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FL H0687

Bill

Status

Introduced

12/8/2025

Primary Sponsor

Fentrice Driskell

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Origin

House of Representatives

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability, Auditor General, and Government Efficiency Task Force to prepare a joint report identifying fraud, waste, abuse, malfeasance, mismanagement, and misconduct in state government spending

  • Mandates investigation of specific programs including Executive Order 23-03 immigration spending ("Alligator Alcatraz," deportation flights), Hope Florida initiatives, the Canadian Prescription Drug Importation Program, ivermectin cancer treatment spending, New College of Florida per-student costs, and spending related to 2024 ballot amendments 3 and 4

  • Creates the Working Floridians Tax Rebate Program within the Department of Commerce, providing rebates equal to 20% of the federal Earned Income Tax Credit to eligible Florida residents who apply by June 30 each year

  • Funds the rebate program exclusively with moneys recovered from identified waste or at-risk funds, with the Attorney General required to pursue legal remedies to recover misspent funds

  • Requires the Department of Commerce to submit a feasibility report by December 31, 2027, on implementing an automatic rebate system using IRS data, with the act taking effect July 1, 2026

Legislative Description

Government Waste and Misconduct

Last Action

1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

1/13/2026

Committee Referrals

Government Operations Subcommittee12/16/2025

Full Bill Text

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