• Introduced
    Oct 09, 2025
  • Passed House
  • Passed Senate
  • Became Law
HB 139
Florida House Bill
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Adverse Personnel Actions and Ethics Complaints; 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.
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House • Feb 27, 2026: CS Filed
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  • Feb 27, 2026 | House
    • Reported out of State Affairs Committee
    • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
    • CS Filed
  • Feb 26, 2026 | House
    • Favorable with CS by State Affairs Committee
  • Feb 24, 2026 | House
    • Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
  • Feb 19, 2026 | House
    • Favorable by Rules & Ethics Committee
    • Reported out of Rules & Ethics Committee
    • Now in State Affairs Committee
  • Feb 17, 2026 | House
    • Added to Rules & Ethics Committee agenda
  • Feb 11, 2026 | House
    • Favorable by Government Operations Subcommittee
    • Reported out of Government Operations Subcommittee
    • Now in Rules & Ethics Committee
  • Feb 09, 2026 | House
    • Added to Government Operations Subcommittee agenda
  • Jan 13, 2026 | House
    • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  • Oct 21, 2025 | House
    • Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee
    • Referred to Rules & Ethics Committee
    • Referred to State Affairs Committee
    • Now in Government Operations Subcommittee
  • Oct 09, 2025 | House
    • Filed