Florida House Bill 139
Session 2026
Adverse Personnel Actions and Ethics Complaints
Active
Failed in House on Mar 13, 2026
Sponsors
2 Sponsors
State Affairs Committee
First Action
Oct 9, 2025
Latest Action
Mar 13, 2026
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
139
State
Florida
Session
2026
State Affairs Committee
grade
Primary
House votes are unavailable for this bill.
Summary
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.
Bill Analysis -- Government Operations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) (2/11/2026 6:09 PM)
Bill Analysis -- Rules & Ethics Committee (Post-Meeting) (2/19/2026 4:25 PM)
Bill Analysis -- State Affairs Committee (Post-Meeting) (2/27/2026 3:55 PM)
794885 - Amendment to H 139 Filed
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03/13/2026
House
Died on Second Reading Calendar
03/02/2026
House
Added to Second Reading Calendar
03/02/2026
House
1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
03/02/2026
House
Bill referred to House Calendar
02/27/2026
House
CS Filed
02/27/2026
House
Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
02/27/2026
House
Reported out of State Affairs Committee
02/26/2026
House
Favorable with CS by State Affairs Committee
02/24/2026
House
Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
02/19/2026
House
Now in State Affairs Committee
02/19/2026
House
Reported out of Rules & Ethics Committee
02/19/2026
House
Favorable by Rules & Ethics Committee
02/17/2026
House
Added to Rules & Ethics Committee agenda
02/11/2026
House
Now in Rules & Ethics Committee
02/11/2026
House
Reported out of Government Operations Subcommittee
02/11/2026
House
Favorable by Government Operations Subcommittee
02/09/2026
House
Added to Government Operations Subcommittee agenda
01/13/2026
House
1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
10/21/2025
House
Now in Government Operations Subcommittee
10/21/2025
House
Referred to State Affairs Committee
10/21/2025
House
Referred to Rules & Ethics Committee
10/21/2025
House
Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee
10/09/2025
House
Filed
Sources
FL Legislature
Open States
Record Created
Nov 4, 2025 10:24:04 AM
Record Updated
Mar 27, 2026 1:43:03 PM