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FL S0734

Bill

Status

Failed

3/8/2024

Primary Sponsor

Ethics and Elections

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Origin

Senate

2024 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Prohibits public officers, agency employees, local government attorneys, and candidates from soliciting or accepting anything of value from a "foreign country of concern," as defined in s. 286.101

  • Requires anyone lobbying a county, municipality, or special district to register with the Commission on Ethics, preempting all local lobbyist registration programs adopted before July 1, 2024

  • Prohibits county and municipal governing bodies from renewing or extending employment contracts for county administrators, county attorneys, municipal chief executives, and city attorneys during the 8 months preceding a general election, unless approved by a unanimous vote

  • Prohibits district school boards from renewing or extending employment contracts for superintendents and general counsel during the 8 months preceding a general election for school board members, unless approved by a unanimous vote

  • Authorizes the Commission on Ethics to investigate sworn complaints alleging lobbyists or principals failed to register or knowingly submitted false registration information, with findings reported to the relevant local government for enforcement

Legislative Description

Government Accountability

Last Action

Died in Appropriations

3/8/2024

Committee Referrals

Appropriations2/7/2024
Ethics and Elections1/31/2024

Full Bill Text

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