Foreign Influence
New felony reclassification for crimes benefiting foreign governments; surrogacy and adoption limits
Florida Statutes affected
| s. 63.213 | Preplanned adoption agreement. |
| s. 112.313 | Standards of conduct for public officers, employees of agencies, and local government attorneys. |
| s. 112.3142 | Ethics training for specified constitutional officers, elected municipal officers, commissioners of community redevelopment agencies, and elected local officers of independent special districts. |
| s. 205.0532 | Revocation or refusal to renew; doing business with Cuba. |
| s. 282.802 | Government Technology Modernization Council. |
| s. 288.816 | Intergovernmental relations. |
| s. 288.8175 | Linkage institutes between postsecondary institutions in this state and foreign countries. |
| s. 288.854 | Support for a free and independent Cuba. |
| s. 288.860 | International cultural agreements. |
| s. 316.0078 | Prohibition on contracting for camera systems of vendors of foreign countries of concern. |
| s. 496.404 | Definitions. |
| s. 692.201 | Definitions. |
| s. 742.15 | Gestational surrogacy contract. |
| s. 775.08255 |
Side-by-side: current law vs. the bill
Bill section 1
Not codified in the Florida Statutes.
This act may be cited as the "Foreign Interference Restriction and Enforcement Act."
s. 112.313, F.S.
112.313 Standards of conduct for public officers, employees of agencies, and local government attorneys.—
(1) DEFINITION.—As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires, the term
"Public officer" includes any person elected or appointed to hold office in any agency, including any person serving on an advisory body.
(2) SOLICITATION OR ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS.—
No public officer, employee of an agency, local government attorney, or candidate for nomination or election shall solicit or accept anything of value to the recipient, including a gift, loan, reward, promise of future employment, favor, or service, based upon any understanding that the vote, official action, or judgment of the public officer, employee, local government attorney, or candidate would be influenced thereby.
112.313 Standards of conduct for public officers, employees of agencies, and local government attorneys.—
(1) DEFINITIONS .—As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires, the term:
(a) "Designated foreign terrorist organization" has the same meaning as in s. 775.32.
(b) "Foreign country of concern" has the same meaning as in s. 286.101(1).
(c) "Public officer" includes any person elected or appointed to hold office in any agency, including any person serving on an advisory body.
(2) SOLICITATION OR ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS.—
(a) A public officer, an employee of an agency, a local government attorney, or a candidate for nomination or election may not solicit or accept anything of value to the recipient, including a gift, loan, reward, promise of future employment, favor, or service, based upon any understanding that the vote, official action, or judgment of the public officer, employee, local government attorney, or candidate would be influenced thereby.
(b) A public officer, an employee of an agency, a local government attorney, or a candidate for nomination or election found to have violated this subsection by soliciting or accepting anything of value from a person or an entity representing or acting on behalf of a designated foreign terrorist organization or foreign country of concern or any of its subdivisions must, in addition to any criminal or civil penalty involved, repay double the value of any pecuniary benefit received as a result of the violation committed.
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