Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida S780: Government Waste and Misconduct
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
Requiring the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability, the Auditor General, and the Government Efficiency Task Force to prepare a specified report; requiring that the report include an investigation and evaluation of all state spending; creating the Working Floridians Tax Rebate Program within the Department of Commerce for a certain purpose; defining the term "waste"; granting certain state funds to people and households that received the federal Earned Income Tax Credit and meet certain criteria, etc.
What the bill says
An act relating to government waste and misconduct; requiring the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability, the Auditor General, and the Government Efficiency Task Force to prepare a specified report; requiring that the report include an investigation and evaluation of all state spending; requiring that the report be submitted to specified parties; requiring the Attorney General to take certain actions to recover specified funds; requiring that such recovered funds be transferred to the General Revenue Fund and used for a certain purpose…
From the introduced text, December 8, 2025:
A bill to be entitled An act relating to government waste and misconduct; requiring the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability, the Auditor General, and the Government Efficiency Task Force to prepare a specified report; requiring that the report include an investigation and evaluation of all state spending; requiring that the report be submitted to specified parties; requiring the Attorney General to take certain actions to recover specified funds; requiring that such recovered funds be transferred to the General Revenue Fund and used for a certain purpose; creating s. 409.1466, F.S.; creating the Working Floridians Tax Rebate Program within the Department of Commerce for a certain purpose; requiring that the program be funded in a specified manner; defining the term "waste"; granting certain state funds to people and households that received the federal Earned Income Tax Credit and meet certain criteria; requiring the department to calculate the rebate and disburse funds within a specified timeframe; requiring the department to submit to the Governor, the Cabinet, and the Legislature a certain report by a specified date; prohibiting receipt of the rebate from being used in certain program eligibility determinations; authorizing the department to adopt emergency rules; providing applicability; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. (1) The Office of …