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Committee advances bill to bar gratuities for public officials; members debate breadth and definition of ‘public servant’
Summary
Representative Slager presented a bill making gratuities to public servants criminal and increasing penalties for intentional commingling of campaign funds; members praised the anti‑bribery intent but raised concerns the definition of 'public servant' in Title 35 is broad and could sweep in many local officials.
Representative Slager told the committee that the bill would define prohibited gratuities for public officials and make payments under set thresholds misdemeanors, with larger post‑service payments treated as felonies. Slager said the bill responds to a perceived gap after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling and seeks to prevent post‑hoc payments that look like…
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