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Ethics Commission subcommittee outlines AB 65 priorities, tables ‘abuse of power’ language
Summary
The Commission on Ethics legislative subcommittee reviewed staff recommendations built from last session’s AB 65, agreed to advance most technical and procedural changes, tabled a new "gross or unconscionable abuse of power" violation for further work, and directed staff to prepare revised bill-draft materials for the full commission.
The Commission on Ethics legislative subcommittee met remotely and reviewed recommended bill draft request (BDR) language derived from last session’s AB 65, focusing on definitional cleanups, confidentiality and investigatory procedures, advisory-opinion timelines and related process changes. Chair Wallen called the item and asked Executive Director Armstrong to present staff recommendations drawn from an AB 65 reference guide provided to commissioners.
Staff grouped proposals into three priority tiers: Tier 1 (recommended to keep), Tier 2 (desirable but negotiable) and lower-priority items for substantial revision. Executive Director Armstrong and Commission Counsel Tracy Chase walked commissioners through individual sections and noted examples where language had generated litigation or legislative concern last session.
The subcommittee agreed to preserve definitional cleanup and improvements aligning the ethics law with Nevada’s open-meeting law (including a mechanism for confidential legal sessions tied to chair delegation, discussed in connection with the Hansen and Wheeler litigation). Commissioners supported removing a…
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