Bill Summary

SB 686 Government Accountability (2016 Session)
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Sponsors
by Gaetz (D)  CS Sponsors: Governmental Oversight and Accountability, Ethics and Elections
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Summary
Government Accountability; Citing this act as the "Florida Anti-Corruption Act of 2016"; requiring each house of the Legislature to provide by rule reporting requirements regarding lobbying firm’s lobbying activities; specifying that the Governor, the Commissioner of Education, or the designee of the Governor or of the Commissioner of Education may notify the Legislative Auditing Committee of an entity’s failure to comply with certain auditing and financial reporting requirements; prohibiting a member of the Legislature from accepting employment with a private entity that directly receives state funds, etc. Effective Date: 10/1/2016
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committees of reference
   S Ethics and Elections
   S Governmental Oversight and Accountability
   S Community Affairs
» S Appropriations
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Actions
10/30/15
SENATE
Filed
11/18/15
SENATE
Referred to Ethics and Elections; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Community Affairs; Appropriations
01/07/16
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Ethics and Elections, 01/12/16, 2:00 pm, 412 K
01/12/16
SENATE
Favorable with CS by Ethics and Elections; 7 Yeas, 3 Nays
01/13/16
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Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
01/20/16
SENATE
Now in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
01/27/16
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 02/01/16, 1:30 pm, 401 S
02/01/16
SENATE
Not Considered by Governmental Oversight and Accountability
02/04/16
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 02/09/16, 10:00 am, 401 S
02/09/16
SENATE
Favorable with CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; 5 Yeas, 0 Nays
02/11/16
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Committee Substitute Text (C2) Filed
02/11/16
SENATE
Now in Community Affairs
02/11/16
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Community Affairs, 02/16/16, 1:30 pm, 301 S
02/16/16
SENATE
Favorable by Community Affairs; 8 Yeas, 0 Nays
02/16/16
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Now in Appropriations
03/02/16
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On Committee agenda - Appropriations, 03/03/16, 8:00 am, 412 K
03/03/16
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Not Considered by Appropriations
03/11/16
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Died in Appropriations
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bill text & filed amendments
0686
Filed on 10/30/15
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Amendment 758354 DE
Gaetz
Filed on 01/11/16
Replaced by CS
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Amendment 632244 AA
Gaetz
Filed on 01/12/16
Replaced by CS
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0686C1
Filed on 01/13/16
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Amendment 933068 DE
Ring
Filed on 02/01/16
Replaced by Substitute Amendment
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Amendment 637650 SDA
Ring
Filed on 02/08/16
Replaced by CS
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Amendment 214662 LF ASA
Latvala (J)
Filed on 02/09/16
Replaced by CS
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0686C2
Filed on 02/11/16
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Amendment 399826 DE
Gaetz (D)
Filed on 03/02/16
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Statute Citations
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