Governor, Cabinet could be banned from fundraising during Session

The Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Cabinet members wouldn’t be able to accept political contributions while the Legislature is in session under a bill moving through the House.

Lawmakers are already barred from fundraising while in session, but the bill (HB 707) would place a similar prohibition on the statewide officials during regular, special or extended sessions.

The House Oversight, Transparency & Administration Subcommittee approved the measure, which is sponsored by Rep. Evan Jenne. Jenne said the bill is not “in any way, shape or form an indictment or finger pointing,” but he said it would remove appearances of impropriety.

An identical bill (SB 1474) has been filed by Sen. Gary Farmer, but has not been heard in Senate committees.

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Material from the Associated Press and the News Service of Florida is used in this post.