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Committee reports favorably on a package of bills including museum designation, ethics updates and fleet management
Summary
The committee favorably reported a set of bills and a committee bill covering the Florida Museum of Black History, foster-family ethics updates, long-range agency plan, aquaculture records exemption, military leave changes, and a fleet-management committee bill.
At its meeting the Senate Committee on Governmental Oversight and Accountability favorably reported multiple bills and a committee bill after presentations and, where applicable, amendments. Items reported favorably included:
- SB 308 (Sen. Leake): Designates St. Johns County for the Florida Museum of Black History and establishes a board of directors; reported favorably by roll call. - SB 572 (Sen. Harrell): Expands the definition of "relative" in ethics statutes to include legally recognized foster parents and foster children; amendment adopted and reported favorably. - SB 1442 (Sen. Broder): Updates the long-range program plan with agency-specific metrics and five-year trend data; reported favorably. - SB 7020 (Sen. Trunell): Reenacts a public-records exemption for aquaculture production records; reported favorably. - SB 474 (Sen. Wright): Revisions to military service leave and program governance; three amendments adopted and reported favorably. - SPB 7032 (committee bill): Moves fleet management responsibilities to agencies with required data reporting to DMS; adopted as committee bill and reported favorably.
Each of these items was presented on the record; appearance forms were either waived or no public forms were filed for many of the items. The committee adjourned after the roll calls.
