FloridaEthics for Public Officers and Employees
What it does
Ethics for Public Officers and Employees; Revising the definition of the term “relative” to include foster parents and foster children; providing that specified provisions do not prohibit a board, council, commission, or collegial body from appointing, employing, promoting, or advancing elected public officials who are related to a leadership position on the same board, council, commission, or collegial body, etc.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Apr 2Chapter No. 2026-22Latest
- Apr 1Approved by Governor Ron DeSantisBecame Law
- Mar 31Signed by Officers and presented to GovernorTo Governor
- Mar 12Ordered engrossed, then enrolledMinor
- Vote recorded Returning Messages. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 12CS passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 0Major
- Mar 12Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (187567)
- Mar 10In returning messages
- Vote recorded Passage, Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 10CS passed as amended; YEAS 113, NAYS 0Passed House
- Mar 10Read 3rd timeMinor
- Mar 10Added to Third Reading Calendar
- Mar 10Amendment 620573 superseded by substitute
- Mar 10Amendment 187567 adopted
- Mar 10Read 2nd timeMinor
- Mar 91st Reading (Engrossed 1)Minor
- Mar 9Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/10/2026)
- Mar 9Bill referred to House Calendar
- Feb 11In Messages
- Vote recorded Third Reading. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 11Immediately certified
- Feb 11CS passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 0Passed Senate
- Feb 11Read 3rd timeMinor
- Feb 11Amendment(s) adopted (807008)
- Feb 11Read 2nd timeMinor
- Feb 9Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/11/26
- Feb 3Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- Vote recorded Favorable. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 3Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 23 NAYS 0Minor
- Jan 29On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/03/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
- Jan 29CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability read 1st time
- Jan 28Now in Rules
- Jan 27Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
- Jan 26CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
- Vote recorded Favorable with Committee Substitute. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 21On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 01/26/26, 3:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
- Jan 14Now in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
- Jan 13IntroducedMinor
- Vote recorded Favorable. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 13Favorable by Ethics and Elections; YEAS 8 NAYS 0Minor
- Jan 8On Committee agenda-- Ethics and Elections, 01/13/26, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
- 2025
- Dec 9Referred to Ethics and Elections; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; RulesMinor
- Nov 18FiledIntroduced