SB107 Alabama 2010 Session

This bill would increase the penalties for bribery of a public servant, failure to disclose a conflict of interest, and trading in public office

This bill would prohibit a candidate or public official from soliciting contributions for certain purposes

This bill would further define the terms lobbyist and thing of value for Ethics Law purposes; would require licensed attorneys to be appointed to the Ethics Commission; would provide further for the compensation of members of the commission and limit the service of the director to 10 years; would allow online reporting; would provide for a procedure for the issuance of subpoenas; would limit legislators from representing clients before an executive department or agency; would limit a public official or public employee from contracting with certain educational institutions; would increase the fees for registered lobbyists; would provide further for the reports of registered lobbyists; would increase the penalties for violations of the Ethics Law; would limit a public official or public employee who is a member of an awarding authority from accepting certain things of value and would provide penalties for violations; and would provide further for the filing of disclosure forms for certain travel by a public official or public employee

To amend Sections 13A-10-61, 13A-10-62, 13A-10-63, 17-5-7, 36-25-1, 36-25-3, 36-25-4, 36-25-10, 36-25-11, 36-25-18, 36-25-19, and 36-25-27, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to certain crimes and the Ethics Law, to increase the penalties for bribery of a public servant, failure to disclose a conflict of interest, and trading in public office; to prohibit a candidate or public official from soliciting contributions for certain purposes; to further define the terms lobbyist and thing of value for Ethics Law purposes; to require licensed attorneys to be appointed to the Ethics Commission; to provide further for the compensation of members of the commission and limit the service of the director to 10 years; to allow online reporting; to provide for a procedure for the issuance of subpoenas; to limit legislators from representing clients before an executive department or agency; to limit a public official or public employee from contracting with certain educational institutions; to increase the fees for registered lobbyists; to provide further for the reports of registered lobbyists; to increase the penalties for violations of the Ethics Law; to limit a public official or public employee who is a member of an awarding authority from accepting certain things of value and to provide penalties for violations; and to provide further for the filing of disclosure forms for certain travel by a public official or public employee.