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House amends ethics law to preserve constitutional independence of legislative and judicial complaint panels
Summary
Representative Morgan presented an amended House Bill 1 that alters the consultation process between the State Ethics Commission and legislative and judicial bodies, making commission advice confidential and nonbinding and clarifying referral procedures to avoid constitutional conflicts; amendment passed and third reading was ordered.
The Vermont House on March 13 amended House Bill 1 to address constitutional concerns arising from last year's ethics legislation, following a committee report from Representative Morgan of Milton.
H 1 is a technical, corrective bill responding to constitutional issues identified after enactment of the 2024 ethics act (H 875). Under last year's law, the State Ethics Commission was required to consult in writing with legislative ethics panels and judicial disciplinary boards prior to those entities…
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