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Rules Committee hears bill to clarify conflicts when officials vote on budgets that include their pay
Summary
The Senate Rules Committee on April 23 heard Senate Bill 983, which would let public officials who have disclosed a conflict vote on local budgets that include compensation or benefits for the official or a relative; a dash-1 amendment adds an emergency clause.
Senate Bill 983 drew a public hearing in the Senate Rules Committee on April 23. The bill would permit public officials to vote on budgets that include compensation or benefits for the official or a relative after the official publicly announces the nature of the conflict; the dash-1 amendment adds an emergency clause.
Lisa (staff) summarized the measure for the committee, saying: "Senate Bill 983 allows public officials to vote on the adoption of a local budget that includes providing compensation or benefits to the public official or a relative after publicly announcing the nature of the conflict of interest. The dash-1 amendment adds an…
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