2013 Legislative Summary Report End of Session Results: 8 Bills Passed Transparency and accountability measures based on Integrity

Florida research May 4, 2013

Bill Summary and What it Means to Floridians

Bill Title ETHICS REFORM

Issue(s)

Outcome

CS/SB 2: Ethics

Ethics Reform

CS/SB 4: Public Records and Meetings/Commission on Ethics CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM

Ethics Reform

The lead ethics enforcement agency will finally gain new tools to address public corruption in all aspects of government. Floridians will have easier access to financial disclosure reports from our officials. The public would have four new ways to start ethics complaints through U.S. Attorneys, State Attorneys, The Florida Department of Law Enforcement and The Governors Office.

Passed with bipartisan, unanimous support in the Florida Senate and Florida House. Signed into law by the Governor.

Passed with bipartisan, unanimous support in the Florida Senate and bipartisan support in the Florida House with only 1 opposing vote.

CS/CS/CS/HB 569 Campaign Finance

Campaign Finance Reform

The public will benefit from increased transparency and more rapid disclosure of campaign donations. Eliminating the CCEs, which have been used by some as slush funds, is another positive component of the reform.

Passed with bipartisan support in the Florida Senate and Florida House. Signed into law by the Governor.

Bill Title TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY FOR ENTERPRISE FLORIDA

Issue(s)

Bill Summary and What it Means to Floridians

Outcome

CS/SB 406: Economic Development

Transparency and accountability for Enterprise Florida

CS/CS/HB 7007 Economic Development

Transparency and accountability for Enterprise Florida

More public access to information about incentive deals; independent return on investment calculator; posting of incentive deal contracts online; database of state and local incentives and accountability clauses in contracts to protect taxpayers. Office of Economic and Demographic Research and the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability (OPPAGA) to evaluate all economic development programs; more detailed annual report requirements for Enterprise Florida

Passed with bipartisan, unanimous support in the Florida Senate and Florida House.

Passed Senate 37-3; Passed House 68-48

ACCOUNTABILITY FOR CITIZENS PROPERTY INSURANCE CORPORATION CS/SB 1770: Property Insurance Accountability for Citizens Creates an inspector Property general at Citizens. Insurance

Passed Senate 32-1; Passed House 111-6.

Bill Title OPEN BUDGETS, OPEN CONTRACTS, OPEN DATA

Issue(s)

Bill Summary and What it Means to Floridians

Outcome

CS/CS/HB 1309 Procurement of Commodities and Contractual Services

HB 5401 Transparency in State Contracting

Requires state agencies to post contract information, including contract images, to the CFOs Florida Accountability Contract Open Tracking System; data Contracts, required to be available for Open Data public to download Requires state agencies to post contract information, including contract images, to the CFOs Florida Accountability Contract Tracking System; data required to be available for public to download; Governor's budget transparency website Open Budgets, would have data in Open searchable, downloadable Contracts, format that allows offline Open Data analysis.

Passed with bipartisan, unanimous support in the Florida Senate and Florida House.

Passed with bipartisan, unanimous support in the Florida Senate and Florida House.