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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
A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to financial disclosures for local 2
officers; amending s. 112.3144, F.S.; requiring 3
specified local officers to file a full and public 4
disclosure of financial interests; amending s. 5
112.3145, F.S.; excluding specified local officers 6
from the requirement to file statements of financial 7
interests; providing an effective date. 8
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 10
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Section 1. Paragraph (d) is added to subsection (1) of 12
section 112.3144, Florida Statutes, to read: 13
112.3144 Full and public disclosure of financial 14
interests.— 15
(1) 16
(d) The following local officers must comply with the 17
financial disclosure requirements of s. 8, Art. II of the State 18
Constitution and this section: 19
1. Mayors. 20
2. Elected members of the governing body of a 21
municipality. 22
3. County and municipal managers. 23
Section 2. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section 24
112.3145, Florida Statutes, is a mended to read: 25
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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
112.3145 Disclosure of financial interests and clients 26
represented before agencies. — 27
(2) 28
(b) Each state or local officer , except local officers 29
specified in s. 112.3144(1)(d), and each specified state 30
employee shall file a statement of financial interests no later 31
than July 1 of each year. Each state officer, local officer, and 32
specified state employee shall file a final statement of 33
financial interests within 60 days after leaving his or her 34
public position for the period between Janua ry 1 of the year in 35
which the person leaves and the last day of office or 36
employment, unless within the 60 -day period the person takes 37
another public position requiring financial disclosure under 38
this section or s. 8, Art. II of the State Constitution or 39
otherwise is required to file full and public disclosure or a 40
statement of financial interests for the final disclosure 41
period. Each state or local officer who is appointed and each 42
specified state employee who is employed shall file a statement 43
of financial interests within 30 days from the date of 44
appointment or, in the case of a specified state employee, from 45
the date on which the employment begins, except that any person 46
whose appointment is subject to confirmation by the Senate shall 47
file prior to confirmation hearings or within 30 days from the 48
date of appointment, whichever comes first. 49
Section 3. This act shall take effect January 1, 2024. 50