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Ethics bill draws concern that new definitions could weaken recusal rules
Summary
Ned Gordon, chair of the legislative ethics committee (speaking for himself), warned that language in SB 570 attempting to define 'direct benefit' and 'financial interest' could create ambiguity and inadvertently dilute existing recusal protections established after House Bill 1388; committee members urged further drafting.
The Senate Executive Departments and Administration Committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 570, a proposal to clarify legislative-ethics standards. Senator Sharon Carson introduced the bill as an effort to define standards that currently are not well defined and said she would work with the legislative ethics committee on amendments.
Ned Gordon, chair of the legislative ethics committee, testified on his own…
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