HB 535 (2012) -  Inspectors General

General Bill by Weinstein
Inspectors General: Revises duties & responsibilities of Chief Inspector General; provides that Chief Inspector General is responsible for all agency inspectors general, cabinet agencies, & EOG; provides that Chief Inspector General reports to Cabinet; requires agency inspector general to keep Chief Inspector General informed of certain activities; authorizes inspector general to not inform agency head under certain circumstances; authorizes Chief Inspector General to appoint agency inspectors general subject to consent of agency head; revises procedures for removing inspector general; requires establishment of internal & external procedures for receiving complaints from employees & public; requires certain final reports; provides that one or more investigators within agency inspector general's office be sworn law enforcement officer; permits employees who disclose information resulting in recovery of funds to receive percentage of funds; directs DMS to adopt criteria for use of purchasing cards; requires periodic audits of use of purchasing cards.
Effective Date: July 1, 2012
Last Event: Died in Government Operations Subcommittee on Friday, March 9, 2012 11:59 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: SB 270 Subject: Inspectors General Relationship: Identical

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

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Vote History

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Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Died in Government Operations Subcommittee Time: 03/09/2012 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Government Operations Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 01/10/2012 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Now in Government Operations Subcommittee Time: 11/04/2011 - 2:40 PM Member: Committee: Government Operations Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to State Affairs Committee Time: 11/04/2011 - 2:40 PM Member: Committee: State Affairs Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee Time: 11/04/2011 - 2:40 PM Member: Committee: Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Rulemaking & Regulation Subcommittee Time: 11/04/2011 - 2:40 PM Member: Committee: Rulemaking & Regulation Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee Time: 11/04/2011 - 2:40 PM Member: Committee: Government Operations Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 11/01/2011 - 10:28 AM Member: Weinstein Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
14.32 SB 270
20.055 SB 270, CS/CS/CS/CS/HB 1261*, CS/CS/SB 2084*
112.3187 SB 270
112.3189 SB 270
112.31895 SB 270
112.31901 SB 270
287.0565 SB 270

(*) Not the latest version