FL SB 572
enactedEthics for Public Officers and Employees
Florida · 2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did FL SB 572 pass?
Yes. FL SB 572 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-04-02): Chapter No. 2026-22
What is FL SB 572 about?
Ethics for Public Officers and Employees; Revising the definition of the term “relative” to include foster parents and foster children; providing that specified provisions do not prohibit a board, council, commission, or collegial body from appointing, employing, promoting, or advancing elected public officials who are related to a leadership position on the same board, council, commission, or collegial body, etc.
Who sponsors FL SB 572?
Harrell, Governmental Oversight and Accountability are the primary sponsors of FL SB 572.
Description
Ethics for Public Officers and Employees; Revising the definition of the term “relative” to include foster parents and foster children; providing that specified provisions do not prohibit a board, council, commission, or collegial body from appointing, employing, promoting, or advancing elected public officials who are related to a leadership position on the same board, council, commission, or collegial body, etc.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-13
- Latest action
- 2026-04-02 — Chapter No. 2026-22
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- Harrellprimary
- Governmental Oversight and Accountabilityprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-04-02
Chapter No. 2026-22
2026-04-01
Approved by Governor
executive-signature
2026-03-31
Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
executive-receipt
2026-03-12
Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
enrolled
2026-03-12
CS passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 0
passage
2026-03-12
Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (187567)
2026-03-10
In returning messages
2026-03-10
CS passed as amended; YEAS 113, NAYS 0
passage
2026-03-10
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2026-03-10
Added to Third Reading Calendar
2026-03-10
Amendment 620573 superseded by substitute
2026-03-10
Amendment 187567 adopted
2026-03-10
Read 2nd time
reading-2
2026-03-09
1st Reading (Engrossed 1)
reading-1
2026-03-09
Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/10/2026)
2026-03-09
Bill referred to House Calendar
2026-02-11
In Messages
2026-02-11
Immediately certified
2026-02-11
CS passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 0
passage
2026-02-11
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2026-02-11
Amendment(s) adopted (807008)
2026-02-11
Read 2nd time
reading-2
2026-02-09
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/11/26
2026-02-03
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
2026-02-03
Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 23 NAYS 0
committee-passage-favorable
2026-01-29
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/03/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
2026-01-29
CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability read 1st time
2026-01-28
Now in Rules
2026-01-27
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
2026-01-26
CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
2026-01-21
On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 01/26/26, 3:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
2026-01-14
Now in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
2026-01-13
Introduced
introduction
2026-01-13
Favorable by Ethics and Elections; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
committee-passage-favorable
2026-01-08
On Committee agenda-- Ethics and Elections, 01/13/26, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
2025-12-09
Referred to Ethics and Elections; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules
referral-committee
2025-11-18
Filed
filing
Versions
Documents
Votes
Favorable
2026-01-13 · pass · 8-0
Member-level votes (8)
- Avila: yes
- Bradley: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Grall: yes
