HB278 Alabama 2010 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Gregory Canfield

Republican

Co-Sponsors

Paul DeMarcoPhil Williams

Session

Regular Session 2010

Title

Ethics law, substantially altered, statement of economic interests, categories revised, Ethics Commission, appointment and confirmation of members, complaints further provided for, definition of lobbying, family members of public employees, personal gain, confidential information, filing of electronic reports, mandatory ethics training, Secs. 36-25-1, 36-25-3, 36-25-4, 36-25-5, 36-25-10, 36-25-14, 36-25-18, 36-25-19, 36-25-20 am'd.; Act 2009-225, 2009 Reg. Sess. am'd.

Description

This bill would substantially revise the Ethics Law to: Revise the categories for reporting on the statement of economic interests; provide further for the appointment and confirmation of members of the Ethics Commission; allow four members of the commission to institute a complaint; broaden the definition of lobbying to include the executive branch; provide further for the definitions of family member of a public employee, personal gain, sphere of influence, and confidential information; and provide for the filing of electronic reports with the commission, and require mandatory ethics training for public officials, public employees, and lobbyists.

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Subjects

Ethics Commission