Florida Statute 11.061 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

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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.

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Judith Abramson, Donald Airey v. Larry Gonzalez, as Secretary of the Florida Department of Professional Regulation

949 F.2d 1567, 21 Fed. R. Serv. 3d 1021, 1992 U.S. App. LEXIS 14, 1992 WL 8

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Jan 3, 1992 | Docket: 642868

Cited 55 times | Published

The Florida Regulatory Sunset Act, Fla.Stat. § 11.61, automatically repeals chapters and sections of

Bunnell v. State

453 So. 2d 808

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jul 19, 1984 | Docket: 1651222

Cited 24 times | Published

July 1983, subject to "sunset" review under section 11.61, Florida Statutes (1981). Section 4 provides

Alterman Transport Lines, Inc. v. State

405 So. 2d 456, 1981 Fla. App. LEXIS 21390, 1981 WL 610505

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 20, 1981 | Docket: 1348527

Cited 8 times | Published

were reenacted into the Florida Statutes. See Section 11.61, Florida Statutes (1979). The rule in Florida

BT Investment Managers, Inc. v. Lewis

461 F. Supp. 1187, 1978 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 7204

District Court, N.D. Florida | Filed: Dec 15, 1978 | Docket: 2119642

Cited 2 times | Published

Florida Laws 1976, ch. 760178, Florida Statutes § 11.61, and are slated to be repealed effective July 1

Ron DeSantis, Governor v. Dream Defenders

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jun 20, 2024 | Docket: 68869795

Published

See 18 U.S.C. § 2102(a) (1970); Alaska Stat. § 11.61.100(a) (1978); Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-9-101(2)

KELLY LUNSFORD v. KARA ENGLE and JAKE PHILLIPS

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 20, 2021 | Docket: 31030596

Published

decision on jurisdiction is made.” § 11 61.511(2), Fla. Stat. (2015). However

Alterman Transport Lines, Inc. v. Department of Transportation

519 So. 2d 1005, 12 Fla. L. Weekly 2568, 1987 Fla. App. LEXIS 10916, 1987 WL 1328

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 10, 1987 | Docket: 64632610

Published

facility or the currently approved route. . Section 11.61, Florida Statutes. . 23 C.F.R. § 658.3 states:

Fox v. Bancroft Hotel Associates, Inc.

128 So. 2d 771

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 10, 1961 | Docket: 60197202

Published

Ordinance.’ ” “Sec. 11.61 to read as follows: “Section 11.61. In any prosecution for the violation of any

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