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Committee weighs limited solicitation power for state historic preservation officer amid ethics concerns

House Corrections & Institutions Committee · March 26, 2026
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Summary

Members considered draft language to allow the state historic preservation officer to solicit gifts for specific site projects, with counsel noting Title 3 §123G requires approval and raises ethics questions; members favored narrow, project‑specific approval and reporting safeguards.

The committee examined proposed language that would permit the state historic preservation officer to solicit and accept gifts for defined projects, and discussed whether that authority would create an ethics risk for state officials.

Legislative counsel read elements of Title 3, section 123G (ethics code), observing the…

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