CS/HB 139: Adverse Personnel Actions and Ethics Complaints

GENERAL BILL by State Affairs Committee, Maney; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Benarroch

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.

Current Bill Version Posted: 2/27/2026 03:08 PM

• Related Bills (1)

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  S 92 (c2) by Gaetz Employee Protections Last Action: 3/13/2026 S Died on Calendar	Compare

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  112.324	Procedures on complaints of violations and referrals; public records and meeting exemptions.	Page 9 (pdf)
  112.3242		Page 3 (pdf)

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  10/9/2025	H	• Filed
  10/21/2025	H	• Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee • Referred to Rules & Ethics Committee • Referred to State Affairs Committee • Now in Government Operations Subcommittee
  1/13/2026	H	• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  2/9/2026	H	• Added to Government Operations Subcommittee agenda
  2/11/2026	H	• Favorable by Government Operations Subcommittee • Reported out of Government Operations Subcommittee • Now in Rules & Ethics Committee
  2/17/2026	H	• Added to Rules & Ethics Committee agenda
  2/19/2026	H	• Favorable by Rules & Ethics Committee • Reported out of Rules & Ethics Committee • Now in State Affairs Committee
  2/24/2026	H	• Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
  2/26/2026	H	• Favorable with CS by State Affairs Committee
  2/27/2026	H	• Reported out of State Affairs Committee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed
  3/2/2026	H	• Bill referred to House Calendar • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) • Added to Second Reading Calendar
  3/13/2026	H	• Died on Second Reading Calendar