Florida 2018 Regular Session Status: In Committee

HB 79 — Public Meetings

Last action — Died on Calendar

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2018 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S HB 79 2018 A bill to be entitled An act relating to public meetings;
F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB 79 2018 A bill to be entitled An act relating to public meetings;
providing for construction;
Subsection (1) of section 286.011, Florida Statutes, is amended, subsections (2) through (8) are renumbered as subsections (3) through (9), respectively, and a new subsection (2) is added to that section, to read:
Subsection (1) of section 286.011, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
"Discussion" means a conversation between or among board or commission members regardless of whether through oral, Page 1 of 3 CODING:
"Discussion" means a conversation between or among board or commission members regardless of whether through oral, written, electronic, or any other form of communication.
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"Meeting" means a gathering, whether formal or informal, of two or more members elected to or of the same board Page 1 of 3 CODING:
hb0079-00 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S HB 79 2018 written, electronic, or any other form of communication.
hb0079-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB 79 2018 or commission, even if they have not yet taken office.
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"Meeting" means a gathering, whether formal or informal, of two or more members of the same board or commission, even if they have not yet taken office.
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The board or commission provides reasonable notice;
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The exercise, excursion, or meeting is open to the public;
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The board or commission provides reasonable notice;
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and 4.
and 5.
(2) If official acts are not taken and public business is not discussed, subsection (1) may not be construed to require public notice of, and access to, any gathering of two or more members of the same board or commission.
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Action History

  1. Died on Calendar

  2. Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration

  3. Placed on Calendar

  4. CS by Government Accountability Committee read 1st time

  5. Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.18(c)

  6. CS by- Government Accountability Committee; YEAS 14 NAYS 0

  7. PCS on Committee agenda-- Government Accountability Committee, 02/26/18, 2:00 pm, Morris Hall

  8. Now in Government Accountability Committee

  9. Favorable by Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee; YEAS 8 NAYS 2

  10. On Committee agenda-- Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee, 01/29/18, 3:00 pm, 12 HOB

  11. Now in Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee

  12. Favorable by Oversight, Transparency and Administration Subcommittee; YEAS 9 NAYS 1

  13. On Committee agenda-- Oversight, Transparency and Administration Subcommittee, 01/23/18, 3:30 pm, Morris Hall

  14. Introduced

  15. Referred to Oversight, Transparency and Administration Subcommittee; Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee; Government Accountability Committee

  16. Filed

Sponsors

  • Roth · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 163 not signed on · 1 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Roth

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (163)

163 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Favorable (Government Accountability Committee)

Passed 14 Yea · 0 Nay · 9 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 12007
Democrat 1000
Republican 1002
Total 14009
% of votes cast 61%0%0%39%
How each member voted (23)
Member Party Vote
Abruzzo — Not Voting
Watson, B. — Yea
Watson, C. — Not Voting
Caldwell — Yea
Latvala — Yea
Raschein — Yea
Sullivan — Not Voting
Drake — Not Voting
Fant — Not Voting
Henry — Yea
Jacobs — Yea
Newton — Not Voting
Olszewski — Yea
Pigman — Yea
Rommel — Yea
Santiago — Not Voting
Stone — Yea
Williamson — Yea
Willhite — Yea
Smith, Carlos Guillermo Democrat Yea
Albritton, Ben Republican Not Voting
McClain, Stan Republican Yea
Plakon, Rachel Saunders Republican Not Voting

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Favorable (Local, Federal & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee)

Passed 8 Yea · 2 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5102
Republican 3002
Democrat 0100
Total 8204
% of votes cast 57%14%0%29%
How each member voted (14)
Member Party Vote
Abruzzo — Not Voting
Williams — Yea
Brown — Not Voting
Fant — Yea
Olszewski — Yea
Ponder — Yea
Raburn — Nay
Renner — Yea
Smith, Carlos Guillermo Democrat Nay
Burgess, Danny Republican Not Voting
Leek, Thomas J. "Tom" Republican Yea
McClure, Lawrence Republican Yea
Miller, Monique Republican Not Voting
Plakon, Rachel Saunders Republican Yea

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Favorable (Oversight, Transparency & Administration Subcommittee)

Passed 9 Yea · 1 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 1002
Democrat 2000
Unaffiliated 6103
Total 9105
% of votes cast 60%7%0%33%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Sullivan — Not Voting
Caldwell — Yea
Drake — Yea
Edwards-Walpole — Nay
Henry — Yea
Ingoglia — Yea
Pigman — Yea
Rommel — Not Voting
Stone — Yea
Williamson — Not Voting
Daniels, Kimberly Democrat Yea
Davis, Tracie Democrat Yea
Burgess, Danny Republican Not Voting
McClure, Lawrence Republican Yea
Yarborough, Clay Republican Not Voting

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Subjects

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Who sponsors HB 79?
HB 79 is sponsored by Roth.
What is the current status of HB 79?
This bill died with 2018 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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