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Tough debate as committee weighs expanding economic-interest filings to local officials
Summary
Senate File 2412, which would expand state economic-interest filing requirements to many local elected officials, prompted extensive testimony from school boards, small cities, counties and advocates; the committee adopted an amendment clarifying application beyond metropolitan units and laid the bill over.
Senate File 2412, a proposal to expand the scope of the statement-of-economic-interest requirement to a broader set of local elected officials, drew extensive testimony March 27 from school boards, small-city and county associations and transparency advocates and was laid over for possible omnibus inclusion after the committee adopted an A2 amendment.
Author Senator Swazinski said the measure aims to increase transparency and public confidence by ensuring voters can see candidates' economic ties. He argued voters have a right to know whether officials' financial…
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