Government Accountability
Summary
Government Accountability; Creates Florida Integrity Office under Auditor General; provides duties & powers of Florida Integrity Officer, Auditor General, Chief Inspector General, & agency inspectors general; provides requirements for awards given to employees who report under Whistle-blower's Act; revises requirements for public agency contracts; requires Office of Inspector General of DOE to conduct investigations relating to waste, fraud, abuse, or mismanagement against district school board or Florida College System institution.
Bill status
died
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 2, 2021
Last action Apr 30, 2021
Floor votes · House Apr 14, 2021
How they voted
79–35
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 118
Apr 14, 2021
D
Democratic39
87% Nay
R
Republican79
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
9
Committee
11
Apr 19, 2021
Committee
Referred to Appropriations
upper
Apr 14, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed; YEAS 79, NAYS 37
lower
Mar 29, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported out of State Affairs Committee
lower
Mar 29, 2021
Lower · Passed
Favorable by State Affairs Committee
lower
Mar 25, 2021
Lower · Passed
Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
lower
Mar 18, 2021
Lower · Passed
Now in State Affairs Committee
lower
Mar 18, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Public Integrity & Elections Committee
lower
Mar 18, 2021
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Public Integrity & Elections Committee
lower
Mar 16, 2021
Lower · Passed
Added to Public Integrity & Elections Committee agenda
lower
Mar 5, 2021
Lower · Passed
Now in Public Integrity & Elections Committee
lower
Mar 5, 2021
Committee
Referred to State Affairs Committee
lower
Mar 5, 2021
Committee
Referred to Public Integrity & Elections Committee
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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