Ethics Reform
Summary
Ethics Reform; Repeals provisions relating to state, state university, & community college employee lobbyists; prohibits certain public service announcements by specified entities or persons; prohibits certain public officers & employees from soliciting employment & contractual relationships; provides exception & disclosure requirements; revises lobbyist registration, compensation report, principal designation cancellation, & investigation requirements.
Bill status
died
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Mar 2020
House Passage
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 14, 2020
Last action Mar 14, 2020
Floor votes · House Feb 26, 2020
How they voted
63–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 67
Feb 26, 2020
D
Democratic23
91% Yea
R
Republican44
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
7
Committee
9
Mar 5, 2020
Committee
Referred to Ethics and Elections; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules
upper
Feb 26, 2020
Lower · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 115 NAYS 0
lower
Feb 13, 2020
Lower · Passed
Favorable by- State Affairs Committee; YEAS 21 NAYS 0
lower
Feb 11, 2020
Lower · Passed
On Committee agenda-- State Affairs Committee, 02/13/20, 8:00 am, Morris Hall
lower
Jan 24, 2020
Lower · Passed
Now in State Affairs Committee
lower
Jan 24, 2020
Committee
CS referred to State Affairs Committee
lower
Jan 24, 2020
Lower · Passed
Original reference(s) removed: Oversight, Transparency and Public Management Subcommittee
lower
Jan 23, 2020
Lower · Passed
CS by Public Integrity and Ethics Committee; YEAS 17 NAYS 0
lower
Jan 21, 2020
Lower · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Public Integrity and Ethics Committee, 01/23/20, 9:30 am, Sumner Hall
lower
Jan 14, 2020
Introduced
Introduced
lower
Jan 13, 2020
Committee
Referred to Public Integrity and Ethics Committee; Oversight, Transparency and Public Management Subcommittee; State Affairs Committee
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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