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FL Stat § 11.03 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title III - Legislative Branch; Commissions|Chapter 11 - Legislative Organization, Procedures, and Staffing|11.03 - Proof of Publication of Notice.

11.03 Proof of publication of notice.—(1) Affidavit of proof of publication of such notice of intention to apply therefor, may be made, in substantially the following general form, but such form shall not be exclusive:STATE OF FLORIDACOUNTY OF  Before the undersigned authority personally appeared  , who on oath does solemnly swear (or affirm) that she or he has knowledge of the matters stated herein; that a notice stating the substance of a contemplated law or proposed bill relating to  (here identify bill)  has been published at least 30 days prior to this date, by being printed in the issues of   (here state day, month and year of issue or issues)   of the  , a newspaper or newspapers published in   County or Counties, Florida (or) there being no newspaper, by being posted for at least 30 days prior to this date at three public places in   County or Counties, one of which places was at the courthouse of said county or counties, where the matter or thing to be affected by the contemplated law is situated; that a copy of the notice that has been published as aforesaid and also this affidavit of proof of publication are attached to the proposed bill or contemplated law, and such copy of the notice so attached is by reference made a part of this affidavit. Sworn to (or affirmed) and subscribed before me this   day of   ,   (year)  , by   (name of person making statement)  .  (Signature of Notary Public - State of Florida)    (Print, Type, or Stamp Commissioned Name of Notary Public)  Personally Known    OR Produced Identification   Type of Identification Produced (2) Such affidavit of proof of publication shall be attached to the contemplated law when it is introduced into the Legislature. A true copy of the notice published or posted shall also be attached to the bill when introduced, but it shall not be necessary to enter said published or posted notice, or proof thereof, in the journals. The fact that such notice was established in the Legislature shall in every case be recited upon the journals of the Senate and of the House of Representatives, and the notice published and affidavit of publication thereof shall accompany the bill throughout the Legislature and be preserved as a part thereof in the Department of State.History.—s. 2, ch. 3708, 1887; RS 67; GS 68; RGS 79; CGL 95; s. 1, ch. 13791, 1929; s. 1, ch. 21635, 1943; ss. 10, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 6, ch. 95-147; s. 11, ch. 98-246.
FL Stat § 11.031 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title III - Legislative Branch; Commissions|Chapter 11 - Legislative Organization, Procedures, and Staffing|11.031 - Official Census.

11.031 Official census.—(1) All acts of the Florida Legislature based upon population and all constitutional apportionments shall be based upon the last federal decennial statewide census.(2) No special county or district census shall be effective for any purposes other than to ascertain the population for the purpose of interpreting an existing law relating to additional judges of the circuit court and additional county court judges, but no existing population or apportionment act shall be affected by a special census.(3) The last federal decennial statewide census shall not be effective for the purpose of affecting acts of the Legislature enacted prior thereto which apply only to counties of the state within a stated population bracket until July 1 of the year following the taking of such census.History.—ss. 1, 2, ch. 57-126; ss. 1, 2, ch. 59-28; s. 1, ch. 59-264; s. 1, ch. 59-410; s. 2, ch. 63-572; s. 3, ch. 73-333.
FL Stat § 11.044 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title III - Legislative Branch; Commissions|Chapter 11 - Legislative Organization, Procedures, and Staffing|11.044 - Legislative Intent and Purpose.

11.044 Legislative intent and purpose.—The Legislature finds that the operation of open and responsible government requires the fullest opportunity to be afforded to the people to petition their government for the redress of grievances and to express freely their opinions on legislative action. Further, the Legislature finds that preservation of the integrity of the governmental decisionmaking process is essential to the continued functioning of an open government. Therefore, in order to preserve and maintain the integrity of the process and to better inform the citizens of the efforts to influence legislative branch action, the Legislature finds it necessary to require the public disclosure of the identity, expenditures, and activities of certain persons who attempt to influence actions of the legislative branch.History.—s. 1, ch. 93-121.Note.—Former s. 11.043.
FL Stat § 11.0451 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title III - Legislative Branch; Commissions|Chapter 11 - Legislative Organization, Procedures, and Staffing|11.0451 - Requirements for Reinstitution of Lobbyist Registration After Felony Conviction.

