Florida House Bill 37 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 6-2)
Status: Introduced on December 7 2022 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2023-04-25 - Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 774 (Ch. 2023-49)
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]

Revises provisions of law relating to ethics requirements for public officials, including requirements for full & public disclosures, annual ethics training, electronic filing, reporting of clients represented for fee, & lobbying investigations; requires acceptance of verification or receipt of filing & of certain forms or statements showing sources of income; revises fines & civil penalties; authorizes commission to dismiss certain complaints & investigations; requires commission to revise forms & rules for a specified filing year.

Ethics Requirements for Public Officials

House State Affairs Committee	House Ethics, Elections & Open Government Subcommittee	Rep. Spencer Roach [R]	Rep. Linda Chaney [R]
Rep. Juan Fernandez-Barquin [R]	Rep. Mike Giallombardo [R]	Rep. Tom Leek [R]	Rep. Rick Roth [R]

2023-04-11 - House - House State Affairs Committee (Y: 16 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2023-03-15 - House - House Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee (Y: 16 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-01-25 - House - House Ethics, Elections & Open Government Subcommittee (Y: 16 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-04-25	House	Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 774 (Ch. 2023-49)
2023-04-25	House	Substituted CS/CS/SB 774
2023-04-20	House	Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/25/2023)
2023-04-12	House	Added to Second Reading Calendar
2023-04-12	House	Bill referred to House Calendar
2023-04-12	House	1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
2023-04-11	House	CS Filed
2023-04-11	House	Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
2023-04-11	House	Reported out of State Affairs Committee
2023-04-11	House	Favorable with CS by State Affairs Committee
2023-04-07	House	PCS added to State Affairs Committee agenda
2023-03-15	House	Now in State Affairs Committee
2023-03-15	House	Reported out of Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee
2023-03-15	House	Favorable by Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee
2023-03-13	House	Added to Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee agenda
2023-03-07	House	1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
2023-03-07	House	1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
2023-01-30	House	Now in Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee
2023-01-30	House	Referred to State Affairs Committee
2023-01-30	House	Referred to Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee
2023-01-26	House	CS Filed
2023-01-26	House	Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
2023-01-26	House	Reported out of Ethics, Elections & Open Government Subcommittee
2023-01-25	House	Favorable with CS by Ethics, Elections & Open Government Subcommittee
2023-01-18	House	PCS added to Ethics, Elections & Open Government Subcommittee agenda
2022-12-23	House	Now in Ethics, Elections & Open Government Subcommittee
2022-12-23	House	Referred to State Affairs Committee
2022-12-23	House	Referred to Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee
2022-12-23	House	Referred to Ethics, Elections & Open Government Subcommittee
2022-12-07	House	Filed

S774 (Similar To) 2023-05-12 - Chapter No. 2023-49
S2502 (Similar To) 2023-06-16 - Chapter No. 2023-240, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 799 (Ch. 2023-175), CS/CS/SB 240 (Ch. 2023-81), SB 2500 (Ch. 2023-239)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
112	3142		Amended Code	See Bill Text
112	3144		Amended Code	See Bill Text
112	31445		Amended Code	See Bill Text
112	31446		Amended Code	See Bill Text
112	3145		Amended Code	See Bill Text
112	317		Amended Code	See Bill Text
112	3215		Amended Code	See Bill Text
112	324		Amended Code	See Bill Text
99	061		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/37
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/37/BillText/Filed/PDF
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/37/BillText/c1/PDF
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/37/BillText/c2/PDF
Amendment	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/37/Amendment/960879/PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/37/Analyses/h0037.EEG.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/37/Analyses/h0037a.LFS.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/37/Analyses/h0037b.LFS.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/37/Analyses/h0037c.SAC.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/37/Analyses/h0037z.EEG.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/37/Analyses/h0037z1.EEG.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Committees/billvote.aspx?VoteId=66291&IsPCB=1&BillId=76768
Roll Call	https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Committees/billvote.aspx?VoteId=67264&IsPCB=0&BillId=76768
Roll Call	https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Committees/billvote.aspx?VoteId=68883&IsPCB=1&BillId=76768