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Florida · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 687: Government Waste and Misconduct

Did not advance Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Did not advance

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 687 is a bill introduced in the Florida House on December 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Government Waste and Misconduct. Primary sponsor: Fentrice Driskell (Democratic). It lists 16 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 13, 2026): Died in Government Operations Subcommittee.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Government Waste and Misconduct; Requires specified parties prepare a report investigating & evaluating specified subjects & identifying certain funds; requires AG to take certain actions to recover specified funds; requires such recovered funds be used for certain purpose; requires specified funds be transferred & used for certain purpose; creates Working Floridians Tax Rebate Program within DOR for certain purpose; requiring the program be funded in a specified manner; granting state funds to certain people who have received federal Earned Income Tax Credit.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 17

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Fentrice DriskellPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse67
Robin BartlemanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse103
Daryl CampbellCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse99
Lindsay CrossCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse60
Dan DaleyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse96
Tae EdmondsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse88
Anna EskamaniCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse42
Ashley GanttCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse109
Mike GottliebCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse102
Rita HarrisCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse44
Yvonne HinsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse21
Dotie JosephCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse108
Felicia RobinsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse104
Mitch RosenwaldCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse98
Kelly SkidmoreCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse92
Leonard SpencerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse45
Allison TantCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse9

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Died in Government Operations Subcommittee
  2. 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  3. Now in Government Operations Subcommittee
  4. Referred to State Affairs Committee
  5. Referred to Budget Committee
  6. Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee
  7. Filed

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source