Creation of the Florida Accountability Office
May 12, 2026
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The Frame
The bill establishes a new oversight body with the power to investigate fraud, waste, and abuse across all state agencies, school districts, and local governments, while also changing how state agencies manage their budgets and report financial non-compliance.
Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.
State Agencies
Agencies must comply with new audit requirements, budget submission deadlines, and oversight by the Florida Accountability Office.
Local Governmental Entities
Entities may be subject to random audits and investigations by the new office and face potential fund withholding for non-compliance.
Legislative Employees
Employees of the new office are subject to strict political activity prohibitions and employment restrictions.
Whistleblowers
Individuals reporting misconduct gain additional channels for disclosure and expanded confidentiality protections.
Last recorded activity May 12, 2026.
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Summary
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Florida Accountability Office?
Can the new office investigate local governments?
How does this affect whistleblowers?
Why It Matters
The bill establishes a new oversight body with the power to investigate fraud, waste, and abuse across all state agencies, school districts, and local governments, while also changing how state agencies manage their budgets and report financial non-compliance.
News Coverage
Lobbying Activity
1-800 Contacts, Inc.
2026
“Issues and legislative proposals related to contact lenses Issues related to the Federal Trade Commission Contact Lens Rule H.R.8773: Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2025 H.R. 9027: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 HR 4282 S. 3354, Curtis QUIET Act.”
ADOBE INC
2026
“IT Modernization and Digital Service delivery issues; Digital Service Delivery IT Acquisition, and Content Authenticity and digital provenance issues; Content Authenticity Initiative (CAI); artificial intelligence; content provenance; privacy; technology in and competition issues; AI innovation and the economy; Content provenance and AI Labelling; IT modernization; Support for H.R. 9112 - CREATOR Act”
AARP
2026
“P.L. 119-21, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 8867, Planning for Long-term Aging Needs (PLAN) Act H.R. 5861, Legacy Act of 2025 H.R. 9393, the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act. H.R. 9396, the Prior Authorization Accountability Act. S. 4916, the Aging with Artificial Intelligence Act. H.R. 8100, Safe Staffing Saves Lives Act. S. 3886, Nurses Belong in Nursing Homes Act. H.R. 6766/S. 3492, the Essential Caregivers Act of 2025. H.R. 7966/S. 4118, Hospice Care Accountability, Reform, and Enforcement (Hospice CARE) Act. S. 2120, the Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2025 H.R. 5575, the Firefighters Assisting Seniors to Emergency Response (FASTER) Act of 2025. H.R. 3954/S. 4641, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act. H.R.5554/S.2831, Stand Strong for Medicare Act. S. 3439/H.R. 6735, Connecting Caregivers to Medicare Act and efforts related to the bill S. 1227/H.R. 2491, Alleviating Barriers for Caregivers Act S. 668/H.R. 3183, Supporting Access to Falls Education and Prevention and Strengthening Training Efforts and Promoting Safety Initiatives (SAFE STEPS) for Veterans Act of 2025 CMS-1851-P, Hospice Proposed rule. CMS-1843-P, Skilled Nursing Facility Proposed rule. CMS-1844-P, Home Health Proposed rule. No bill number. Health care transparency. No bill number. Discussed use of artificial intelligence and health data technology. No bill number. Discussed health-related policies and activities around the fall respiratory virus season. No bill number. Discussed health insurance affordability proposals. No bill number. Discussed Nursing Home staffing standards, safety, and quality. No bill number. Discussed Nursing home transparency and ownership requirements. No bill number. Discussed home health, hospice, and long-term care. No bill number. Discussed falls prevention. No bill number. Discussed social isolation. No bill number. Discussed HUD Assisted Living Requirements No bill number. Discussed family caregiving. No bill number. Discussed AARP paper on Medicare Caregiver Training Services. No bill number. Discussed Medicaid community engagement interim final rule, including the family caregiver exemption. No bill number. Discussed the paid direct care workforce in long-term care. No bill number. Discussed the unaffordability of long-term care. No bill number. Discussed Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration Program and Medicaid HCBS spousal impoverishment protections. No bill number. Discussed Medicaid fraud and family caregivers, Medicaid self-direction programs. No bill number. Discussed sandwich generation family caregiver hearing and submitted a statement for the record discussing family caregivers and sandwich generation caregivers, programs that support them, AARP caregiving resources, and federal policies to support sandwich generation caregivers and caregivers more broadly. No bill number. Discussed long-term care. No bill number. CMS-2453-NC; Medicaid Program; 2028 Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services Quality Measure Set Submitted comments No bill number. Discussed expanding access to home care. No bill number. Discussed the increasing cost of home care No bill number. Discussed HSA use for telehealth chronic care management services/subscriptions. No bill number. Discussed artificial intelligence and technology”
162 STRATEGIES
on behalf of American Association of Disability Justice
2026
“Issues related to patient access to their healthcare data and the effect on federal benefit claims (generally, no specific legislation)”
162 STRATEGIES
on behalf of Atticus Labs
2026
“Issues related to Social Security disability technology resources, operations, policy, and adjudication. RECON Act (H.R. 8478).”
