HB 7003 (2018) -  Local Government Ethics Reform

General Bill by Public Integrity & Ethics Committee and Metz (CO-SPONSORS) Ahern; Ingoglia
Local Government Ethics Reform: Provides that contractual relationships held by business entities are deemed held by public officers or employees in certain situations; provides ethics training requirements; prohibits certain governing board members from voting in official capacity on specified matters; requires certain members of municipality governing body to file disclosure; provides for future repeal of provisions relating to local government authority to enact rule or ordinance requiring lobbyists to register with local government; provides for future repeal of provisions relating to registration & reporting for lobbying water management districts; requires Commission on Ethics to create Local Government Lobbyist Registration System; requires lobbyists to register with commission before lobbying specified governmental entities; provides responsibilities of Governor; provides civil penalties.
Effective Date: July 1, 2018
Last Event: 03/10/18 S Died in Ethics and Elections, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 1279 (Ch. 2018-5) on Saturday, March 10, 2018 12:00 AM

PCB committee actions:

  • PCB PIE 18-02 recommended by:
    Public Integrity & Ethics Committee
    • On agenda for: 11/07/17   2:00 PM View Notice
    • Favorable With Amendment(s) (final action) See Votes

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Ethics and Elections
  • Governmental Oversight and Accountability
  • Rules

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: HB 7005 Subject: Trust Funds/Creation/Local Government Lobbyist Registration System Trust Fund Relationship: Linked
Bill #: CS/CS/CS/HB 1279 Subject: School District Accountability Relationship: Compare
Bill #: SB 1534 Subject: Government Integrity Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/CS/SB 1804 Subject: School District Accountability Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: House Committee: Public Integrity & Ethics Committee 1/8/2018 12:40:09 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Public Integrity & Ethics Committee 11/15/2017 11:02:15 AM
Chamber: House Committee: Public Integrity & Ethics Committee 11/1/2017 5:12:54 PM

Vote History

Chamber Date Yeas Nays Action Action 2 Vote Detail Barcode
Chamber: House Date: 01/12/2018 02:08 PM   Yeas: 100 Nays: 2 Action: Action 2: Passage Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 508] Barcode:

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Ethics and Elections, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 1279 (Ch. 2018-5) Time: 03/10/2018 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Ethics and Elections Version: __
Event: S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 03/10/2018 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Received -SJ 251 Time: 01/31/2018 - 6:32 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Ethics and Elections; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules -SJ 252 Time: 01/30/2018 - 4:51 PM Member: Committee: Ethics and Elections Version: __
Event: S In Messages Time: 01/24/2018 - 5:58 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Message sent to senate Time: 01/24/2018 - 5:35 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Passed; YEAS 100, NAYS 2 Time: 01/12/2018 - 2:08 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Read 3rd time Time: 01/12/2018 - 2:07 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Added to Third Reading Calendar Time: 01/11/2018 - 6:22 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Placed on 3rd reading Time: 01/11/2018 - 5:13 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Read 2nd time Time: 01/11/2018 - 5:07 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 01/09/2018 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (1/11/2018) Time: 01/08/2018 - 5:32 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Bill referred to House Calendar Time: 11/13/2017 - 2:33 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 11/09/2017 - 2:45 PM Member: Committee: Public Integrity & Ethics Committee Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
112.313 HB 5, CS/CS/SB 540, HB 831, CS/CS/HB 883, CS/CS/CS/HB 1279, HB 1325, SB 1330, SB 1534, CS/SB 1628*, CS/CS/SB 1804, CS/CS/HB 7007, CS/HB 7055*
112.3142 CS/HB 17, SB 432, CS/CS/HB 883, SB 1534
112.3143 SB 630, SB 1534, SB 1750
112.3144 CS/CS/CS/HB 815*, CS/CS/SB 1180*, SB 1534, CS/SB 1628*
112.3145 CS/CS/SB 540, HB 831, HB 925, CS/CS/SB 1180*, SB 1266, SB 1534, CS/SB 1628*
112.31455 CS/CS/CS/HB 1279, SB 1534, CS/CS/SB 1804, CS/HB 7055*
112.3148 SB 1534
112.3261 SB 1534
112.3262 SB 1534
218.32 HB 7, CS/HB 11, CS/HB 17, CS/CS/SB 354, SB 432, CS/CS/HB 883, CS/CS/HB 1019, CS/CS/CS/HB 1073, CS/CS/CS/SB 1292, CS/SB 1426, SB 1534

(*) Not the latest version