HB 1421 (2010) -  Code of Ethics for Public Officers and Employees

General Bill by Heller
Code of Ethics for Public Officers and Employees: Revises provisions of code of ethics relating to standards of conduct, conflicts of interests, filing public disclosure forms, reporting of gifts, & civil penalties; establishes criteria for qualified blind trusts for certain public officials; adopts "actual malice" standard when determining if fees & costs shall be assessed against complainant; adopts "preponderance of the evidence" standard when determining whether probable cause exists to believe violation of code has occurred.
Effective Date: July 1, 2010
Last Event: Died in Governmental Affairs Policy Committee on Friday, April 30, 2010 6:59 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

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Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: HB 1423 Subject: Public Records and Meetings/Commission on Ethics Relationship: Linked
Bill #: SB 2492 Subject: Public Officers & Employees/Code of Ethics [GPSC] Relationship: Identical
Bill #: SB 2494 Subject: Pub. Rec./Code of Ethics/Commission on Ethics [GPSC] Relationship: Compare
Bill #: SB 2630 Subject: Florida Commission on Ethics [GPSC] Relationship: Compare

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Vote History

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Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Died in Governmental Affairs Policy Committee Time: 04/30/2010 - 6:59 PM Member: Committee: Governmental Affairs Policy Committee Version: __
Event: H Now in Governmental Affairs Policy Committee Time: 03/10/2010 - 4:16 PM Member: Committee: Governmental Affairs Policy Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Economic Development & Community Affairs Policy Council Time: 03/10/2010 - 4:16 PM Member: Committee: Economic Development & Community Affairs Policy Council Version: __
Event: H Referred to Government Operations Appropriations Committee Time: 03/10/2010 - 4:16 PM Member: Committee: Government Operations Appropriations Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Governmental Affairs Policy Committee Time: 03/10/2010 - 4:16 PM Member: Committee: Governmental Affairs Policy Committee Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/02/2010 - 10:50 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 02/26/2010 - 12:51 PM Member: Heller Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
112.312 CS/CS/HB 1207
112.313 HB 243, HB 347, HB 1593, HB 5709
112.3135
112.3142
112.3143 HB 587
112.3144
112.3145 CS/CS/HB 1407, HB 1593
112.3148
112.3149
112.317 HB 243
112.3215 CS/CS/HB 1207, HB 1211, CS/HB 7151
112.324 CS/HB 551, HB 1211, HB 5709, HB 7085, CS/CS/HB 7209
411.01 HB 201, CS/CS/HB 1203, HB 1571, CS/HB 7183