Bill Summary
HB 479 Government Accountability (2017 Session)
Government Accountability: Requires Governor & Commissioner of Education, or their designees, to notify Legislative Auditing Committee of entity's failure to comply with certain auditing & financial reporting requirements; excludes water management districts from certain audit requirements; revises reporting requirements applicable to Florida Clerks of Court Operations Corporation; revises certain lodging rates for purpose of reimbursement to specified employees; provides requirements for statewide travel management system; revises responsibilities of specified entities to include establishment & maintenance of certain internal controls; revises auditing requirements for certain agencies, councils, & state schools; requires the Legislative Auditing Committee to determine whether governmental entity should be subject to state action under certain circumstances; requires counties & municipalities to maintain certain budget documents on entities' websites for specified period; provides annual financial audit requirements for Florida Virtual School. Effective Date: July 1, 2017
01/24/17
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Filed
02/06/17
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Referred to Oversight, Transparency & Administration Subcommittee; Appropriations Committee; Government Accountability Committee
02/06/17
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Now in Oversight, Transparency & Administration Subcommittee
02/16/17
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On Committee agenda - Oversight, Transparency & Administration Subcommittee, 02/23/17, 9:30 am, 17 H
02/23/17
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Favorable with CS by Oversight, Transparency & Administration Subcommittee; 14 Yeas, 0 Nays
02/27/17
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Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
02/28/17
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Now in Appropriations Committee
03/13/17
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On Committee agenda - Appropriations Committee, 03/15/17, 2:30 pm, 212 K
03/15/17
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Favorable with CS by Appropriations Committee; 23 Yeas, 2 Nays
03/17/17
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Committee Substitute Text (C2) Filed
03/20/17
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Now in Government Accountability Committee
03/20/17
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On Committee agenda - Government Accountability Committee, 03/22/17, 9:15 am, 17 H
03/22/17
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Favorable with CS by Government Accountability Committee; 14 Yeas, 7 Nays
03/23/17
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Committee Substitute Text (C3) Filed
03/23/17
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Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
03/23/17
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Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/29/17
03/29/17
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Read Second Time; Amendments Adopted (727365, 360915); Placed on Third Reading, 03/30/17
03/29/17
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Engrossed Text (E1) Filed
03/30/17
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Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 91 Yeas / 23 Nays)
04/04/17
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In Messages
04/05/17
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Received; Referred to Community Affairs; Appropriations; Rules
05/05/17
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Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
05/08/17
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Died in Community Affairs
No amendments to this bill text filed.
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