---
type: "Bill"
title: "Implementation of the Constitutional Prohibition Against Lobbying by a Public Officer"
description: "Implementation of the Constitutional Prohibition Against Lobbying by a Public Officer; Provides definitions for purpose of implementing s. 8(f), Art. II of State Constitution; provides penalties for violation of constitutional prohibition against lobbying by public officer; provides for collection of such penalties."
jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
legislature: "Florida Legislature"
session: "2022"
identifier: "HB 7001"
citation: "Florida HB 7001 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["public officers", "employees", "and records"]
status: "enacted"
chapter_law: "2022-140"
primary_sponsors: ["Koster"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 44
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2021-12-01"
last_action: "2022-05-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a7fc1adf-931f-4e31-9b5d-8eead6dadff5"
source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/7001/ByCategory"
source_hash: "9b2d403c68a0d98f2b4d96d71ddd160e90875f2ccac0b1445ddd770398b48b34"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-fl"]
---

# Florida HB 7001 (2022) — Implementation of the Constitutional Prohibition Against Lobbying by a Public Officer

Implementation of the Constitutional Prohibition Against Lobbying by a Public Officer; Provides definitions for purpose of implementing s. 8(f), Art. II of State Constitution; provides penalties for violation of constitutional prohibition against lobbying by public officer; provides for collection of such penalties.

**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2022-140.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **H 7001 Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/7001/BillText/Filed/PDF)
2. **H 7001 c1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/7001/BillText/c1/PDF)
3. **H 7001 c2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/7001/BillText/c2/PDF)
4. **H 7001 er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/7001/BillText/er/PDF)

## Votes

- Favorable With Committee Substitute (State Affairs Committee) — **22–0** (pass) · lower
- Favorable — **17–0** (pass) · upper
- Favorable With Committee Substitute (Rules Committee) — **15–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- Favorable With Amendment(s) (Public Integrity & Elections Committee) — **16–0** (pass) · lower
- Passage, Third Reading — **117–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Koster — primary (person)
- Public Integrity and Elections Committee — primary (organization)
- Rules Committee — primary (organization)
- State Affairs Committee — primary (organization)
- Bell — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-12-01** Filed `filing`
- **2021-12-03** Referred to State Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-12-03** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-12-03** Now in State Affairs Committee
- **2022-01-11** Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
- **2022-01-11** 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
- **2022-01-13** Favorable with CS by State Affairs Committee
- **2022-01-13** Reported out of State Affairs Committee
- **2022-01-14** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
- **2022-01-14** CS Filed
- **2022-01-14** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
- **2022-01-18** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-18** Now in Rules Committee
- **2022-01-25** Added to Rules Committee agenda
- **2022-01-27** Favorable with CS by Rules Committee
- **2022-01-27** Reported out of Rules Committee
- **2022-01-28** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
- **2022-01-28** CS Filed
- **2022-01-28** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
- **2022-02-01** Bill referred to House Calendar
- **2022-02-01** Added to Second Reading Calendar
- **2022-02-03** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/9/2022)
- **2022-02-09** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2022-02-09** Placed on 3rd reading
- **2022-02-09** Added to Third Reading Calendar
- **2022-02-10** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2022-02-10** CS passed; YEAS 117, NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2022-02-10** Immediately certified
- **2022-02-10** In Messages
- **2022-02-10** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-10** On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/15/22, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building
- **2022-02-10** Received
- **2022-02-15** Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-16** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- **2022-02-17** Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/23/22
- **2022-02-23** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2022-02-23** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2022-02-23** CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2022-02-23** Immediately certified
- **2022-02-23** In Messages
- **2022-02-23** Ordered enrolled
- **2022-05-20** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
- **2022-05-25** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2022-05-26** Chapter No. 2022-140

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a7fc1adf-931f-4e31-9b5d-8eead6dadff5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).