162 STRATEGIES
on behalf of National Organization of Social Security Claimants' Representatives
2026
“Issues related to Social Security Administration disability claims due process (generally, no specific legislation); Issues related to Social Security Administration customer service (generally, no specific legislation); Issues related to Social Security Administration engagement with appointed representatives on disability claims (generally, no specific legislation); Issues related to Health and Human Services interpretation of standards for digital health information exchange (generally, no specific legislation); SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act (S 1234 and HR 2540); SSI Restoration Act (S 4001 and HR 7828); Ticket to Work Advertisement Act (HR 7253); Phased-in SSDI during waiting period for terminally ill claimants (S 4255); Stop the Wait Act (HR 930); We Can't Wait Act (S 3924); Immediate Access for the Terminally Ill Act (S 3648 and HR 7104); Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act (HR 3517); Social Security Overpayment Relief Act (HR 2142); Social Security Expansion Act (S 770 and HR 1700)”
121 Strategies & Government Relations
on behalf of Ultra Wide Band Alliance
2026
“Ultra-wideband radio communications: optimized spectrum-sharing benefits. Ultra-Wide Band spectrum rules under Part 15 NPRM.”
121 Strategies & Government Relations
on behalf of Ultra Wide Band Alliance
2026
“Ultra-wideband radio communications: optimized spectrum-sharing benefits. Ultra-Wide Band spectrum rules under Part 15 NPRM.”
1-800 Contacts, Inc.
2026
“Issues and legislative proposals related to contact lenses Issues related to the Federal Trade Commission Contact Lens Rule H.R.8773: Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2025 H.R. 9027: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 HR 4282 S. 3354, Curtis QUIET Act.”
1-800 Contacts, Inc.
2026
“Issues and legislative proposals related to contact lenses Issues related to the Federal Trade Commission Contact Lens Rule H.R.8773: Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2025 H.R. 9027: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 HR 4282 S. 3354, Curtis QUIET Act.”
Voting Record
Third Reading
Total
40
Yes
32
No
0
Present
0
Not Voting
0
Abstain
0
How they voted (40)
Jason Pizzo
Independent · yes
Kristen Arrington
Democratic · yes
Brian Nathan
Democratic · yes
Stan McClain
Republican · yes
Tracie Davis
Democratic · yes
Ana Maria Rodriguez
Republican · yes
Tina Polsky
Democratic · excused
Tommy Wright
Republican · yes
Jay Trumbull
Republican · yes
Jonathan Martin
Republican · yes
Tom Leek
Republican · yes
Nick DiCeglie
Republican · excused
LaVon Bracy Davis
Democratic · yes
Ralph Massullo
Republican · yes
Darryl Rouson
Democratic · yes
Keith Truenow
Republican · yes
Alexis Calatayud
Republican · yes
Danny Burgess
Republican · yes
Kathleen Passidomo
Republican · yes
Lori Berman
Democratic · yes
Ed Hooper
Republican · yes
Barbara Sharief
Democratic · excused
Jim Boyd
Republican · yes
Mack Bernard
Democratic · yes
+ 16 more
Passage, Third Reading
Total
119
Yes
96
No
10
Present
0
Not Voting
13
Abstain
0
How they voted (119)
Dan Daley
Democratic · no
Toby Overdorf
Republican · yes
Tom Fabricio
Republican · yes
Christine Hunschofsky
Democratic · yes
Hilary Holley
Republican · yes
Patt Maney
Republican · yes
Demi Busatta
Republican · yes
Anna Eskamani
Democratic · no
Webster Barnaby
Republican · yes
Jeff Holcomb
Republican · yes
Mike Redondo
Republican · yes
David Borrero
Republican · yes
Tiffany Esposito
Republican · yes
Wyman Duggan
Republican · yes
Chad Johnson
Republican · yes
Lindsay Cross
Democratic · yes
Lawrence McClure
Republican · yes
Susan Plasencia
Republican · not voting
Jennifer Kincart Jonsson
Republican · yes
Doug Bankson
Republican · yes
Kaylee Tuck
Republican · yes
Gallop Franklin
Democratic · not voting
James Buchanan
Republican · yes
Jason Shoaf
Republican · yes
+ 95 more
Sponsors
Discoveries
Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.
Centralization of Oversight
The bill marks a significant shift by consolidating various audit and investigative functions into a single legislative office, moving away from decentralized oversight.
Connected Entities
Sources
openstates.org
Analysis Score
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- Controversy40Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz25Current news / social attention level
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