Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida H687: Government Waste and Misconduct
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
Requires specified parties prepare a report investigating & evaluating specified subjects & identifying certain funds; requires AG to take certain actions to recover specified funds; requires such recovered funds be used for certain purpose; requires specified funds be transferred & used for certain purpose; creates Working Floridians Tax Rebate Program within DOR for certain purpose; requiring the program be funded in a specified manner; granting state funds to certain people who have received federal Earned Income Tax Credit.
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 specified subjects be investigated and evaluated, and certain funds identified, as part of the report; requiring that the report be submitted to specified parties; requiring the Attorney General to take certain actions to recover specified funds; requiring such recovered funds be 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 specified subjects be investigated and evaluated, and certain funds identified, as part of the report; requiring that the report be submitted to specified parties; requiring the Attorney General to take certain actions to recover specified funds; requiring such recovered funds be used for a certain purpose; requiring that specified funds be transferred 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; specifying the calculation of the rebate and procedures for disbursing the funds within a certain 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 words underlined are additions. hb687-00 FLORIDAHOUSEOFREPRESENTATIVES HB 687 2026 rebate from being used in certain program eligibility determinations; authorizing the department to adopt emergency rules; providing applicability; providing an …
Sponsors
- Driskell, Fentrice (D, SD-016) · primary sponsor
- Bartleman, Robin (D, HD-103)
- Campbell, Daryl (D, HD-099)
- Cross, Lindsay (D, HD-060)
- Daley, Dan (D, HD-096)
- Edmonds, Tae (D, HD-088)
- Eskamani, Anna (D, HD-042)
- Gantt, Ashley (D, SD-034)
- Gottlieb, Mike (D, HD-102)
- Harris, Rita (D, HD-044)
- Hinson, Yvonne (D, HD-021)
- Hinson (D, 21)
Latest actions
- : Died in Government Operations Subcommittee
- : 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
- : Now in Government Operations Subcommittee
- : Referred to State Affairs Committee
- : Referred to Budget Committee
- : Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee
- : Filed
Common questions
- What is H687?
- H687 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Government Waste and Misconduct.
- What does H687 do?
- In its own words: 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 specified subjects be investigated and evaluated, and certain funds identified, as part of the report; requiring that the report be submitted to specified parties; requiring the Attorney General to take certain actions to recover specified funds; requiring such recovered funds be used for a certain purpose…
- What is the status of H687?
- Failed as of March 13, 2026. Latest action: Died in Government Operations Subcommittee (March 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored H687?
- Driskell, Fentrice (D, SD-016), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H687?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/687
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