HB 5203-E: Government Administration

GENERAL BILL by Miller

Government Administration; Revises provisions relating to government administration including auditing, reviews, & investigations of programs, appropriations, & state entities; government accountability; planning & budgeting; estimating conferences; EOG budget recommendations; & budget requests.

Current Bill Version Posted: 5/5/2026 03:26 PM

• Related Bills (4)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  H 5001 by McClure General Appropriations Act Last Action: 5/12/2026 S Conference Committee appointed: Appropriations Conference Committee/Budget: Senator Hooper, Chair; Senators Berman, Boyd, Brodeur, Gruters, Passidomo, and Rouson, At Large; Appropriations Conference Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government/Agriculture & Natural Resources: Senator Brodeur, Chair; Senators Arrington, Berman, DiCeglie, Grall, Massullo, McClain, Nathan, Pizzo, Rodriguez, Sharief, and Truenow; Appropriations Conference Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government/State Administration: Senator Brodeur, Chair; Senators Arrington, Berman, DiCeglie, Grall, Massullo, McClain, Nathan, Pizzo, Rodriguez, Sharief, and Truenow; Appropriations Conference Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice/Justice: Senator Garcia, Chair; Senators Martin, Osgood, Polsky, Simon, Smith, Wright, and Yarborough; Appropriations Conference Committee on Health and Human Services/Health Care: Senator Trumbull, Chair; Senators Brodeur, Burton, Davis, Garcia, Harrell, Rodriguez, Rouson, and Sharief; Appropriations Conference Committee on Higher Education/Higher Education: Senator Harrell, Chair; Senators Bracy Davis, Bradley, Burgess, Calatayud, Davis, and Leek; Appropriations Conference Committee on Pre-K – 12 Education/Pre-K – 12: Senator Burgess, Chair; Senators Bradley, Calatayud, Gaetz, Jones, Massullo, Nathan, Osgood, Pizzo, Simon, and Yarborough; Appropriations Conference Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development/Transportation & Economic Development: Senator DiCeglie, Chair; Senators Arrington, Avila, Bernard, Bracy Davis, Grall, Leek, Martin, Mayfield, McClain, Polsky, Smith, Truenow, and Wright.	Compare
  H 5003 by McClure Implementing the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act Last Action: 5/12/2026 S Conference Committee appointed: Appropriations Conference Committee/Budget: Senator Hooper, Chair; Senators Berman, Boyd, Brodeur, Gruters, Passidomo, and Rouson, At Large; Appropriations Conference Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government/Agriculture & Natural Resources: Senator Brodeur, Chair; Senators Arrington, Berman, DiCeglie, Grall, Massullo, McClain, Nathan, Pizzo, Rodriguez, Sharief, and Truenow; Appropriations Conference Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government/State Administration: Senator Brodeur, Chair; Senators Arrington, Berman, DiCeglie, Grall, Massullo, McClain, Nathan, Pizzo, Rodriguez, Sharief, and Truenow; Appropriations Conference Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice/Justice: Senator Garcia, Chair; Senators Martin, Osgood, Polsky, Simon, Smith, Wright, and Yarborough; Appropriations Conference Committee on Health and Human Services/Health Care: Senator Trumbull, Chair; Senators Brodeur, Burton, Davis, Garcia, Harrell, Rodriguez, Rouson, and Sharief; Appropriations Conference Committee on Higher Education/Higher Education: Senator Harrell, Chair; Senators Bracy Davis, Bradley, Burgess, Calatayud, Davis, and Leek; Appropriations Conference Committee on Pre-K – 12 Education/Pre-K – 12: Senator Burgess, Chair; Senators Bradley, Calatayud, Gaetz, Jones, Massullo, Nathan, Osgood, Pizzo, Simon, and Yarborough; Appropriations Conference Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development/Transportation & Economic Development: Senator DiCeglie, Chair; Senators Arrington, Avila, Bernard, Bracy Davis, Grall, Leek, Martin, Mayfield, McClain, Polsky, Smith, Truenow, and Wright.	Compare
  S 2500 by Hooper Appropriations Last Action: 5/12/2026 S Laid on Table, refer to HB 5001-E	Compare
  S 2502 by Hooper Implementing the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act Last Action: 5/12/2026 S Laid on Table, refer to HB 5003-E	Compare

• Floor Amendments (1)

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  235832 - Amendment (Delete All) by Brodeur
  Delete everything after the enacting clause.
  Filed: 5/12/2026 10:33 AM
  Last Action: 5/12/2026 Senate: Adopted
  

• Analyses (1)

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  • State Administration Budget Subcommittee (Post-Meeting)   5/5/2026

• Floor Votes (2)

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  Date	Chamber	Result
  5/12/2026 10:15 AM	House	96 Yeas - 10 Nays
  5/12/2026 10:49 AM	Senate	32 Yeas - 0 Nays

• Citations - Statute (30)

