Proposal for ethics‑violation registry draws constitutional and due‑process objections
Senate Bill 14‑60 would create an ethics‑violation registry at the Texas Ethics Commission and allow licensing agencies to consider registry listings when granting or renewing licenses; the proposal prompted objections on constitutional, due‑process and enforcement grounds from multiple witnesses.
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Senate Bill 14‑60, which would direct the Texas Ethics Commission to publish a registry of certain ethics violations and allow licensing agencies to consider listings when issuing or renewing state licenses, produced sustained public comment and legal objections at the committee hearing.
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