- Polsky: yes
- Rouson: yes
- Bernard: yes
- Gaetz: yes
Favorable with Committee Substitute
2026-01-26 · pass · 9-0
Member-level votes (9)
- Arrington: yes
- Bracy Davis: yes
- Brodeur: yes
- Grall: yes
- McClain: yes
- Polsky: yes
- Rodriguez: yes
- DiCeglie: yes
- Mayfield: yes
Favorable
2026-02-03 · pass · 23-0
Member-level votes (24)
- Avila: yes
- Berman: yes
- Boyd: yes
- Bradley: yes
- Burgess: yes
- Burton: yes
- Davis: yes
- DiCeglie: yes
- Gaetz: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Grall: yes
- Harrell: yes
- Hooper: yes
- Martin: yes
- Osgood: yes
- Pizzo: yes
- Rodriguez: yes
- Rouson: yes
- Simon: yes
- Trumbull: yes
- Wright: yes
- Jones: yes
- Passidomo: yes
- Brodeur: other
Third Reading
2026-02-11 · pass · 38-0
Member-level votes (39)
- Arrington: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Polsky: yes
- Avila: yes
- Grall: yes
- Rodriguez: yes
- Berman: yes
- Gruters: yes
- Rouson: yes
- Bernard: yes
- Harrell: yes
- Sharief: yes
- Boyd: yes
- Hooper: yes
- Simon: yes
- Bracy Davis: yes
- Jones: yes
- Smith: yes
- Bradley: yes
- Leek: yes
- Truenow: yes
- Brodeur: yes
- Martin: yes
- Trumbull: yes
- Massullo: yes
- Wright: yes
- Burton: yes
- Mayfield: yes
- Yarborough: yes
- Calatayud: yes
- McClain: yes
- Albritton: yes
- Davis: yes
- Osgood: yes
- DiCeglie: yes
- Passidomo: yes
- Gaetz: yes
- Pizzo: yes
- Burgess: not voting
Passage, Third Reading
2026-03-10 · pass · 113-0
Member-level votes (117)
- Abbott: yes
- Eskamani: yes
- Oliver: yes
- Albert: yes
- Esposito: yes
- Overdorf: yes
- Alvarez, D.: yes
- Fabricio: yes
- Owen: yes
- Alvarez, J.: yes
- Franklin: yes
- Partington: yes
- Anderson: yes
- Gantt: yes
- Perez: yes
- Andrade: yes
- Garrison: yes
- Persons-Mulicka: yes
- Antone: yes
- Gentry: yes
- Plakon: yes
- Aristide: yes
- Gerwig: yes
- Baker: yes
- Giallombardo: yes
- Porras: yes
- Bankson: yes
- Gonzalez Pittman: yes
- Rayner: yes
- Barnaby: yes
- Gossett-Seidman: yes
- Redondo: yes
- Bartleman: yes
- Gottlieb: yes
- Rizo: yes
- Basabe: yes
- Greco: yes
- Robinson, F.: yes
- Benarroch: yes
- Robinson, W.: yes
- Berfield: yes
- Grow: yes
- Rosenwald: yes
- Black: yes
- Harris: yes
- Salzman: yes
- Blanco: yes
- Hart-Lowman: yes
- Sapp: yes
- Booth: yes
- Hinson: yes
- Shoaf: yes
- Borrero: yes
- Hodgers: yes
- Sirois: yes
- Botana: yes
- Holcomb: yes
- Skidmore: yes
- Boyles: yes
- Hunschofsky: yes
- Smith: yes
- Brackett: yes
- Jacques: yes
- Snyder: yes
- Brannan: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Spencer: yes
- Buchanan: yes
- Stark: yes
- Busatta: yes
- Kendall: yes
- Steele: yes
- Campbell: yes
- Kincart Jonsson: yes
- Tant: yes
- Canady: yes
- Koster: yes
- Tendrich: yes
- Cassel: yes
- LaMarca: yes
- Tomkow: yes
- Chamberlin: yes
- Long: yes
- Trabulsy: yes
- López, J.: yes
- Tramont: yes
- Chaney: yes
- Maggard: yes
- Tuck: yes
- Cobb: yes
- Maney: yes
- Valdés: yes
- Conerly: yes
- McClure: yes
- Weinberger: yes
- Cross: yes
- McFarland: yes
- Woodson: yes
- Daley: yes
- Melo: yes
- Yarkosky: yes
- Daniels: yes
- Michael: yes
- Yeager: yes
- Driskell: yes
- Miller: yes
- Young: yes
- Duggan: yes
- Mooney: yes
- Dunkley: yes
- Nix: yes
- Edmonds: yes
- Nixon: yes
- Plasencia: not voting
- Griffitts: not voting
- Joseph: not voting
- Chambliss: not voting
Returning Messages
2026-03-12 · pass · 38-0
Member-level votes (39)
- Arrington: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Polsky: yes
- Avila: yes
- Grall: yes
- Rodriguez: yes
- Berman: yes
- Gruters: yes
- Rouson: yes
- Bernard: yes
- Harrell: yes
- Sharief: yes
- Boyd: yes
- Hooper: yes
- Simon: yes
- Bracy Davis: yes
- Jones: yes
- Smith: yes
- Bradley: yes
- Leek: yes
- Truenow: yes
- Brodeur: yes
- Martin: yes
- Trumbull: yes
- Burgess: yes
- Massullo: yes
- Wright: yes
- Burton: yes
- Mayfield: yes
- Yarborough: yes
- Calatayud: yes
- McClain: yes
- Albritton: yes
- Osgood: yes
- DiCeglie: yes
- Passidomo: yes
- Gaetz: yes
- Pizzo: yes
- Davis: not voting
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