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CS/CS/HB 735: Government Accountability

GENERAL BILL by State Affairs Committee ; Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee ; Andrade

Government Accountability; Prohibits individuals from soliciting or accepting anything of value from foreign country of concern; establishing registration requirements; requiring the commission to make lobbyist registrations available to the public on its website; prohibiting the governing body of a county from renewing or extending the employment contract of the county attorney during a specified timeframe; etc.

Effective Date: 1/1/2025
 Last Action: 3/8/2024 House - Died on Third Reading Calendar
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    12/5/2023 House • Filed
    12/19/2023 House • Referred to Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee
    • Referred to Ethics, Elections & Open Government Subcommittee
    • Referred to State Affairs Committee
    • Now in Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee
    1/9/2024 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
    1/23/2024 House • PCS added to Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee agenda
    1/25/2024 House • Favorable with CS by Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee
    • Reported out of Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee
    • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
    • CS Filed
    1/26/2024 House • Original reference removed: Ethics, Elections & Open Government Subcommittee
    • Referred to State Affairs Committee
    • Now in State Affairs Committee
    • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
    2/5/2024 House • Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
    2/19/2024 House • Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
    2/21/2024 House • Favorable with CS by State Affairs Committee
    • Reported out of State Affairs Committee
    • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
    • CS Filed
    • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
    2/22/2024 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
    • Added to Second Reading Calendar
    2/27/2024 House • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/1/2024)
    3/1/2024 House • Read 2nd time
    • Amendment 052843 adopted
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    • Added to Third Reading Calendar
    3/4/2024 House • Temporarily postponed, on 3rd Reading
    3/5/2024 House • Added to Third Reading Calendar
    • Temporarily postponed, on 3rd Reading
    3/6/2024 House • Added to Third Reading Calendar
    • Temporarily postponed, on 3rd Reading
    3/8/2024 House • Died on Third Reading Calendar

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  • CS/CS/HB 735, Engrossed 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/1/2024 at 6:19 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 734 (c2) Government Accountability Ingoglia Similar Last Action: 3/8/2024 S Died in Appropriations Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (22)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    28.35 Florida Clerks of Court Operations Corporation. Page 12 (pdf)
    112.061 Per diem and travel expenses of public officers, employees, and authorized persons; statewide travel management system. Page 11 (pdf)
    112.313 Standards of conduct for public officers, employees of agencies, and local government attorneys. Page 4 (pdf)
    112.3136 Standards of conduct for officers and employees of entities serving as chief administrative officer of political subdivisions. Page 13 (pdf)
    112.3251 Citizen support and direct-support organizations; standards of conduct. Page 14 (pdf)
    112.3262 Page 5 (pdf)
    125.73 County administrator; appointment, qualifications, compensation. Page 8 (pdf)
    125.75 Page 8 (pdf)
    166.021 Powers. Page 9 (pdf)
    166.031 Charter amendments. Page 9 (pdf)
    288.012 State of Florida international offices; direct-support organization. Page 15 (pdf)
    288.8014 Triumph Gulf Coast, Inc.; organization; board of directors. Page 16 (pdf)
    288.9604 Creation of the corporation. Page 17 (pdf)
    295.21 Florida Is For Veterans, Inc. Page 18 (pdf)
    406.06 District medical examiners; associates; suspension of medical examiners.
    447.509 Other unlawful acts.
    627.311 Joint underwriters and joint reinsurers; public records and public meetings exemptions.
    1001.50 Superintendents employed under Art. IX of the State Constitution. Page 10 (pdf)
    1002.33 Charter schools.
    1002.333 Persistently low-performing schools.
    1002.83 Early learning coalitions.
    1012.336 Page 11 (pdf)

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  • CS/CS/HB 735, Committee Substitute 2 Posted 2/21/2024 at 6:21 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 734 (c2) Government Accountability Ingoglia Similar Last Action: 3/8/2024 S Died in Appropriations Track This Bill

    Floor Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    052843 - Amendment
    Remove lines 116-127     		Roach 2/28/2024
    10:17 AM     		House: Adopted
    3/1/2024     		PDF

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    3/1/2024 3:37 PM House - Amendment 052843 66 Yeas - 37 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (23)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    28.35 Florida Clerks of Court Operations Corporation. Page 13 (pdf)
    112.061 Per diem and travel expenses of public officers, employees, and authorized persons; statewide travel management system. Page 12 (pdf)
    112.313 Standards of conduct for public officers, employees of agencies, and local government attorneys. Page 4 (pdf)
    112.3136 Standards of conduct for officers and employees of entities serving as chief administrative officer of political subdivisions. Page 14 (pdf)
    112.3144 Full and public disclosure of financial interests. Page 5 (pdf)
    112.3251 Citizen support and direct-support organizations; standards of conduct. Page 15 (pdf)
    112.3262 Page 6 (pdf)
    125.73 County administrator; appointment, qualifications, compensation. Page 9 (pdf)
    125.75 Page 9 (pdf)
    166.021 Powers. Page 9 (pdf)
    166.031 Charter amendments. Page 10 (pdf)
    288.012 State of Florida international offices; direct-support organization. Page 16 (pdf)
    288.8014 Triumph Gulf Coast, Inc.; organization; board of directors. Page 17 (pdf)
    288.9604 Creation of the corporation. Page 18 (pdf)
    295.21 Florida Is For Veterans, Inc. Page 19 (pdf)
    406.06 District medical examiners; associates; suspension of medical examiners. Page 20 (pdf)
    447.509 Other unlawful acts. Page 20 (pdf)
    627.311 Joint underwriters and joint reinsurers; public records and public meetings exemptions. Page 21 (pdf)
    1001.50 Superintendents employed under Art. IX of the State Constitution. Page 11 (pdf)
    1002.33 Charter schools. Page 22 (pdf)
    1002.333 Persistently low-performing schools. Page 22 (pdf)
    1002.83 Early learning coalitions. Page 23 (pdf)
    1012.336 Page 11 (pdf)

