SB221 Alabama 2018 Session

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.

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Subjects

Legislators