HB 655 (2014) -  Governmental Ethics

General Bill by Hood
Governmental Ethics: Requires elected municipal officials to participate in annual ethics training; revises format for disclose of abstentions & conflicts by state, local, and appointed public officers; provides for issuance of advisory opinions upon request of reporting individual or procurement employee regarding honoraria & prohibited gifts; requires Commission on Ethics to impose civil penalty on person who has filed complaint with malicious intent; requires commission to dismiss complaint against state, county, municipal, or school district officer or employee if certain circumstances are met; prohibits political subdivision from imposing additional standards of conduct upon officers & employees of another political subdivision.
Effective Date: July 1, 2014
Last Event: Died in Ethics & Elections Subcommittee; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/SB 846 (Ch. 2014-183) on Friday, May 2, 2014 10:39 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: SB 606 Subject: Governmental Ethics Relationship: Similar
Bill #: HB 7155 Subject: Ethics Training for Public Officers Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/CS/CS/SB 846 Subject: Governmental Ethics Relationship: Compare

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 Ethics & Elections Subcommittee; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/SB 846 (Ch. 2014-183) Time: 05/02/2014 - 10:39 PM Member: Committee: Ethics & Elections Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/04/2014 - 11:50 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Now in Ethics & Elections Subcommittee Time: 02/03/2014 - 5:57 PM Member: Committee: Ethics & Elections Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to State Affairs Committee Time: 02/03/2014 - 5:57 PM Member: Committee: State Affairs Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Local & Federal Affairs Committee Time: 02/03/2014 - 5:57 PM Member: Committee: Local & Federal Affairs Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Ethics & Elections Subcommittee Time: 02/03/2014 - 5:57 PM Member: Committee: Ethics & Elections Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 01/17/2014 - 3:29 PM Member: Hood Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
112.3142 SB 606, CS/CS/CS/SB 846, HB 7155
112.3143
112.3148 SB 606
112.3149 SB 606
112.317 SB 606, CS/CS/SB 1474*
112.322 SB 606, CS/CS/SB 1474*
112.326 SB 606, CS/CS/HB 1315, CS/CS/SB 1474
286.012 SB 606, CS/CS/CS/SB 846

(*) Not the latest version