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  • CS/HB 735, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 1/25/2024 at 6:00 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   State Affairs Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/21/2024 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 734 (c2) Government Accountability Ingoglia Similar Last Action: 3/8/2024 S Died in Appropriations Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    628183 - Amendment
    Remove lines 130-249 and insert:     		Andrade 2/6/2024
    1:36 PM     		Withdrawn Prior to Consideration
    2/20/2024     		PDF
    770863 - Strike All Amendment
    Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Andrade 2/20/2024
    1:58 PM     		Adopted without Objection
    2/21/2024     		PDF

    Citations - Statutes (21)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    28.35 Florida Clerks of Court Operations Corporation. Page 13 (pdf)
    112.061 Per diem and travel expenses of public officers, employees, and authorized persons; statewide travel management system. Page 11 (pdf)
    112.313 Standards of conduct for public officers, employees of agencies, and local government attorneys. Page 4 (pdf)
    112.3136 Standards of conduct for officers and employees of entities serving as chief administrative officer of political subdivisions. Page 14 (pdf)
    112.3251 Citizen support and direct-support organizations; standards of conduct. Page 15 (pdf)
    112.3262 Page 5 (pdf)
    125.73 County administrator; appointment, qualifications, compensation. Page 9 (pdf)
    125.75 Page 10 (pdf)
    166.021 Powers. Page 10 (pdf)
    288.012 State of Florida international offices; direct-support organization. Page 16 (pdf)
    288.8014 Triumph Gulf Coast, Inc.; organization; board of directors. Page 17 (pdf)
    288.9604 Creation of the corporation. Page 18 (pdf)
    295.21 Florida Is For Veterans, Inc. Page 19 (pdf)
    406.06 District medical examiners; associates; suspension of medical examiners. Page 20 (pdf)
    447.509 Other unlawful acts. Page 20 (pdf)
    627.311 Joint underwriters and joint reinsurers; public records and public meetings exemptions. Page 21 (pdf)
    1001.50 Superintendents employed under Art. IX of the State Constitution. Page 11 (pdf)
    1002.33 Charter schools. Page 22 (pdf)
    1002.333 Persistently low-performing schools. Page 22 (pdf)
    1002.83 Early learning coalitions. Page 23 (pdf)
    1012.336 Page 11 (pdf)

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  • HB 735, Original Filed Version Posted 12/5/2023 at 5:12 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 1/25/2024 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 734 Government Accountability Ingoglia Similar Last Action: 3/8/2024 S Died in Appropriations Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (22)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    28.35 Florida Clerks of Court Operations Corporation. Page 15 (pdf)
    112.061 Per diem and travel expenses of public officers, employees, and authorized persons; statewide travel management system. Page 13 (pdf)
    112.313 Standards of conduct for public officers, employees of agencies, and local government attorneys. Page 4 (pdf)
    112.3136 Standards of conduct for officers and employees of entities serving as chief administrative officer of political subdivisions. Page 16 (pdf)
    112.3251 Citizen support and direct-support organizations; standards of conduct. Page 17 (pdf)
    112.3262 Page 5 (pdf)
    125.73 County administrator; appointment, qualifications, compensation. Page 9 (pdf)
    125.75 Page 10 (pdf)
    166.021 Powers. Page 10 (pdf)
    166.041 Procedures for adoption of ordinances and resolutions. Page 11 (pdf)
    288.012 State of Florida international offices; direct-support organization. Page 17 (pdf)
    288.8014 Triumph Gulf Coast, Inc.; organization; board of directors. Page 19 (pdf)
    288.9604 Creation of the corporation. Page 20 (pdf)
    295.21 Florida Is For Veterans, Inc. Page 20 (pdf)
    406.06 District medical examiners; associates; suspension of medical examiners. Page 21 (pdf)
    447.509 Other unlawful acts. Page 22 (pdf)
    627.311 Joint underwriters and joint reinsurers; public records and public meetings exemptions. Page 22 (pdf)
    1001.50 Superintendents employed under Art. IX of the State Constitution. Page 12 (pdf)
    1002.33 Charter schools. Page 24 (pdf)
    1002.333 Persistently low-performing schools. Page 24 (pdf)
    1002.83 Early learning coalitions. Page 25 (pdf)
    1012.336 Page 13 (pdf)

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