THE BILL ITSELF
HB 6011
Reporting the Receipt of Gifts or Honoraria
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A bill to be entitled
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An act relating to reporting the receipt of gifts or
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honoraria; amending s. 112.3148, F.S.; providing that
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all annual reports shall be filed with the Commission
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on Ethics by a specified date; amending s. 112.3149,
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F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the
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act; providing an effective date.
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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Section 1. Paragraph (d) of subsection (6) of section
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112.3148, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
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112.3148 Reporting and prohibited receipt of gifts by
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individuals filing full or limited public disclosure of
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financial interests and by procurement employees.—
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(6)
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(d) No later than July 1 of each year, each reporting
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individual or procurement employee shall file a statement
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listing each gift having a value in excess of $100 received by
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the reporting individual or procurement employee, either
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directly or indirectly, from a governmental entity or a direct-
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support organization specifically authorized by law to support a
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governmental entity. The statement shall list the name of the
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person providing the gift, a description of the gift, the date
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or dates on which the gift was given, and the value of the total
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gifts given during the calendar year for which the report is
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made. The reporting individual or procurement employee shall
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attach to the statement any report received by him or her in
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accordance with paragraph (c), which report shall become a
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public record when filed with the statement of the reporting
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individual or procurement employee. The reporting individual or
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procurement employee may explain any differences between the
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report of the reporting individual or procurement employee and
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the attached reports. The annual report filed by a reporting
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individual shall be filed with the financial disclosure
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statement required by either s. 8, Art. II of the State
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Constitution or s. 112.3145, as applicable to the reporting
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individual. The annual report filed by a procurement employee
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shall be filed with the Commission on Ethics. The report filed
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by a reporting individual or procurement employee who left
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office or employment during the calendar year covered by the
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report shall be filed by July 1 of the year after leaving office
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or employment at the same location as his or her final financial
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disclosure statement or, in the case of a former procurement
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employee, with the Commission on Ethics.
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Section 2. Subsection (6) of section 112.3149, Florida
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Statutes, is amended to read:
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112.3149 Solicitation and disclosure of honoraria.—
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(6) A reporting individual or procurement employee who
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receives payment or provision of expenses related to any
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honorarium event from a person who is prohibited by subsection
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(4) from paying an honorarium to a reporting individual or
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procurement employee shall publicly disclose on an annual
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statement the name, address, and affiliation of the person
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paying or providing the expenses; the amount of the honorarium
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expenses; the date of the honorarium event; a description of the
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expenses paid or provided on each day of the honorarium event;
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and the total value of the expenses provided to the reporting
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individual or procurement employee in connection with the
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honorarium event. The annual statement of honorarium expenses
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shall be filed by July 1 of each year for those expenses
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received during the previous calendar year. The reporting
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individual or procurement employee shall attach to the annual
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statement a copy of each statement received by him or her in
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accordance with subsection (5) regarding honorarium expenses
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paid or provided during the calendar year for which the annual
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statement is filed. The attached statement shall become a public
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record upon the filing of the annual report. The annual
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statement of a reporting individual shall be filed with the
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financial disclosure statement required by either s. 8, Art. II
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of the State Constitution or s. 112.3145, as applicable to the
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reporting individual. The annual statement of a procurement
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employee shall be filed with the Commission on Ethics. The
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statement filed by a reporting individual or procurement
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employee who left office or employment during the calendar year
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covered by the statement shall be filed by July 1 of the year
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after leaving office or employment at the same location as his
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or her final financial disclosure statement or, in the case of a
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former procurement employee, with the Commission on Ethics.
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This act shall take effect July 1, 2026. Section 3.