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Florida Constitution Revision Commission

P 19: GENERAL PROVISIONS, Ethics in government; representation for compensation

PROPOSAL by Darryl Rouson

GENERAL PROVISIONS, Ethics in government; representation for compensation; Section 8 of Article II and create a new section in Article XII of the State Constitution to prohibit legislators and statewide elected officers from personally representing another person or entity for compensation before any state government body or state agency except judicial tribunals for six years following vacation of office and to provide that the prohibition applies to individuals who were members of the Legislature or who were statewide elected officers at any time after November 6, 2018.

Last Action: 5/11/2018 - Died in Ethics and Elections
Location: Laid on Table
Proposal Text: Web Page | PDF
Committee References:
  1. Ethics and Elections (EE)

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  • Proposal History

    Date Action
    10/18/2017 • Filed
    11/3/2017 • Referred to Ethics and Elections
    12/7/2017 • On Committee agenda-- Ethics and Elections, 12/13/17, 8:00 am, 110 Senate Office Building, Tallahassee, Florida --Temporarily Postponed
    1/19/2018 • On Committee agenda-- Ethics and Elections, 01/26/18, 8:00 am, 301 Senate Office Building, Tallahassee, Florida --Temporarily Postponed
    1/26/2018 • On Committee agenda-- Ethics and Elections, 02/02/18, 8:00 am, 301 Senate Office Building, Tallahassee, Florida
    2/2/2018 • Unfavorable by Ethics and Elections, laid on Table; YEAS 3 NAYS 4
    5/11/2018 • Died in Ethics and Elections

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  • P 19, Original Filed Version (Current Proposal Version) Posted 10/18/2017 at 3:49 PM

    Proposal Text:   Web Page PDF
    Analyses:   Ethics and Elections (Pre-Meeting) 12/7/2017 (pdf)

    Committee Amendments (3)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    112688 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the proposal clause and insert:     		Ethics and Elections
    (Gaetz)
    (Kruppenbacher)     		1/24/2018
    8:37 PM     		Withdrawn
    2/2/2018     		Web Page
    PDF
    759538 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the proposal clause and insert:     		Ethics and Elections
    (Gaetz)
    (Kruppenbacher)     		1/24/2018
    8:40 PM     		Withdrawn
    2/1/2018     		Web Page
    PDF
    356920 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the proposal clause and insert:     		Ethics and Elections
    (Gaetz)
    (Kruppenbacher)     		1/31/2018
    3:53 PM     		Withdrawn
    2/1/2018     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/2/2018 8:00 AM Ethics and Elections 3 Yeas - 4 Nays

    Citations - Constitution (2)

    Article Section Location in Proposal Location In Proposal Help
    Article II Section 8 Page 1 (pdf)
    Article XII Page 3 (pdf)

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