Panel approves bill to restore state oversight where counties lack functioning ethics boards
SB 2,257 would return ethics oversight to the state ethics commission when a county lacks a functioning ethics board; sponsor cited Shelby County’s absence of a functioning board and a recent corruption plea for motivation. Committee recommended it to State and Local (7 ayes, 2 nos).
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Senate Bill 2,257 would require that when a county does not maintain a functioning local ethics board (defined as at least five voting members plus a non‑voting ethics officer), oversight reverts to the state ethics commission until the county forms its own board.
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