How we calculate the "Score" for each bill we're tracking:
Bill Score =
total votes matching what voters want
total votes cast by the Representative on bills we are tracking
Where we get our data: open.pluralpolicy.com, a community project that pulls legislative data from the Federal and State House and Senate websites.
Official data: We track and report the votes reported by the legislature. Displayed votes are the most recent data available from the House and Senate websites through Open States.
Changed votes: Legislators are entitled to change their votes after bills pass or fail. Those changes may or may not be published by the state.
No votes: A gray circle indicates that the legislator did not vote on the latest motion for that bill. They may have been absent or otherwise unable to vote.
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Government Accountability (HB 735)
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Florida
2024
This bill enhances government accountability by tightening restrictions on lobbyists and officials. The act prohibits individuals from accepting items of value from entities classified as "foreign countries of concern." Additionally, it mandates lobbyists to register with the Ethics Commission before engaging with county, municipality, or special district entities. The commission is made responsible for maintaining a public lobbyist registry and overseeing registration cancelations. Also, local governments must ensure compliance with these regulations. This legislation also limits the ability of governmental bodies to renew employment contracts of certain administrative positions within predefined timeframes, except under certain conditions. The act encompasses amending and reenacting multiple Florida Statutes to align with these accountability standards.
