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Committee adopts H‑2 substitute for HB 5585, requires disclosure of tickets and non‑family travel
Summary
The committee adopted an H‑2 substitute to House Bill 5585 requiring public officers to annually disclose tickets and travel paid for by non‑immediate‑family members and reported the bill to the House; sponsors emphasized transparency rather than bans on trainings or reimbursements.
Ashley Schoninger, legislative director for Representative Betsy Kofia, testified that House Bill 5585 would require public officers to annually disclose tickets for concerts, sporting events and other entertainment gifted by lobbyists or non‑immediate‑family members, and to disclose travel paid for by non‑immediate‑family members. Schoninger said the bill is "focused on transparency" and "does not ban travel and ticket payments by others."
The H‑2 substitute refines the definition of "immediate family" from…
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