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BILL · 2025–26 SESSION

HB 2352: Conflict of interest

Holding state officers and state employees to the same conflict of interest standard that is required of municipal officers.

Summary

  • Aligns state ethics laws with municipal ethics laws regarding conflicts of interests in contracting by making it a violation of state ethics laws for a state officer or employee to have a beneficial interest in a contract, sale, lease, purchase, or grant to which the state officer or employee is not a party but has an ownership interest of 1 percent or more, rather than 10 percent or more, in an entity that is a party to the transaction.

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Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
  1. IntroducedJan 12, 2026
  2. Out of committeeFeb 4, 2026
  3. Passed Housestopped here
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Gerry Pollet (D-46)
Introduced
January 12, 2026 in the House
Last action
February 4, 2026

AN ACT Relating to holding state officers and state employees to the same conflict of interest standard that is required of municipal officers;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Gerry Pollet (D-46)

9 co-sponsors (7 Democrats, 2 Republicans)

Janice Zahn D-41Amy Walen D-48Alicia Rule D-42Jeremie Dufault R-15Greg Nance D-23Zach Hall D-5Joel McEntire R-19Osman Salahuddin D-48Adam Bernbaum D-24

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. Referred to Rules 2 Review.
  2. Minority; without recommendation.
  3. SGOV - Majority; do pass.
  4. SGOV - Executive action taken by committee.
  5. First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Relations.
  6. Prefiled for introduction.

HB 2352 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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