11.0451 Requirements for reinstitution of lobbyist registration after felony conviction.—A person convicted of a felony after January 1, 2006, may not be registered as a lobbyist pursuant to s. 11.045 until the person:(1) Has been released from incarceration and any postconviction supervision, and has paid all court costs and court-ordered restitution; and(2) Has had his or her civil rights restored.History.—s. 9, ch. 2005-359; s. 1, ch. 2007-5.
FL Stat § 11.0455 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title III - Legislative Branch; Commissions|Chapter 11 - Legislative Organization, Procedures, and Staffing|11.0455 - Electronic Filing of Compensation Reports and Other Information.

11.0455 Electronic filing of compensation reports and other information.—(1) As used in this section, the term “electronic filing system” means an Internet system for recording and reporting lobbying compensation and other required information by reporting period.(2) Each lobbying firm that is required to file reports with the Office of Legislative Services pursuant to s. 11.045 must file such reports with the office by means of the office’s electronic filing system.(3) A report filed pursuant to this section must be completed and filed through the electronic filing system not later than 11:59 p.m. of the day designated in s. 11.045. A report not filed by 11:59 p.m. of the day designated is a late-filed report and is subject to the penalties under s. 11.045(3).(4) Each report filed pursuant to this section is deemed to meet the certification requirements of s. 11.045(3)(a)4., and as such subjects the person responsible for filing and the lobbying firm to the provisions of s. 11.045(7) and (8). Persons given a secure sign-on to the electronic filing system are responsible for protecting it from disclosure and are responsible for all filings using such credentials, unless they have notified the office that their credentials have been compromised.(5) The electronic filing system developed by the office must:(a) Be based on access by means of the Internet.(b) Be accessible by anyone with Internet access using standard web-browsing software.(c) Provide for direct entry of compensation report information as well as upload of such information from software authorized by the office.(d) Provide a method that prevents unauthorized access to electronic filing system functions.(6) Each house of the Legislature shall provide by rule, or may provide by a joint rule adopted by both houses, procedures to implement and administer this section, including, but not limited to:(a) Alternate filing procedures in case the office’s electronic filing system is not operable.(b) The issuance of an electronic receipt to the person submitting the report indicating and verifying the date and time that the report was filed.(7) Each house of the Legislature shall provide by rule that the office make all the data filed available on the Internet in an easily understood and accessible format. The Internet website must also include, but not be limited to, the names and business addresses of lobbyists, lobbying firms, and principals, the affiliations between lobbyists and principals, and the classification system designated and identified by each principal pursuant to s. 11.045(2).History.—s. 3, ch. 2005-359; s. 2, ch. 2012-51.
FL Stat § 11.047 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title III - Legislative Branch; Commissions|Chapter 11 - Legislative Organization, Procedures, and Staffing|11.047 - Contingency Fees; Prohibitions; Penalties.

11.047 Contingency fees; prohibitions; penalties.—(1) “Contingency fee” means a fee, bonus, commission, or nonmonetary benefit as compensation which is dependent or in any way contingent on the enactment, defeat, modification, or other outcome of any specific legislative action.(2) No person may, in whole or in part, pay, give, or receive, or agree to pay, give, or receive, a contingency fee. However, this subsection does not apply to claims bills.(3) Any person who violates this section commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. If such person is a lobbyist, the lobbyist shall forfeit any fee, bonus, commission, or profit received in violation of this section and is subject to the penalties set forth in s. 11.045. When the fee, bonus, commission, or profit is nonmonetary, the fair market value of the benefit shall be used in determining the amount to be forfeited. All forfeited benefits collected shall be deposited into the Legislative Lobbyist Registration Trust Fund.(4) This section does not apply to any contract providing for compensation by contingency fee which is in existence on the date this act becomes a law and which does not provide for compensation by contingency fee for lobbying after December 31, 1993.(5) Nothing in this section may be construed to prohibit any salesperson engaging in legitimate state business on behalf of a company from receiving compensation or commission as part of a bona fide contractual arrangement with that company.History.—s. 3, ch. 93-121.
FL Stat § 11.061 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title III - Legislative Branch; Commissions|Chapter 11 - Legislative Organization, Procedures, and Staffing|11.061 - State, State University, and Community College Employee Lobbyists; Registration; Recording Attendance; Penalty; Exemptions.

