SB221 Alabama 2018 Session

Updated Apr 26, 2021

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Trip Pittman
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2018
Title: Ethics, legislators engaged in professional services, opinion of Ethics Commission required, Sec. 36-25-7.1 added
Description: Existing law does not provide a process for the evaluation of business arrangements entered into by members of the Alabama Legislature.
This bill would require a member of the Legislature who enters into certain business arrangements with a client for which the member is compensated to seek preapproval from the Ethics Commission prior to receiving compensation under the arrangement.
This bill would provide a presumption that certain business arrangements are appropriate under this act.
This bill would provide guidance to the Ethics Commission in determining whether to preapprove a business arrangement.
This bill would provide limited protection to a member of the Legislature for certain business arrangements entered into by a member.
This bill would require members to submit to the Ethics Commission certain detailed information.
This bill would authorize the Ethics Commission to adopt rules.
Subjects: Legislators

Constitution, Ethics and Elections first Substitute Offered

Pending third reading on day 13 Favorable from Constitution, Ethics and Elections with 1 substitute

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and

Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Constitution, Ethics and Elections