Bill > S0582

This bill revises Florida law concerning public corruption by broadening the definition of "public contractor" to include individuals working for entities that have contracts with government entities, and by changing the intent required for certain bribery and official misconduct offenses from "corruptly" to "knowingly and intentionally." It also expands the scope of official misconduct to include public contractors and clarifies that certain actions related to official records or documents are unlawful, except when authorized by law or contract. Additionally, the bill modifies the offense of bid tampering to include public contractors involved in competitive procurements and makes it unlawful to disclose non-public information about vendor responses or evaluation results, or to alter submitted responses or evaluation results to provide a competitive advantage.