THE FLORIDA SENATE

COMMITTEE ON RULES
Location 402 Senate Office Building Mailing Address 404 South Monroe Street Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1100 (850) 487-5350 Senator John Thrasher, Chair Senator Christopher L. Chris Smith, Vice Chair Professional Staff: John B. Phelps, Staff Director Senates Website: www.flsenate.gov

Chronology of Ethics Complaint against Senator Sachs

January 17, 2013 As required by Rule 1.361(3) Senator Sachs completes Form S-056 to inform the Rules Committee of the formation of a Committee of Continuous Existence (CCE) entitled Moving Florida Forward. June 3, 2013 In response to the passage of ethics reform legislation, Senator Sachs attorney Mark Herron submits to the Bureau of Elections the required documents to establish the Moving Florida Forward Political Committee. August 8, 2013 By letter to the Bureau of Election Records, Senator Sachs attorney Mark Herron informed the Division of Elections that the Committee of Continuous Existence (CCE) entitled Moving Florida Forward would terminate its existence effective August 15, 2013. January 23, 2014 Complaint received from Mr. Timothy Stevens of Deerfield Beach, FL, alleging that Senator Sachs failed to disclose to the Rules Committee the formation of the Moving Florida Forward Political Committee as required by Rule 1.361(3). January 28, 2014 Senator Sachs submits Form S-056 informing the Rules Committee of the formation of the Moving Florida Forward Political Committee as required by Rule 1.361(3). February 18, 2014 Letter received from Senator Sachs attorney Mark Herron explaining that the Rules Committee was not informed after the Moving Florida Forward Political Committee was established because of a misdirected mailing.

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