Florida Florida Statutes

§ 112.3123 — Definitions

FS § 112.3123Ch. 112

Statute text

As used in this section and for purposes of implementing s. 13(b), Art. V of the State Constitution, the term:(1) “Administrative action” means any process or decision regulated by chapter 120 or, for agencies of the executive branch of state government not subject to chapter 120, any action or a decision on a license, permit, waiver of regulation, or any other administrative procedure or procedure governed by existing law, rule, or regulation, except on an issue of procurement.

(2)“Compensation” means a payment, a distribution, a loan, an advance, a reimbursement, a deposit, a salary, a fee, a retainer, or anything of value provided or owed to a recipient, directly or indirectly, from any source for lobbying activity.

(3)“Governmental entity” means an officer or agency of the executive or legislative branches of state government.

(4)“Issue of appropriation” means a legislative decision to expend or approve an expenditure of public funds, including decisions that are delegated to an administrator.

(5)“Issue of policy” means a change in a law or a decision, plan, or course of action designed to influence or determine the subsequent decisions or actions of a governmental entity, to sell or otherwise divest public property, or to regulate conduct. The term does not include a decision or determination of any rights, duties, or obligations made on a case-by-case basis.

(6)“Issue of procurement” means a proposal to purchase or acquire property, an interest in property, or services by a governmental entity.

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