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BILL · 2019–20 SESSION

HB 2397: Legislative staff F-1s/LEB

Transferring oversight of filings of statements of financial affairs by legislative staff from the public disclosure commission to the legislative ethics board.

Summary

  • Transfers the responsibility to create, maintain, and oversee statements of financial affairs for professional legislative staff members from the Public Disclosure Commission to the Legislative Ethics Board.
  • Limits the disclosure of such statements to certain law enforcement officers in the course of an investigation, unless such an investigation reveals an act involving moral turpitude.

From the House Bill Analysis 2020 (HB 2397), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 13, 2020
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Zack Hudgins (D-11)
Introduced
January 13, 2020 in the House
Last action
January 13, 2020

AN ACT Relating to transferring oversight of filings of statements of financial affairs by legislative staff from the public disclosure commission to the legislative ethics board;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Zack Hudgins (D-11)

3 co-sponsors (2 Democrats, 1 Republican)

Norma Smith R-10Timm Ormsby D-3Sharon Wylie D-49

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Relations.
  2. Prefiled for introduction.

HB 2397 in other sessions

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