SB222 Alabama 2011 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Del Marsh

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2011

Title

Ethics, public officers and employees and family members, 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

SB222 clarifies Alabama's ethics rules by defining 'corruptly' and extending prohibitions on gifts and payments to public officials and their households.

What This Bill Does

It amends Section 36-25-7 to require that prohibited gifts, offers, solicitations, or receipts be for the purpose of corruptly influencing official action and to define 'corruptly.' It extends the prohibitions to include household members of public officials and public employees, prohibiting them from soliciting or receiving anything to corruptly influence action. It also bars officials and employees from soliciting or receiving money beyond their official pay for advice or lobbying on legislative matters or with public regulatory bodies, while allowing them to perform their official duties.

Who It Affects

• Public officials and public employees (and their household members) who are restricted from accepting or soliciting gifts or anything that could corruptly influence official action.
• Individuals or entities interacting with these officials (such as donors, lobbyists, or others who might offer gifts or money) who are restricted from offering anything that could influence official action.

Key Provisions

• Amends Section 36-25-7 to require that prohibited offers, gifts, solicitations, or receipts be for the purpose of corruptly influencing official action and defines 'corruptly.'
• Extends prohibitions to include the household members of public officials and public employees.
• Prohibits public officials or public employees from soliciting or receiving anything for themselves or for family members to corruptly influence official action.
• Prohibits offering or giving a family member of a public official or public employee anything for the purpose of corruptly influencing official action.
• Prohibits public officials or public employees from soliciting or receiving money beyond their official compensation for advice or assistance on legislative matters, lobbying, or involvement with public regulatory bodies; performing official duties remains permissible.
• Defines 'corruptly' as acting voluntarily, deliberately, and dishonestly to achieve an unlawful end or to use an unlawful method to achieve a lawful end.

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Subjects

Ethics