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Senate amendment trims ethics commission consultation, delays enforcement until 2027
Summary
The Government Operations & Military Affairs committee reviewed a Senate-passed amendment to H.1 that narrows mandatory consultation requirements between the State Ethics Commission and the legislative, judicial and executive referral bodies, makes the commission's advice confidential, and delays the commission's enforcement authority until Sept. 1, 2027.
The Government Operations & Military Affairs committee reviewed a Senate-passed amendment to H.1 that narrows mandatory consultation requirements between the State Ethics Commission and the legislative, judicial and executive referral bodies, makes the commission's advice confidential, and delays the commission's enforcement authority until Sept. 1, 2027.
Senator Oliver, who reported the bill, told the committee the principal concerns were constitutionality and funding. He said the 2024 law's prior-consultation language attempted to require other branches to consult the commission before taking up referred complaints, a requirement he and his committee…
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