	House	• Favorable with CS by State Affairs Committee
  2/24/2022	House	• Reported out of State Affairs Committee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
  2/25/2022	House	• Bill referred to House Calendar • Added to Second Reading Calendar
  3/12/2022	House	• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
  3/14/2022	House	• Died on Second Reading Calendar; companion bill(s) passed, see HB 5003 (Ch. 2022-157)

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• CS/HB 7067, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/24/2022 at 12:15 PM

  Bill Text:	PDF

  Analyses:	None

  Related Bills (3)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
  H 301 (c1)	Financial Disclosures	Public Integrity and Elections Committee	Compare	Last Action: 3/14/2022 H Died on Second Reading Calendar; companion bill(s) passed, see HB 5003 (Ch. 2022-157)
  H 5003 (er)	Implementing the 2022-2023 General Appropriations Act	Appropriations Committee	Compare	Last Action: 6/3/2022 Chapter No. 2022-157; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 837 (Ch. 2022-137), HB 5001 (Ch. 2022-156), CS/CS/SB 1000 (Ch. 2022-177), SB 2510 (Ch. 2022-179)
  S 510 (e1)	Financial Disclosures	Brodeur	Compare	Last Action: 3/14/2022 H Died in Messages; companion bill(s) passed, see HB 5003 (Ch. 2022-157)

  Citations - Statutes (11)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  11.061	State, state university, and community college employee lobbyists; registration; recording attendance; penalty; exemptions.	Page 3 (pdf)
  99.061	Method of qualifying for nomination or election to federal, state, county, or district office.	Page 3 (pdf)
  112.313	Standards of conduct for public officers, employees of agencies, and local government attorneys.	Page 5 (pdf)
  112.3142	Ethics training for specified constitutional officers, elected municipal officers, and commissioners.	Page 12 (pdf)
  112.3143	Voting conflicts.	Page 16 (pdf)
  112.3144	Full and public disclosure of financial interests.	Page 18 (pdf)
  112.3145	Disclosure of financial interests and clients represented before agencies.	Page 21 (pdf)
  112.31455	Collection methods for unpaid automatic fines for failure to timely file disclosure of financial interests.	Page 26 (pdf)
  112.3185	Additional standards for state agency employees.	Page 27 (pdf)
  112.3215	Lobbying before the executive branch or the Constitution Revision Commission; registration and reporting; investigation by commission.	Page 27 (pdf)
  420.5061	Transfer of agency assets and liabilities.	Page 34 (pdf)

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• HB 7067, Original Filed Version Posted 2/8/2022 at 11:34 AM

  Bill Text:	PDF

  Analyses:	State Affairs Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/24/2022 (pdf)

  Related Bills (2)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
  H 301 (c1)	Financial Disclosures	Public Integrity and Elections Committee	Compare	Last Action: 3/14/2022 H Died on Second Reading Calendar; companion bill(s) passed, see HB 5003 (Ch. 2022-157)
  S 510 (e1)	Financial Disclosures	Brodeur	Compare	Last Action: 3/14/2022 H Died in Messages; companion bill(s) passed, see HB 5003 (Ch. 2022-157)

  Committee Amendments (2)

  Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
  689895 - Amendment Remove lines 316-364 and insert:	Byrd	2/22/2022 1:43 PM	Adopted without Objection 2/24/2022	PDF
  358933 - Amendment Between lines 558 and 559, insert:	Byrd	2/22/2022 1:44 PM	Adopted 2/24/2022	PDF

  Citations - Statutes (11)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  11.061	State, state university, and community college employee lobbyists; registration; recording attendance; penalty; exemptions.	Page 3 (pdf)
  99.061	Method of qualifying for nomination or election to federal, state, county, or district office.	Page 3 (pdf)
  112.313	Standards of conduct for public officers, employees of agencies, and local government attorneys.	Page 5 (pdf)
  112.3142	Ethics training for specified constitutional officers, elected municipal officers, and commissioners.	Page 12 (pdf)
  112.3143	Voting conflicts.	Page 15 (pdf)
  112.3144	Full and public disclosure of financial interests.	Page 18 (pdf)
  112.3145	Disclosure of financial interests and clients represented before agencies.	Page 21 (pdf)
  112.31455	Collection methods for unpaid automatic fines for failure to timely file disclosure of financial interests.	Page 25 (pdf)
  112.3185	Additional standards for state agency employees.	Page 25 (pdf)
  112.3215	Lobbying before the executive branch or the Constitution Revision Commission; registration and reporting; investigation by commission.	Page 25 (pdf)
  420.5061	Transfer of agency assets and liabilities.	Page 32 (pdf)

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