Bill Summary

SB 92 Employee Protections (2026 Session)
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Sponsors
by Gaetz  CS Sponsors: Governmental Oversight and Accountability
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Summary
Employee Protections; Providing that public officers, public employees, and local government attorneys commit a breach of the public trust when they initiate adverse personnel actions against specified agency employees or independent contractors under certain circumstances; prohibiting agencies and independent contractors from taking specified actions against employees or certain persons for disclosing certain information to the Commission on Ethics; requiring that information disclosed include specified violations or alleged violations; providing that specified provisions protect employees and persons who submit written complaints to the commission or provide information to an investigator during an investigation of a complaint or referral, etc. Effective Date: 1/1/2027
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committees of reference
   S Governmental Oversight and Accountability
   S Ethics and Elections
» S Rules
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Actions
09/29/25
SENATE
Filed
10/13/25
SENATE
Referred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Ethics and Elections; Rules
12/01/25
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 12/09/25, 10:00 am, 110 S
12/09/25
SENATE
Favorable with CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; 8 Yeas, 0 Nays
12/11/25
SENATE
Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
12/11/25
SENATE
Now in Ethics and Elections
01/08/26
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Ethics and Elections, 01/13/26, 4:00 pm, 37 S
01/13/26
SENATE
Favorable by Ethics and Elections; 8 Yeas, 0 Nays
01/14/26
SENATE
Now in Rules
02/12/26
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Rules, 02/17/26, 12:00 pm, 412 K
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bill text & filed amendments
0092
Filed on 09/29/25
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Amendment 776688 DE
Gaetz
Filed on 12/08/25
Replaced by CS
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0092C1
Filed on 12/11/25
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Amendment 831306
Gaetz
Filed on 02/12/26
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Amendment 925942
Gaetz
Filed on 02/12/26
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Amendment 602576
Gaetz
Filed on 02/12/26
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Statute Citations
112.313
112.3136
112.324
112.3242
112.3243
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