CS/CS/SB 1304 (2015) -  Inspectors General

General Bill by Fiscal Policy and Governmental Oversight and Accountability and Latvala
Inspectors General: Authorizing the Chief Inspector General or his or her designee to retain legal counsel and issue and enforce subpoenas under certain circumstances; revising the definitions of the terms “agency head” and “state agency” to include the Office of Early Learning of the Department of Education; prescribing additional hiring requirements, employment qualifications, and terms of employment for inspectors general and staff of the office of inspector general, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2015
Last Event: 04/23/15 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 371 (Ch. 2015-173) -SJ 596 on Thursday, April 23, 2015 3:50 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Governmental Oversight and Accountability
    • On agenda for: 03/23/15 1:30 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 4   Nays 0
  • Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government
    • On agenda for: 04/02/15 9:00 AM
    • Recommendation: Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 6   Nays 0
  • Fiscal Policy
    • On agenda for: 04/15/15 9:00 AM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 9   Nays 0

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/CS/CS/HB 371 Subject: Agency Inspectors General Relationship: Similar

Bill Text

  • Committee Substitute 2
  • Committee Substitute 1
    • P 560970 , Fiscal Policy Date Filed: 04/06/15, Line#: 0 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 04/15/2015 09:00 PM
    • A 803784 , Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government, Dean Date Filed: 03/31/15, Line#: 31 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 04/02/2015 12:32 PM
    • A 880540 , Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government, Dean Date Filed: 03/31/15, Line#: 174 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 04/02/2015 12:32 PM
    • A 891510 , Fiscal Policy, Hays Date Filed: 04/14/15, Line#: 62 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 04/15/2015 09:00 PM
    • A 567240 , Fiscal Policy, Hays Date Filed: 04/14/15, Line#: 275 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 04/15/2015 09:00 PM
  • Original Filed Version
    • A 379686 , Governmental Oversight and Accountability, Latvala Date Filed: 03/20/15, Line#: 27 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 03/23/2015 03:04 PM

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Fiscal Policy 4/17/2015 6:24:58 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Fiscal Policy 4/14/2015 10:33:01 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Fiscal Policy 4/14/2015 10:12:49 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government 4/6/2015 3:24:16 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government 4/1/2015 8:30:30 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability 3/24/2015 4:20:25 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability 3/20/2015 1:02:18 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 371 (Ch. 2015-173) -SJ 596 Time: 04/23/2015 - 3:50 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Substituted CS/CS/CS/HB 371 -SJ 596 Time: 04/23/2015 - 3:50 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 596 Time: 04/23/2015 - 3:50 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S CS/CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time -SJ 435 Time: 04/21/2015 - 8:08 PM Member: Committee: Fiscal Policy Version: c2
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/23/15 Time: 04/20/2015 - 7:18 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 425 Time: 04/20/2015 - 7:13 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 04/17/2015 - 4:26 PM Member: Committee: Fiscal Policy Version: c2
Event: S CS/CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 425 Time: 04/15/2015 - 2:04 PM Member: Committee: Fiscal Policy Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/15/15, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building Time: 04/10/2015 - 2:15 PM Member: Committee: Fiscal Policy Version: c1
Event: S Now in Fiscal Policy -SJ 352 Time: 04/06/2015 - 3:49 PM Member: Committee: Fiscal Policy Version: c1
Event: S Subcommittee Recommendation: CS/CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 352 Time: 04/02/2015 - 11:05 AM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government Version: c1
Event: S CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability read 1st time -SJ 275 Time: 03/31/2015 - 5:51 PM Member: Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government, 04/02/15, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Office Building Time: 03/30/2015 - 1:54 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government Version: c1
Event: S Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government -SJ 259 Time: 03/25/2015 - 5:18 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 03/25/2015 - 8:45 AM Member: Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability Version: c1
Event: S CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 4 NAYS 0 -SJ 259 Time: 03/23/2015 - 2:54 PM Member: Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 03/23/15, 1:30 pm, 401 Senate Office Building Time: 03/18/2015 - 3:11 PM Member: Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 124 Time: 03/03/2015 - 7:55 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government; Fiscal Policy -SJ 124 Time: 03/02/2015 - 3:02 PM Member: Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 02/25/2015 - 10:35 AM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
14.32 CS/CS/CS/HB 371, CS/HB 1283, SB 1412
20.055 CS/CS/CS/HB 371, CS/HB 1283, SB 1412