Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida H593: Governmental Agencies and Personnel
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
Prohibits state agency or officer from directing funds offered to state to third party as condition of settlement; provides that state agency or officer must provide written notification of terms of settlement to Legislature & Attorney General within specified time; prohibits authorization or approval of reimbursements for travel expenses to & from person's residence & his or her headquarters for specified positions; requires that official headquarters for specified positions be city or town in which department's official headquarters is located; prohibits persons serving in specified positions from being reimbursed for certain travel expenses; prohibits lobbyist or principal from making, & prohibiting district governing board member, executive director, or any district employee who qualifies as local officer from accepting, any expenditure; removes provision prohibiting state residency requirements for university board members.
What the bill says
An act relating to governmental agencies and personnel; amending s. 45.062, F.S.; prohibiting a state agency or officer from directing funds offered to the state to a third party as a condition of settlement; requiring such agency or officer to provide written notification of the terms of the settlement to the Legislature and the Attorney General within a specified time; amending s. 104.31, F.S.; prohibiting a state, county, or municipal officer or employees from using his or her official authority or influence to solicit another person to make certain contributions…
From the introduced text, December 2, 2025:
A bill to be entitled An act relating to governmental agencies and personnel; amending s. 45.062, F.S.; prohibiting a state agency or officer from directing funds offered to the state to a third party as a condition of settlement; requiring such agency or officer to provide written notification of the terms of the settlement to the Legislature and the Attorney General within a specified time; amending s. 104.31, F.S.; prohibiting a state, county, or municipal officer or employees from using his or her official authority or influence to solicit another person to make certain contributions; revising construction; amending s. 112.061, F.S.; prohibiting the authorization or approval of reimbursements for travel expenses to and from a person's residence and his or her official headquarters for specified positions; prohibiting the authorization or approval of reimbursements for per diem and subsistence allowance for such person under a specified circumstance; defining the term "residence"; requiring the official headquarters for specified positions be the city or town in which the department's official headquarters is located; prohibiting persons serving in specified positions from being reimbursed for certain travel expenses words underlined are additions. hb593-00 FLORIDAHOUSEOFREPRESENTATIVES HB 593 2026 under a specified circumstance; removing expiration of specified provisions; creating s. 112.31251, F.S.; defining the term "office" for purposes of s. 5(a), Art. II of the State Constitution; …
Sponsors
- Andrade (R, 2) · primary sponsor
- Andrade, Alex (R, HD-002) · primary sponsor
- Basabe, Fabián (R, HD-106)
- Chaney, Linda (R, HD-061)
- Plasencia (R, 37)
- Plasencia, Susan (R, HD-037)
- Valdés, Susan (R, HD-064)
Latest actions
- : Died in Rules
- : Received
- : Referred to Rules
- : In Messages
- : Passed; YEAS 116, NAYS 0
- : Read 3rd time
- : Added to Third Reading Calendar
- : Read 2nd time
- : Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/25/2026)
- : Added to Second Reading Calendar
Votes
- House: H 593 Filed (February 25, 2026): 116 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: State Affairs Committee (February 17, 2026): 21 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: State Affairs Committee (February 17, 2026): 21 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: Government Operations Subcommittee (January 29, 2026): 15 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: Government Operations Subcommittee (January 29, 2026): 15 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Rules
Common questions
- What is H593?
- H593 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Governmental Agencies and Personnel.
- What does H593 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to governmental agencies and personnel; amending s. 45.062, F.S.; prohibiting a state agency or officer from directing funds offered to the state to a third party as a condition of settlement; requiring such agency or officer to provide written notification of the terms of the settlement to the Legislature and the Attorney General within a specified time; amending s. 104.31, F.S.; prohibiting a state, county, or municipal officer or employees from using his or her official authority or influence to solicit another person to make certain contributions…
- What is the status of H593?
- Failed as of March 13, 2026. Latest action: Died in Rules (March 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored H593?
- Andrade (R, 2), with 6 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H593?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/593
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