11.061 State, state university, and community college employee lobbyists; registration; recording attendance; penalty; exemptions.—(1) Any person employed by any executive, judicial, or quasi-judicial department of the state or community college or state university who seeks to encourage the passage, defeat, or modification of any legislation by personal appearance or attendance before the House of Representatives or the Senate, or any committee thereof, shall, prior thereto, register as a lobbyist with the joint legislative office on a form to be provided by the joint legislative office in the same manner as any other lobbyist is required to register, whether by rule of either house or otherwise. This shall not preclude any person from contacting her or his legislator regarding any matter during hours other than the established business hours of the person’s respective agency, state university, or community college.(2)(a) Each state, state university, or community college employee registered pursuant to the provisions of this section shall:1. Record with the chair of the committee any attendance before any committee during established business hours of the agency, state university, or community college employing the person.2. Record with the joint legislative office any attendance in the legislative chambers, committee rooms, legislative offices, legislative hallways, and other areas in the immediate vicinity during the established business hours of the agency, state university, or community college employing the person.(b) Any person who appears before a committee or subcommittee of the House of Representatives or the Senate at the request of the committee or subcommittee chair as a witness or for informational purposes shall be exempt from the provisions of this subsection.(3) Any state, state university, or community college employee who violates any provision of this section by not registering with the joint legislative office as a lobbyist or by failing to record hours spent as a lobbyist in areas and activities as set forth in this section during the established business hours of the agency, state university, or community college employing the person shall have deducted from her or his salary an amount equivalent to her or his hourly wage times the number of hours that she or he was in violation of this section.(4) Any person employed by any executive, judicial, or quasi-judicial department of the state or by any community college or state university whose position is designated in that department’s budget as being used during all, or a portion of, the fiscal year for lobbying shall comply with the provisions of subsection (1), but shall be exempt from the provisions of subsections (2) and (3).History.—s. 1, ch. 74-161; s. 2, ch. 78-268; s. 1, ch. 85-69; s. 9, ch. 95-147; s. 878, ch. 2002-387.
FL Stat § 11.065 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title III - Legislative Branch; Commissions|Chapter 11 - Legislative Organization, Procedures, and Staffing|11.065 - Claims Against State; Limitations; Notice.

11.065 Claims against state; limitations; notice.—(1) No claims against the state shall be presented to the Legislature more than 4 years after the cause for relief accrued. Any claim presented after this time of limitation shall be void and unenforceable.(2) All relief acts of the Legislature shall be for payment in full. No further claims for relief shall be submitted to the Legislature in the future.(3) Notice shall be given as provided in s. 11.02 prior to the introduction of any relief act which provides for the payment of the claim from funds scheduled for distribution to a municipality from the revenue-sharing trust fund for municipalities.History.—ss. 1, 2, ch. 26953, 1951; s. 25, ch. 74-382; s. 1, ch. 78-307.Note.—Former s. 95.37.
FL Stat § 11.066 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title III - Legislative Branch; Commissions|Chapter 11 - Legislative Organization, Procedures, and Staffing|11.066 - Suits Seeking Monetary Damages Against the State or Its Agencies; Payment of Judgments; Appropriations Required.

