HB224 Alabama 2011 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Mike Hubbard

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2011

Title

Ethics, public officers and employees, clarification that prohibited offer, gift, solicitation, or receipt of anything pursuant to Section 36-25-7, Code of Alabama 1975, must be for corruptly influencing official action, Sec. 36-25-7 am'd.; Act 2010-764, 2010 1st Sp. Sess. am'd.

Summary

HB224 adds clarity to ethics rules by requiring that prohibited gifts or solicitations be for the purpose of corruptly influencing official action and extends protections to household and family members of public officials and employees.

What This Bill Does

Specifies that offers, gifts, solicitations, or receipts prohibited by Section 36-25-7 must be aimed at corruptly influencing official action, addressing potential vagueness in the law. Extends the coverage to include not only public officials and public employees but also members of their households and, in some provisions, family members, making it illegal to target or involve them in corrupt influence schemes. Adds a provision prohibiting public officials or employees from soliciting or receiving money for advice or assistance on matters concerning the Legislature, lobbying, or regulatory bodies beyond their official duties, while allowing the performance of official duties.

Who It Affects

• Public officials and public employees (and their household members and, in some cases, family members) who are prohibited from receiving or soliciting anything intended to corruptly influence official action.
• Members of the general public who might offer or give something to a public official, public employee, or their household or family members to influence official action.

Key Provisions

• Prohibited acts (offers, gifts, solicitations, or receipts) must be for the purpose of corruptly influencing official action.
• Expanded coverage to include household members and family members of public officials and public employees in various prohibitions.
• No public official or public employee shall solicit or receive money for advice or assistance on legislative, lobbying, or regulatory matters beyond official duties; performance of official duties is still allowed.

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Subjects

Ethics