CS/CS/HB 7007 (2018) -  Ethics Reform

General Bill by Government Accountability Committee and Public Integrity & Ethics Committee and Sullivan and Jacobs (CO-SPONSORS) Davis; Duran; Hager; Ingoglia; Mercado; Metz; Plasencia; Pritchett; Shaw; Slosberg-King; Watson, C.; Williams
Ethics Reform: Repeals provisions relating to state, state university, & community college employee lobbyists; provides state policy relating to sexual harassment; provides criminal penalties; requires Legislature, Supreme Court, & agencies to establish & adopt rules, policies, & procedures; prohibits certain public officers & employees from soliciting specified employment & contractual relationships; revises lobbyist registration, compensation report, principal designation cancellation, & investigation requirements.
Effective Date: July 1, 2018
Last Event: 03/10/18 S Died in Ethics and Elections on Saturday, March 10, 2018 12:00 AM

PCB committee actions:

  • PCB PIE 18-01 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

House Referrals

Senate Referrals

  • Ethics and Elections
  • Governmental Oversight and Accountability
  • Rules

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: HB 7091 Subject: Pub. Rec./Sexual Harassment Complaints Relationship: Linked
Bill #: HB 1233 Subject: Sexual Harassment Relationship: Compare
Bill #: SB 1534 Subject: Government Integrity Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/SB 1628 Subject: Workplace Harassment Relationship: Compare
Bill #: SB 1916 Subject: Public Records and Public Meetings Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

  • Committee Substitute 2
  • Committee Substitute 1
    • A 324573 , Sullivan (GAC) Date Filed: 02/21/18, Line#: 482 House(c): Adopted Without Objection 02/22/2018 04:06 PM
    • A 615473 , Sullivan (GAC) Date Filed: 02/21/18, Line#: 558 House(c): Adopted Without Objection 02/22/2018 04:06 PM
  • Original Filed Version
    • A 333249 , Sullivan, Jacobs (PIE) Date Filed: 01/30/18, Line#: 59 House(c): Adopted 02/02/2018 08:51 AM
    • A 314305 , Peters (PIE) Date Filed: 01/31/18, Line#: 297 House(c): Failed to Adopt 02/02/2018 08:51 AM
    • A 068089 , Peters (PIE) Date Filed: 01/31/18, Line#: 297 House(c): Failed to Adopt 02/02/2018 08:51 AM
    • A 448119 , Sullivan (PIE) Date Filed: 01/31/18, Line#: 633 House(c): Adopted 02/02/2018 08:51 AM
  • PCB PIE 18-01
    • A PCB PIE 18-01 a1 , Sullivan (PIE) Date Published: 11/06/17 , Line#: 70 House(c): Adopted Without Objection 11/07/2017 04:53 PM

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: House Committee: Government Accountability Committee 2/22/2018 4:28:27 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Government Accountability Committee 2/21/2018 8:37:30 AM
Chamber: House Committee: Public Integrity & Ethics Committee 2/5/2018 2:26:10 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Public Integrity & Ethics Committee 1/30/2018 4:16:00 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Public Integrity & Ethics Committee 11/15/2017 10:57:34 AM
Chamber: House Committee: Public Integrity & Ethics Committee 11/1/2017 5:12:21 PM

Vote History

Chamber Date Yeas Nays Action Action 2 Vote Detail Barcode
Chamber: House Date: 03/01/2018 10:43 AM   Yeas: 114 Nays: 0 Action: Action 2: Passage Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 672] Barcode:

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Ethics and Elections Time: 03/10/2018 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Ethics and Elections Version: c2
Event: S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 03/10/2018 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Received -SJ 766 Time: 03/05/2018 - 10:05 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Referred to Ethics and Elections; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules -SJ 731 Time: 03/05/2018 - 11:31 AM Member: Committee: Ethics and Elections Version: c2
Event: S In Messages Time: 03/01/2018 - 11:28 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Message sent to senate Time: 03/01/2018 - 11:26 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H CS passed; YEAS 114, NAYS 0 Time: 03/01/2018 - 10:43 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Read 3rd time Time: 03/01/2018 - 10:40 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Added to Third Reading Calendar Time: 02/28/2018 - 2:44 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Placed on 3rd reading Time: 02/28/2018 - 11:10 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Read 2nd time Time: 02/28/2018 - 11:09 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 02/22/2018 - 9:36 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/28/2018) Time: 02/22/2018 - 8:45 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Bill referred to House Calendar Time: 02/22/2018 - 5:01 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H CS Filed Time: 02/22/2018 - 4:21 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) Time: 02/22/2018 - 4:21 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Reported out of Government Accountability Committee Time: 02/22/2018 - 4:14 PM Member: Committee: Government Accountability Committee Version: c1
Event: H Favorable with CS by Government Accountability Committee Time: 02/22/2018 - 4:06 PM Member: Committee: Government Accountability Committee Version: c1
Event: H Added to Government Accountability Committee agenda Time: 02/20/2018 - 4:24 PM Member: Committee: Government Accountability Committee Version: c1
Event: H Now in Government Accountability Committee Time: 02/07/2018 - 5:39 PM Member: Committee: Government Accountability Committee Version: c1
Event: H Referred to Government Accountability Committee Time: 02/07/2018 - 5:39 PM Member: Committee: Government Accountability Committee Version: c1
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 02/05/2018 - 5:40 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H CS Filed Time: 02/05/2018 - 9:08 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) Time: 02/05/2018 - 9:08 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Public Integrity & Ethics Committee Time: 02/05/2018 - 9:00 AM Member: Committee: Public Integrity & Ethics Committee Version: __
Event: H Favorable with CS by Public Integrity & Ethics Committee (Amended) Time: 02/02/2018 - 8:51 AM Member: Committee: Public Integrity & Ethics Committee Version: __
Event: H Favorable with amendment(s) by Public Integrity & Ethics Committee Time: 02/01/2018 - 5:39 PM Member: Committee: Public Integrity & Ethics Committee Version: __
Event: H Added to Public Integrity & Ethics Committee agenda Time: 01/30/2018 - 4:03 PM Member: Committee: Public Integrity & Ethics Committee Version: __
Event: H Now in Public Integrity & Ethics Committee Time: 01/16/2018 - 12:37 PM Member: Committee: Public Integrity & Ethics Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Public Integrity & Ethics Committee Time: 01/16/2018 - 12:37 PM Member: Committee: Public Integrity & Ethics Committee Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 01/09/2018 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 11/09/2017 - 2:54 PM Member: Committee: Public Integrity & Ethics Committee Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
11.061 SB 1534
11.255
25.382 SB 814
106.011 HB 43, SB 122, SB 1276
106.112
106.114 SB 1534
110.1221
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, HB 7003, CS/HB 7055*
112.3131 CS/SB 1628
112.3132 HB 7091
112.3133
112.3181 SB 1534
112.3185 SB 1534
112.3215 SB 1534, CS/SB 1628

(*) Not the latest version