HB387 Alabama 2018 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Rich Wingo

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2018

Title

Legislature, members of, providing consulting services, persons compensating members to notify Ethics Commission of certain arrangements, Sec. 36-25-7.1 added

Summary

HB 387 requires notifying the State Ethics Commission before paying a legislator for outside-consulting work, makes those notification records public, and allows ethics rules to be adopted.

What This Bill Does

Adds a new requirement that a person who hires a member of the Legislature for consulting services outside the member's regular scope must notify the State Ethics Commission before compensating the member. Requires notice to include any material changes to the arrangement. Makes the records from these notifications public records. Authorizes the State Ethics Commission to adopt rules to implement the section, including a standard notification form.

Who It Affects

• People or entities that hire a member of the Legislature for consulting work outside the legislator's regular scope of work; they must notify the Ethics Commission before paying the member.
• The State Ethics Commission and the general public; the Commission will receive notifications and publish the related records as public information, and may issue implementing rules.

Key Provisions

• Adds §36-25-7.1 requiring notification to the State Ethics Commission before compensating a legislator for outside-scope consulting services.
• Requires notification of any material changes to the consulting arrangement.
• Requires the records created by these notifications to be public records.
• Allows the Ethics Commission to adopt rules to implement this section, including a standard form for notification.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 24, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Ethics