SB4 Alabama 2010 Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2010
Title
Ethics Code, Chapter 25 of Title 36, substantially revised and reorganized, Secs. 36-25-5, 36-25-11, 36-25-12, 36-25-14, 36-25-15, 36-25-16, 36-25-20, 36-25-21, 36-25-22, 36-25-23, 36-25-24, 36-25-25, 36-25-26, 36-25-31, 36-25-32, 36-25-40, 36-25-42, 36-25-43, 36-25-83 added; Secs. 36-25-1, 36-25-2 am'd.; Secs. 36-25-3, 36-25-4, 36-25-5, 36-25-6, 36-25-7, 36-25-9, 36-25-10, 36-25-11, 36-25-13, 36-25-14, 36-25-15, 36-25-16, 36-25-17, 36-25-18, 36-25-19, 36-25-20, 36-25-21, 36-25-22, 36-25-23, 36-25-24, 36-25-26, 36-25-27, 36-25-29, 36-25-30 amended and renumbered; Secs. 36-25-8, 36-25-28 repealed (2009-21167)
Description
<p class="bill_description"> This bill would substantially revise and
reorganize existing law contained in Chapter 25 of
Title 36, the Alabama Code of Ethics. Certain
provisions of existing law would be moved,
clarified, and revised in nine new articles as
follows: General Provisions; State Ethics
Commission; Complaints and Investigations; Misuse
of Official Position; Gifts, Meals, Travel, etc.;
Conflicting Financial Interests; Financial
Disclosures; Lobbyists, Principals, and Others
Interested in Government Action; and Violations –
Reporting and Penalties</p><p class="bill_description"> This bill would clarify and revise the
definitions of certain terms and add new terms and
definitions</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would amend the procedures for
appointment and confirmation of members of the
State Ethics Commission and provide for: A
guaranteed minimum level of annual appropriations;
electronic filing of and Internet public access to
statements, reports, notices, and other filings
required by the chapter; revised standards and
procedures for acting on complaints and authorizing
a formal investigation; subpoena power for the
commission; new procedures for post-investigation
referral and status reports by the Attorney General
or district attorney; revised rules concerning the
solicitation and acceptance of gifts, meals, travel
or reimbursement for travel expenses, and other
things of value by public officials and public
employees; required registration of lobbyists who
influence or attempt to influence Executive
Department agencies and personnel and the awarding
of grants or contracts; mandatory disclosure by
public officials and public employees of their
contractual arrangements, or those of their family
or business, with entities that receive public
funds, including government departments, agencies,
boards, commissions, and institutions; and
mandatory quarterly reporting by registered
lobbyists of all things of value provided to and
all financial transactions with public officials,
public employees, and the members of their
household</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> To amend Sections 36-25-1 and 36-25-2 of the Code of
Alabama 1975; to amend and renumber Sections 36-25-3, 36-25-4,
36-25-5, 36-25-6, 36-25-7, 36-25-9, 36-25-10, 36-25-11,
36-25-13, 36-25-14, 36-25-15, 36-25-16, 36-25-17, 36-25-18,
36-25-19, 36-25-20, 36-25-21, 36-25-22, 36-25-23, 36-25-24,
36-25-26, 36-25-27, 36-25-29, and 36-25-30 of the Code of
Alabama 1975; to add Sections 36-25-5, 36-25-11, 36-25-12,
36-25-14, 36-25-15, 36-25-16, 36-25-20, 36-25-21, 36-25-22,
36-25-23, 36-25-24, 36-25-25, 36-25-26, 36-25-31, 36-25-32,
36-25-40, 36-25-42, 36-25-43, and 36-25-83 to the Code of
Alabama 1975; to repeal Sections 36-25-8 and 36-25-28 of the
Code of Alabama 1975; to substantially revise and reorganize
existing law contained in Chapter of 25 of Title 36, the
Alabama Code of Ethics; to move, clarify, and revise certain
provisions of existing law; to clarify and revise the
definitions of certain terms and add new terms and
definitions; to further revise the legislative findings and
declarations and purposes of the chapter; to amend the
procedures for appointment and confirmation of members of the
State Ethics Commission and provide for: A guaranteed minimum
level of annual appropriations, electronic filing of and
Internet public access to statements, reports, notices, and
other filings required by the chapter, revised standards and
procedures for acting on complaints and authorizing a formal
investigation, subpoena power for the commission, new
procedures for post-investigation referral and status reports
by the Attorney General or district attorney, revised rules
concerning the solicitation and acceptance of gifts, meals,
travel or reimbursement for travel expenses, and other things
of value by public officials and public employees, require
registration of lobbyists who influence or attempt to
influence Executive Department agencies and personnel and the
awarding of grants or contracts, mandatory disclosure by
public officials and public employees of their contractual
arrangements, or those of their family or business, with
entities that receive public funds, including government
departments, agencies, boards, commissions, and institutions,
and mandatory quarterly reporting by registered lobbyists of
all things of value provided to and all financial transactions
with public officials, public employees, and the members of
their household.
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Subjects
Ethics Commission
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| January 14, 2010 | Re-referred to Committee on Economic Expansion and Trade. | |
| January 12, 2010 | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Constitution, Campaign Finance, Ethics, and Elections |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | SB4 Alabama 2010 Session - Introduced |