Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida H139: Adverse Personnel Actions and Ethics Complaints
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
Prohibits agencies & independent contractors from taking specified actions against employees for disclosing certain information to Commission on Ethics; requires that information disclosed include specified violations or alleged violations; requires disclosure of specified information to commission; provides that specified provisions protect employees who submit written complaints to commission or provide information to investigator during investigation of complaint or referral; authorizes certain employees to file complaints in accordance with specified provisions; authorizes such employees to pursue specified administrative remedy or civil action within specified timeframe; authorizes local public employees to file complaint with appropriate local governmental authority; specifies requirements for administrative procedures created by local governmental authorities; authorizes such employees to bring civil actions in court of competent jurisdiction under specified conditions; provides that it is affirmative defense to certain actions that adverse personnel action was predicated on grounds other than exercising of certain protected rights; requires commission to deliver complaints & any amendment thereto to agency conducting certain investigation, upon agency's written request; provides that such delivery does not affect specified exemptions in regard to complaint & amendments; requires that such delivery be within reasonable timeframe; requires that commission redact certain information under specified conditions; requires commission to deliver complaints & any amendment thereto to certain persons upon notarized written request.
What the bill says
An act relating to adverse personnel actions and ethics complaints; creating s. 112.3242, F.S.; providing legislative intent; defining terms; prohibiting agencies and independent contractors from taking specified actions against employees for disclosing certain information to the Commission on Ethics; providing applicability; requiring that information disclosed include specified violations or alleged violations; requiring disclosure of specified information to the commission under specified circumstances…
From the introduced text, February 27, 2026:
A bill to be entitled An act relating to adverse personnel actions and ethics complaints; creating s. 112.3242, F.S.; providing legislative intent; defining terms; prohibiting agencies and independent contractors from taking specified actions against employees for disclosing certain information to the Commission on Ethics; providing applicability; requiring that information disclosed include specified violations or alleged violations; requiring disclosure of specified information to the commission under specified circumstances; providing that specified provisions protect employees who submit written complaints to the commission or provide information to an investigator during an investigation of a complaint or referral; providing applicability; authorizing certain employees to file complaints in accordance with specified provisions; authorizing such employees to pursue a specified administrative remedy or a civil action within a specified timeframe; defining the term "local governmental authority"; authorizing local public employees to file a complaint with the appropriate local governmental authority under specified circumstances; specifying requirements for administrative procedures created by local words underlined are additions. hb139-01-c1 FLORIDAHOUSEOFREPRESENTATIVES CS/HB 139 2026 governmental authorities; authorizing such employees to bring civil actions in a court of competent jurisdiction under specified conditions; requiring specified relief; providing applicability; providing that it is an affirmative defense to certain actions that the adverse personnel action was predicated on grounds other than the exercising of certain protected rights; providing construction; amending s. 112.324, F.S.; …
Sponsors
- Maney, Patt (R, HD-004) · primary sponsor
- Maney (R, 4) · primary sponsor
- Benarroch, Yvette (R, HD-081)
Latest actions
- : Died on Second Reading Calendar
- : Added to Second Reading Calendar
- : 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
- : Bill referred to House Calendar
- : CS Filed
- : Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
- : Reported out of State Affairs Committee
- : Favorable with CS by State Affairs Committee
- : Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
- : Now in State Affairs Committee
Votes
- House: State Affairs Committee (February 26, 2026): 26 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: State Affairs Committee (February 26, 2026): 26 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: Rules & Ethics Committee (February 19, 2026): 14 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: Rules & Ethics Committee (February 19, 2026): 14 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: Government Operations Subcommittee (February 11, 2026): 18 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: Government Operations Subcommittee (February 11, 2026): 18 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is H139?
- H139 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Adverse Personnel Actions and Ethics Complaints.
- What does H139 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to adverse personnel actions and ethics complaints; creating s. 112.3242, F.S.; providing legislative intent; defining terms; prohibiting agencies and independent contractors from taking specified actions against employees for disclosing certain information to the Commission on Ethics; providing applicability; requiring that information disclosed include specified violations or alleged violations; requiring disclosure of specified information to the commission under specified circumstances…
- What is the status of H139?
- Failed as of March 13, 2026. Latest action: Died on Second Reading Calendar (March 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored H139?
- Maney, Patt (R, HD-004), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H139?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/139
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