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  11.26	Legislative employees; employment restrictions.	Page 7 (pdf)
  11.40	Legislative Auditing Committee.	Page 7 (pdf) , Page 10 (pdf)
  11.405		Page 13 (pdf)
  11.406		Page 17 (pdf)
  11.407		Page 22 (pdf)
  11.42	The Auditor General.	Page 22 (pdf)
  11.45	Definitions; duties; authorities; reports; rules.	Page 25 (pdf)
  11.47	Penalties; failure to make a proper audit or examination; making a false report; failure to produce documents or information.	Page 50 (pdf)
  11.51	Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability.	Page 52 (pdf)
  14.32	Office of Chief Inspector General.	Page 53 (pdf)
  20.055	Agency inspectors general.	Page 74 (pdf)
  112.3187	Adverse action against employee for disclosing information of specified nature prohibited; employee remedy and relief.	Page 53 (pdf)
  112.3188	Confidentiality of information given to the Chief Inspector General, internal auditors, inspectors general, local chief executive officers, or other appropriate local officials.	Page 56 (pdf)
  112.3189	Investigative procedures upon receipt of whistle-blower information from certain state employees.	Page 60 (pdf)
  112.31901	Investigatory records.	Page 63 (pdf)
  112.3215	Lobbying before the executive branch or the Constitution Revision Commission; registration and reporting; investigation by commission.	Page 63 (pdf)
  112.324	Procedures on complaints of violations and referrals; public records and meeting exemptions.	Page 64 (pdf)
  216.011	Definitions.	Page 64 (pdf)
  216.023	Legislative budget requests to be furnished to Legislature by agencies.	Page 65 (pdf)
  216.052	Community budget requests; appropriations.	Page 66 (pdf)
  216.137	Sessions of consensus estimating conferences; workpapers.	Page 66 (pdf)
  216.177	Appropriations acts, statement of intent, violation, notice, review and objection procedures.	Page 67 (pdf)
  216.192	Release of appropriations; revision of budgets.	Page 68 (pdf)
  216.222	Budget Stabilization Fund; criteria for withdrawing moneys.	Page 69 (pdf)
  216.262	Authorized positions.	Page 69 (pdf)
  216.292	Appropriations nontransferable; exceptions.	Page 70 (pdf)
  261.222		Page 69 (pdf)
  409.8134	Program expenditure ceiling; enrollment.	Page 73 (pdf)
  409.902	Designated single state agency; payment requirements; program title; release of medical records.	Page 73 (pdf)
  760.06	Powers of the commission.	Page 74 (pdf)

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  5/5/2026	H	• Filed • Bill referred to House Calendar
  5/12/2026	H	• Read 1st time • Added to Second Reading Calendar • Read 2nd time • Added to Third Reading Calendar • Read 3rd time • Passed; YEAS 96, NAYS 10 • Requests that the Senate pass the bill as passed by the House or agree to include the bill in the Budget Conference
  5/12/2026	S	• In Messages • Received • Referred to Appropriations • Withdrawn from Appropriations • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading • Read 2nd time • Amendment(s) adopted (235832) • Read 3rd time • Passed as amended; YEAS 32 NAYS 0 • The Senate having refused to pass the bill as passed by the House, acceded to the request for a conference
  5/12/2026	H	• In Messages • Bill placed in Conference (Appropriations Conference Committee/Budget) • Conference Committee appointed
  5/12/2026	S	• Bill placed in Conference (Appropriations Conference Committee/Budget) • Conference Committee appointed: Appropriations Conference Committee/Budget: Senator Hooper, Chair; Senators Berman, Boyd, Brodeur, Gruters, Passidomo, and Rouson, At Large; Appropriations Conference Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government/Agriculture & Natural Resources: Senator Brodeur, Chair; Senators Arrington, Berman, DiCeglie, Grall, Massullo, McClain, Nathan, Pizzo, Rodriguez, Sharief, and Truenow; Appropriations Conference Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government/State Administration: Senator Brodeur, Chair; Senators Arrington, Berman, DiCeglie, Grall, Massullo, McClain, Nathan, Pizzo, Rodriguez, Sharief, and Truenow; Appropriations Conference Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice/Justice: Senator Garcia, Chair; Senators Martin, Osgood, Polsky, Simon, Smith, Wright, and Yarborough; Appropriations Conference Committee on Health and Human Services/Health Care: Senator Trumbull, Chair; Senators Brodeur, Burton, Davis, Garcia, Harrell, Rodriguez, Rouson, and Sharief; Appropriations Conference Committee on Higher Education/Higher Education: Senator Harrell, Chair; Senators Bracy Davis, Bradley, Burgess, Calatayud, Davis, and Leek; Appropriations Conference Committee on Pre-K – 12 Education/Pre-K – 12: Senator Burgess, Chair; Senators Bradley, Calatayud, Gaetz, Jones, Massullo, Nathan, Osgood, Pizzo, Simon, and Yarborough; Appropriations Conference Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development/Transportation & Economic Development: Senator DiCeglie, Chair; Senators Arrington, Avila, Bernard, Bracy Davis, Grall, Leek, Martin, Mayfield, McClain, Polsky, Smith, Truenow, and Wright.