HB62 would set the State Ethics Commission’s annual funding at a floor of 0.1% of the General Fund total, and require a two-thirds vote in both chambers to reduce that funding.
It creates a minimum annual appropriation to the State Ethics Commission equal to 0.1% of the total General Fund amount appropriated in the General Fund Appropriations Act, starting with the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012. It allows a lower amount only if two-thirds of the House and two-thirds of the Senate approve the change. The new rule takes effect on the first day of the third month after the governor signs the bill into law.
Delivered to Governor at 4:20 p.m. on May 5, 2011.
Assigned Act No. 2011-259 on 05/25/2011.
Clerk of the House Certification
Signature Requested
Enrolled
Passed Second House
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 562
Third Reading Passed
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Finance and Taxation General Fund
Engrossed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 53
Holmes intended to cosponsor
Hubbard (M) motion to reconsider adopted Voice Vote
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 52
Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 51
Ethics and Campaign Finance Amendment Offered
Third Reading Passed
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Ethics and Campaign Finance
Source: Alabama Legislature