CS/CS/SB 92: Employee Protections

GENERAL BILL by Rules, Governmental Oversight and Accountability, Gaetz

Employee Protections; Providing that public officers, public employees, and local government attorneys commit a breach of the public trust when they initiate adverse personnel actions against employees of an agency or independent contractor under certain circumstances; prohibiting agencies and independent contractors from taking specified actions against employees or certain persons for disclosing certain information to the Commission on Ethics; requiring that information disclosed include specified violations or alleged violations; providing that specified provisions protect employees and persons who submit written complaints to the commission or provide information to an investigator during an investigation of a complaint or referral, etc.

Current Bill Version Posted: 2/19/2026 09:02 AM

• Senate Committee References (3)

  1. Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
  2. Ethics and Elections (EE)
  3. Rules (RC)

• Related Bills (2)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  S 1650 by Gaetz Public Records/Commission on Ethics Last Action: 3/13/2026 S Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability	Linked
  H 139 (c1) by State Affairs Committee Adverse Personnel Actions and Ethics Complaints Last Action: 3/13/2026 H Died on Second Reading Calendar	Compare

• Citations - Statute (5)

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  112.313	Standards of conduct for public officers, employees of agencies, and local government attorneys.	Page 4 (pdf)
  112.3136	Standards of conduct for officers and employees of entities serving as chief administrative officer of political subdivisions.	Page 13 (pdf)
  112.324	Procedures on complaints of violations and referrals; public records and meeting exemptions.	Page 9 (pdf)
  112.3242		Page 5 (pdf)
  112.3243		Page 10 (pdf)

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  9/29/2025	S	• Filed
  10/13/2025	S	• Referred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Ethics and Elections; Rules
  12/1/2025	S	• On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 12/09/25, 10:00 am, 110 Senate Building
  12/9/2025	S	• CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
  12/11/2025	S	• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • Now in Ethics and Elections
  1/8/2026	S	• On Committee agenda-- Ethics and Elections, 01/13/26, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
  1/13/2026	S	• Favorable by Ethics and Elections; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 • Introduced • CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability read 1st time
  1/14/2026	S	• Now in Rules
  2/12/2026	S	• On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/17/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
  2/17/2026	S	• CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 23 NAYS 0
  2/19/2026	S	• Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading • CS/CS by Rules read 1st time
  3/13/2026	S	• Died on Calendar