11.066 Suits seeking monetary damages against the state or its agencies; payment of judgments; appropriations required.—(1) As used in this section, the term “appropriation made by law” has the same meaning as in s. 1(c), Art. VII of the State Constitution and means money allocated for a specific purpose by the Legislature by law in a general appropriations act or a special appropriations act.(2) The state and each state agency, when exercising its inherent police power to protect the public health, safety, or welfare, is presumed to be acting to prevent a public harm. A person may rebut this presumption in a suit seeking monetary damages from the state or a state agency only by clear and convincing evidence to the contrary.(3) Neither the state nor any of its agencies shall pay or be required to pay monetary damages under the judgment of any court except pursuant to an appropriation made by law. To enforce a judgment for monetary damages against the state or a state agency, the sole remedy of the judgment creditor, if there has not otherwise been an appropriation made by law to pay the judgment, is to petition the Legislature in accordance with its rules to seek an appropriation to pay the judgment.(4) Notwithstanding s. 74.091, a judgment for monetary damages against the state or any of its agencies may not be enforced through execution or any common-law remedy against property of the state or its agencies, and a writ of execution therefor may not be issued against the state or its agencies. Moreover, it is a defense to an alternative writ of mandamus issued to enforce a judgment for monetary damages against the state or a state agency that there is no appropriation made by law to pay the judgment.(5) The property of the state, the property of any state agency, or any monetary recovery made on behalf of the state or any state agency is not subject to a lien of any kind.History.—s. 40, ch. 91-109; s. 1, ch. 2001-266.
FL Stat § 11.07 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title III - Legislative Branch; Commissions|Chapter 11 - Legislative Organization, Procedures, and Staffing|11.07 - Method of Enrolling Bills, Etc.

11.07 Method of enrolling bills, etc.—(1) All bills and joint resolutions passed by the Senate and House of Representatives shall be duly enrolled, on paper, by the Secretary of the Senate or the Clerk of the House of Representatives, accordingly as the bills or joint resolutions may have originated in the Senate or House of Representatives, before they shall be presented to the Governor or filed in the Department of State.(2) Coded indicators of words to be added or deleted from existing sections of the Florida Statutes or the State Constitution, as authorized by the rules of the Senate and House of Representatives, shall not be deleted upon enrolling of the act. However, such indicators are solely for the convenience of those using the pamphlet and session laws and shall not be considered to constitute a part of the act as passed.(3) The size, style and quality of the paper to be used shall be prescribed by the Department of State and furnished by it, in sufficient quantities, to the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives. The cost of said enrolling paper shall be paid for by the Legislature from the appropriation for legislative expense.History.—ss. 1, 2, ch. 7346, 1917; RGS 82; CGL 98; s. 1, ch. 25005, 1949; s. 1, ch. 29741, 1955; s. 3, ch. 69-52; ss. 10, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 6, ch. 96-318.
FL Stat § 11.111 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title III - Legislative Branch; Commissions|Chapter 11 - Legislative Organization, Procedures, and Staffing|11.111 - Continuance of Certain Causes for Term of Legislature and Period of Time Prior and Subsequent Thereto and Committee Workdays.

11.111 Continuance of certain causes for term of Legislature and period of time prior and subsequent thereto and committee workdays.—Any proceeding before any court, municipality, or agency of government of this state shall stand continued, without the continuance being charged against any party, during any session of the Legislature and for a period of time 15 days prior to any session of the Legislature and 15 days subsequent to the conclusion of any session of the Legislature, and during any period of required committee work and for a period of time 1 day prior and 1 day subsequent thereto, when either attorney representing the litigants is a legislator or when a member of the Legislature is a party or witness or is scheduled to appear before any municipal government, administrative board, or agency, when notice to that effect is given to the convening authority by such member. The time period for determining the right to a speedy trial shall be tolled during the period of the continuance, but the providing of such a continuance shall not act as a waiver to the right to a speedy trial. The immunity herein granted shall, upon the filing of a notice by the witness, extend to any member not an attorney who is engaged in any proceeding before any court or any state, county, or municipal agency or board in a representative capacity for any individual or group or as a witness in any proceeding. After said notice has been filed by a member of the Legislature called as a witness, the proceeding may proceed notwithstanding such notice if the party calling such member as a witness shall agree.History.—s. 1, ch. 15995, 1933; CGL 1936 Supp. 4356(1); s. 1, ch. 61-176; s. 1, ch. 67-2(X); s. 1, ch. 70-28; s. 1, ch. 77-119; s. 9, ch. 96-318.Note.—Former s. 54.08.
FL Stat § 11.12 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title III - Legislative Branch; Commissions|Chapter 11 - Legislative Organization, Procedures, and Staffing|11.12 - Salary, Subsistence, and Mileage of Members and Employees; Expenses Authorized by Resolution; Appropriation; Preaudit.

