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Subcommittee hears bill to let Georgia Ethics Commission seek records from nonresidents in election probes; hearing-only, substitute to be filed
Summary
House Bill 414 would give the Georgia Ethics Commission expanded authority to pursue records and testimony from persons domiciled outside Georgia when those individuals participate in state elections; the subcommittee held a hearing and allowed a committee substitute to be introduced the next day.
House Governmental Affairs Subcommittee members heard House Bill 414, a measure the sponsor described as extending the Georgia Ethics Commission’s enforcement reach to nonresidents who participate in Georgia elections, during a hearing that the panel designated as "hearing only."
Sponsor Chairman Jones said the bill is not intended to expand the commission’s authority inside Georgia but to provide “equal application of such authority” to persons domiciled outside the state who participate in Georgia election activity. Executive Director David Amati of the Georgia Ethics Commission told the panel that the change would let the commission seek records located out of state through superior-court orders when those records…
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