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IntroducedNov 18, 2025
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Passed SenateFeb 11, 2026
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Passed HouseMar 10, 2026
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Became Law
Florida Senate Bill
Ethics for Public Officers and Employees; Revising the definition of the term “relative” to include foster parents and foster children; providing that specified provisions do not prohibit a board, council, commission, or collegial body from appointing, employing, promoting, or advancing elected public officials who are related to a leadership position on the same board, council, commission, or collegial body, etc.
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Senate • Mar 12, 2026: Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
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Comments on SB 572
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- Governmental Oversight and Accountabilityprimary

Votes
YES: 113
- Abbott
- Eskamani
- Oliver
- Albert
- Esposito
- Overdorf
- Alvarez, D.
- Fabricio
- Owen
- Alvarez, J.
- Franklin
- Partington
- Anderson
- Gantt
- Perez
- Andrade
- Garrison
- Persons-Mulicka
- Antone
- Gentry
- Plakon
- Aristide
- Gerwig
- Baker
- Giallombardo
- Porras
- Bankson
- Gonzalez Pittman
- Rayner
- Barnaby
- Gossett-Seidman
- Redondo
- Bartleman
- Gottlieb
- Rizo
- Basabe
- Greco
- Robinson, F.
- Benarroch
- Robinson, W.
- Berfield
- Grow
- Rosenwald
- Black
- Harris
- Salzman
- Blanco
- Hart-Lowman
- Sapp
- Booth
- Hinson
- Shoaf
- Borrero
- Hodgers
- Sirois
- Botana
- Holcomb
- Skidmore
- Boyles
- Hunschofsky
- Smith
- Brackett
- Jacques
- Snyder
- Brannan
- Johnson
- Spencer
- Buchanan
- Stark
- Busatta
- Kendall
- Steele
- Campbell
- Kincart Jonsson
- Tant
- Canady
- Koster
- Tendrich
- Cassel
- LaMarca
- Tomkow
- Chamberlin
- Long
- Trabulsy
- López, J.
- Tramont
- Chaney
- Maggard
- Tuck
- Cobb
- Maney
- Valdés
- Conerly
- McClure
- Weinberger
- Cross
- McFarland
- Woodson
- Daley
- Melo
- Yarkosky
- Daniels
- Michael
- Yeager
- Driskell
- Miller
- Young
- Duggan
- Mooney
- Dunkley
- Nix
- Edmonds
- Nixon
NO: 0
Actions
- Mar 12, 2026 | Senate
- Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (187567)
- CS passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 0
- Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
- Mar 10, 2026 | Senate
- In returning messages
- Mar 10, 2026 | House
- Read 2nd time
- Amendment 187567 adopted
- Amendment 620573 superseded by substitute
- Added to Third Reading Calendar
- Read 3rd time
- CS passed as amended; YEAS 113, NAYS 0
- Mar 09, 2026 | House
- Bill referred to House Calendar
- Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/10/2026)
- 1st Reading (Engrossed 1)
- Feb 11, 2026 | House
- In Messages
- Feb 11, 2026 | Senate
- Read 2nd time
- Amendment(s) adopted (807008)
- Read 3rd time
- CS passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 0
- Immediately certified
- Feb 09, 2026 | Senate
- Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/11/26
- Feb 03, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 23 NAYS 0
- Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- Jan 29, 2026 | Senate
- CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability read 1st time
- On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/03/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
- Jan 28, 2026 | Senate
- Now in Rules
- Jan 27, 2026 | Senate
- Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
- Jan 26, 2026 | Senate
- CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
- Jan 21, 2026 | Senate
- On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 01/26/26, 3:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
- Jan 14, 2026 | Senate
- Now in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
- Jan 13, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable by Ethics and Elections; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
- Introduced
- Jan 08, 2026 | Senate
- On Committee agenda-- Ethics and Elections, 01/13/26, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
- Dec 09, 2025 | Senate
- Referred to Ethics and Elections; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules
- Nov 18, 2025 | Senate
- Filed
Bill Texts
- S 572 FiledHTML
- S 572 c1HTML
- S 572 e1HTML
- S 572 e2HTML
- S 572 erHTML
- Committee Amendment 913752 (Replaced by Committee Substitute 1/26/2026) -- Governmental Oversight and Accountability (Harrell)PDF
- Floor Amendment 807008 (Senate: Adopted 2/11/2026) -- YarboroughPDF
- Floor Amendment 620573 (House: Superseded by Substitute 3/10/2026) -- López, J.PDF
- Floor Substitute Amendment 187567 (Senate: Concurred 3/12/2026) -- López, J.PDF
Documents
- Bill Analysis -- Ethics and Elections (Pre-Meeting) (1/12/2026 4:11 PM)
- Bill Analysis -- Ethics and Elections (Post-Meeting) (1/14/2026 3:00 PM)
- Bill Analysis -- Governmental Oversight and Accountability (Pre-Meeting) (1/23/2026 2:23 PM)
- Bill Analysis -- Governmental Oversight and Accountability (Post-Meeting) (1/27/2026 10:33 AM)
- Bill Analysis -- Rules (Pre-Meeting) (2/2/2026 7:48 AM)
- Bill Analysis -- Rules (Post-Meeting) (2/3/2026 2:16 PM)
- House Message Summary -- Ethics and Elections (3/10/2026 7:50 PM)
