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IntroducedOct 09, 2025
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Passed House
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
Florida House Bill
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.
Summary
Comments on HB 139
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- State Affairs Committeeprimary


Votes
Actions
- 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
