Florida House Bill 7083 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Failed on May 5 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-05-05 - Died in Ethics and Elections
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]

Repeals provisions relating to state, state university, & community college employee lobbyists; prohibits certain public service announcements by specified governmental entities, persons acting on behalf of such entities, & elected officials; revises applicability of certain provisions relating to contractual relationships; prohibits public officer or employee of agency from soliciting specified employment or contractual relationships; authorizes Commission on Ethics to investigate certain disclosures; prohibits legislators, statewide elected officers, appointed state officers, & agency directors from certain compensated representation for specified period following vacation of office; deletes provision prohibiting former legislators from acting as lobbyists before certain entities & persons for specified period following vacation of office; provides commission responsibilities; prohibits certain officers & employees from soliciting employment or contractual relationships from or negotiating same with certain employers; requires lobbyist to electronically register with commission; revises lobbyist registration, compensation report, principal designation cancellation, & investigation requirements; revises lobbyist registration fees; authorizes commission to dismiss certain complaints & investigations.

Ethics Reform

House Government Accountability Committee

House Public Integrity and Ethics Committee

Rep. Jennifer Sullivan [R]

Rep. Larry Metz [R]

2017-04-20 - House - House: Third Reading RCS#167 (Y: 118 N: 1 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-05-05	Senate	Died in Ethics and Elections
2017-05-05	Senate	Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
2017-04-26	Senate	Received
2017-04-26	Senate	Referred to Ethics and Elections; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules
2017-04-25	Senate	In Messages
2017-04-20	House	CS passed; YEAS 118 NAYS 1
2017-04-20	House	Read 3rd time
2017-04-19	House	Placed on 3rd reading
2017-04-19	House	Read 2nd time
2017-04-18	House	Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/19/17
2017-04-13	House	Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/18/17
2017-04-12	House	Placed on Calendar
2017-04-10	House	CS by Government Accountability Committee read 1st time
2017-04-10	House	Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.18(c)
2017-04-06	House	CS by- Government Accountability Committee; YEAS 19 NAYS 0
2017-04-04	House	On Committee agenda-- Government Accountability Committee, 04/06/17, 1:30 pm, Morris Hall
2017-03-29	House	Now in Government Accountability Committee
2017-03-29	House	Favorable by Appropriations Committee; YEAS 24 NAYS 0
2017-03-27	House	On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee, 03/29/17, 11:30 am, Webster Hall
2017-03-20	House	Referred to Appropriations Committee; Government Accountability Committee
2017-03-17	House	Introduced
2017-03-17	House	Filed

H7001 (Similar To) 2017-05-05 - Died in Ethics and Elections
H7003 (Similar To) 2017-05-05 - Died in Ethics and Elections

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
106	114		Amended Code	See Bill Text
11	061		Amended Code	See Bill Text
112	313		Amended Code	See Bill Text
112	3181		Amended Code	See Bill Text
112	3185		Amended Code	See Bill Text
112	3215		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2017/7083
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2017/7083/BillText/Filed/PDF
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2017/7083/BillText/c1/PDF
Amendment	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2017/7083/Amendment/725691/PDF
Amendment	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2017/7083/Amendment/382227/PDF
Roll Call	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2017/7083/Vote/HouseVote_h07083c1167.PDF