11.12 Salary, subsistence, and mileage of members and employees; expenses authorized by resolution; appropriation; preaudit.—(1) The Chief Financial Officer is authorized to pay the salary, subsistence, and mileage of the members of the Legislature as the same shall be authorized by law. The Chief Financial Officer may pay the compensation of employees of the Legislature, together with reimbursement for their authorized travel as provided in s. 112.061, and such expense of the Legislature as shall be authorized by law, a concurrent resolution, a resolution of either house, or rules adopted by the respective houses, provided the total amount appropriated to the legislative branch shall not be altered, upon receipt of such warrant therefor. The number, duties, and compensation of the employees of the respective houses and of their committees shall be determined as provided by the rules of the respective house or in this chapter. Each legislator may designate no more than two employees to attend sessions of the Legislature, and those employees who change their places of residence in order to attend the session shall be paid subsistence at a rate to be established by the President of the Senate for Senate employees and the Speaker of the House of Representatives for House employees. Such employees, in addition to subsistence, shall be paid transportation expenses in accordance with s. 112.061(7) and (8) for actual transportation between their homes and the seat of government in order to attend the legislative session and return home, as well as for two round trips during the course of any regular session of the Legislature.(2) All vouchers covering legislative expenses shall be preaudited by the Chief Financial Officer, and, if found to be correct, state warrants shall be issued therefor.History.—ss. 1, 2, ch. 12077, 1927; CGL 103; ss. 1, 2, ch. 21933, 1943; s. 1, ch. 23638, 1947; s. 1, ch. 24157, 1947; s. 1, ch. 24997, 1949; s. 1, ch. 29627, 1955; s. 1, ch. 57-15; ss. 2, 3, ch. 67-371; s. 4, ch. 69-52; s. 1, ch. 79-2; s. 1, ch. 85-61; s. 1, ch. 88-6; s. 1, ch. 90-252; s. 1, ch. 91-34; s. 11, ch. 95-147; s. 2, ch. 98-136; s. 1, ch. 2003-261.
FL Stat § 11.131 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title III - Legislative Branch; Commissions|Chapter 11 - Legislative Organization, Procedures, and Staffing|11.131 - Monetary Supplements Prohibited.

11.131 Monetary supplements prohibited.—All laws or parts of laws, both general or local, which provide a monetary supplement to state legislators from county funds, either as a direct salary supplement or as an expense allowance or as reimbursement for expenses, are hereby repealed. This act shall not be construed to repeal any laws or parts of laws which provide for salaries or expenses to legislative aides or assistants or for the maintenance of a legislative delegation office.History.—s. 1, ch. 67-602.
FL Stat § 11.135 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title III - Legislative Branch; Commissions|Chapter 11 - Legislative Organization, Procedures, and Staffing|11.135 - Legislative Committees, Units, and Offices; Expenditures.

11.135 Legislative committees, units, and offices; expenditures.—The Legislature hereby declares and determines that its standing and select committees and all units and offices of the legislative branch of government are not agencies of government as expressed in chapter 216; and no power shall rest in the Executive Office of the Governor or its successor to release or withhold funds appropriated to them, nor to affect the lawful expenditure of such appropriated funds as provided by law and the rules or decisions of the Legislature. Agencies of the executive branch shall have no power to determine the number or fix the compensation of the employees of any standing or select committee or any unit or office of the Legislature or to exercise any manner of control over them.History.—s. 10, ch. 96-318.