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Introduced
02/07/2025
02/07/2025
In Committee
03/21/2025
03/21/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
104th General Assembly
Bill Summary
Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Provides that the appointing authorities of the Legislative Ethics Commission shall (rather than may) appoint at least one commissioner from the general public. Allows the Legislative Inspector General to issue subpoenas without the advance approval of the Commission. Provides that within 60 days after the Legislative Ethics Commission's receipt of a summary report and response from the ultimate jurisdictional authority or agency head regarding a potential violation of this Act or potential wrongful acts within the jurisdiction of the Legislative Inspector General, the Legislative Inspector General (rather than the Commission) shall make available to the public the report and response or a redacted version of the report and response. Provides that the Legislative Inspector General (rather than the Commission) may make available to the public any other summary report and response of the ultimate jurisdictional authority or agency head or a redacted version of the report and response without prior approval from the Commission. Provides that the Commission shall adopt no rule requiring the Legislative Inspector General to seek the Commission's advance approval before publishing summary reports. Provides for the redaction of summary reports by the Legislative Inspector General and related requirements. Makes conforming and other changes.
AI Summary
This bill amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act to make several key changes to the Legislative Ethics Commission and the Legislative Inspector General's operations. The bill requires that each appointing authority (legislative leaders) must now appoint at least one commissioner from the general public to the Legislative Ethics Commission, whereas previously this was optional. It grants the Legislative Inspector General the ability to issue subpoenas without first obtaining advance approval from the Commission, expanding their investigative powers. The bill also changes reporting requirements, mandating that within 60 days of receiving a summary report about a potential ethics violation, the Legislative Inspector General (rather than the Commission) must make the report available to the public, either in full or in a redacted form. Additionally, the Legislative Inspector General can now publish summary reports without prior Commission approval, and the Commission is prohibited from creating rules that would require such pre-approval. The bill aims to increase transparency and independence in ethics investigations within the legislative branch by shifting more decision-making power to the Legislative Inspector General and ensuring public access to ethics-related reports.
Committee Categories
Government Affairs
Sponsors (6)
Abdelnasser Rashid (D)*,
Diane Blair-Sherlock (D),
Kelly Cassidy (D),
Nicolle Grasse (D),
Lilian Jiménez (D),
Rita Mayfield (D),
Last Action
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez (on 04/10/2025)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3562&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=114&GA=104 |
| BillText | https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/104/HB/10400HB3562.htm |
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