All Roll Calls
Yes: 229 • No: 0
FloridaSB 5722026Senate
Ethics for Public Officers and Employees
Sponsored By: Gayle Harrell (Republican)
Signed by Governor
AppropriationEthics and ElectionsGovernmental Oversight and AccountabilityRulesHouse Calendar
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Officials’ foster relatives count under ethics rules
Florida ethics rules now count an officer’s or employee’s foster parent as a relative when the relationship existed during childhood. Current and former foster children also count. Each foster relationship must have been legally recognized where it occurred. This definition also applies to other laws that use it, including school-district gift rules.
Elected relatives can lead their public boards
Public boards, councils, commissions, and similar bodies can appoint or promote an elected relative to a leadership position. The relative must already serve as an elected official on that same body. This exception to restrictions on employing relatives applies only to leadership positions within that body.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Gayle Harrell
Republican • Senate
Cosponsors
Governmental Oversight and Accountability
Affiliation unavailable
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 3/12/2026
Senate Floor Vote
Yes: 38 • No: 0
House vote • 3/10/2026
House Floor Vote
Yes: 113 • No: 0
Senate vote • 2/11/2026
Senate Floor Vote
Yes: 38 • No: 0
Senate vote • 2/3/2026
Rules Vote
Yes: 23 • No: 0
Senate vote • 1/26/2026
Governmental Oversight and Accountability Vote
Yes: 9 • No: 0
Senate vote • 1/13/2026
Ethics and Elections Vote
Yes: 8 • No: 0
Bill Text
er
4/1/2026
e2
3/12/2026
e1
2/11/2026
c1
1/27/2026
Filed
11/18/2025