Bill Text: FL S0252 | 2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Elected Officials

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Failed) 2012-03-09 - Died in Rules Subcommittee on Ethics and Elections [S0252 Detail]

Download: Florida-2012-S0252-Introduced.html

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       Florida Senate - 2012                                     SB 252
       
       
       
       By Senator Rich
       
       
       
       
       34-00309-12                                            2012252__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to elected officials; requiring that
    3         the Commission on Ethics and the Florida Elections
    4         Commission notify the Chief Financial Officer or the
    5         governing body of a county, municipality, or special
    6         district of any unpaid fines levied against a person
    7         who has been elected to a state, county, municipal, or
    8         special district office; requiring that the Chief
    9         Financial Officer or the governing body of a county,
   10         municipality, or special district withhold salary
   11         payments that would otherwise be paid to an elected
   12         official when that official owes a fine to the
   13         Commission on Ethics or the Florida Elections
   14         Commission; authorizing the Chief Financial Officer or
   15         the governing body to retain a percentage of the
   16         payment for administrative costs; providing an
   17         effective date.
   18  
   19  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   21         Section 1. Payment of unpaid fines by elected officials.—
   22         (1) The Commission on Ethics and the Florida Elections
   23  Commission shall notify the Chief Financial Officer or the
   24  governing body of a county, municipality, or special district of
   25  any fine owed to the Commission on Ethics or the Florida
   26  Elections Commission by a person who has been elected to a
   27  state, county, municipal, or special district office.
   28         (2) The Chief Financial Officer or the governing body of a
   29  county, municipality, or special district shall withhold any
   30  salary payment, less applicable state and federal taxes, which
   31  would otherwise be paid to the person elected to the state,
   32  county, municipal, or special district office when that person
   33  owes a fine to the Commission on Ethics or the Florida Elections
   34  Commission. The salary payment withheld shall be remitted to the
   35  commission that is owed the fine until the fine is satisfied.
   36         (3) The Chief Financial Officer or the governing body of a
   37  county, municipality, or special district may retain up to 2
   38  percent of each payment made in order to cover the
   39  administrative costs incurred under this section.
   40         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2012.