Ethics

State (Maryland)
Maryland 2017 Regular Session

Legislative Transparency Act of 2017 [SB-253] [Ethics ]
Altering the annual reporting requirement of the State Open Meetings Law Compliance Board; altering the scope of the training requirements under the Open Meetings Act; requiring a lobbyist who invites specified employees of the Executive Branch to a meal or reception to register specified information with the State Ethics Commission; requiring reports filed with the Ethics Commission after a specified date to be made available in a specified format; requiring the General Assembly to make available specified video of specified meetings; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas V. Miller Hearing 3/03 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/03/2017

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2017 Regular Session

Insurance - Public Adjusters [HB-136] [Insurance ] [Consumer Protection ]
Altering specified provisions concerning the licensing and practice of public adjusters; adding and altering specified definitions relating to public adjusters; providing an exception to licensing for specified marketing activities; repealing the requirement that public adjuster license application forms include specified employment disclosures; repealing the requirement for specified experience before taking a specified written examination; applying the Act to all public adjuster licenses issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2018; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Economic Matters Approved By The Governor - Chapter 106 on 04/11/2017

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2017 Regular Session

Baltimore County - Ethics - Prohibitions and Requirements Regarding Payments During Pendency of Zoning Applications [SB-164] [Ethics ] [Real Estate ] [Housing ] [Property Tax ] [Construction ] [Community Development ]
Prohibiting applicants, agents of applicants, and immediate family members of the applicants and agents from making a payment to a member or the County Executive of Baltimore County or a specified slate during the pendency of the application; prohibiting a member from voting or participating in any way in the proceeding on an application under specified circumstances; requiring the applicant to file a specified affidavit under oath after the application is filed; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Johnny Ray Salling Unfavorable Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 03/13/2017

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State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the suspension of annuity payments for certain former legislators engaged in lobbying activities. [HB-3380] [Ethics ] [Pensions ] [Retirement ]
Relating to the suspension of annuity payments for certain former legislators engaged in lobbying activities.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Pat Fallon Read First Time on 03/31/2017

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State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to restrictions on certain contributions by persons appointed to public office by the governor; creating a criminal offense. [HB-3305] [Ethics ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ]
Relating to restrictions on certain contributions by persons appointed to public office by the governor; creating a criminal offense.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ken King Received From The House on 05/08/2017

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2017 Regular Session

Public Ethics - Bicounty Commissions - Financial Disclosure [SB-18] [Ethics ]
Altering duties of executive directors of bicounty commissions relating to the provision of ethics forms, as specified; requiring commissioners and applicants for appointment as commissioners to file financial disclosure statements electronically with the Ethics Commission; requiring the filing of paper copies of financial disclosure statements with specified officials in specified counties; requiring the Ethics Commission to promptly delete a statement electronically filed by an applicant who is not appointed; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Approved By The Governor - Chapter 283 on 04/18/2017

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State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to a prohibition on requiring a gift or grant to be made to a district or county attorney or a commissioners court as a condition of a defendant's pretrial intervention agreement. [SB-1293] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ]
Relating to a prohibition on requiring a gift or grant to be made to a district or county attorney or a commissioners court as a condition of a defendant's pretrial intervention agreement.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Dawn Buckingham Read First Time on 03/13/2017

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State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the disclosure of public money spent by certain political subdivisions for lobbying activities in a comprehensive annual financial report. [HB-2553] [Budget and Spending ] [Taxes ] [Ethics ]
Relating to the disclosure of public money spent by certain political subdivisions for lobbying activities in a comprehensive annual financial report.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Matthew F. Shaheen Read First Time on 03/27/2017

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State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to a reduction of amounts appropriated to the Texas Department of Transportation for a violation of provisions relating to public participation in the environmental review of transportation projects. [HB-2530] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Environmental ] [Budget and Spending ]
Relating to a reduction of amounts appropriated to the Texas Department of Transportation for a violation of provisions relating to public participation in the environmental review of transportation projects.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Matthew F. Shaheen Read First Time on 03/23/2017

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State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to waiving confidentiality regarding proceedings and information relating to a complaint filed with the Texas Ethics Commission. [HB-2472] [Ethics ]
Relating to waiving confidentiality regarding proceedings and information relating to a complaint filed with the Texas Ethics Commission.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sarah Davis Read First Time on 03/21/2017

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State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to prohibiting political contributions and political expenditures made by certain persons with public funds; creating a criminal offense. [HB-2471] [Elections ] [Ethics ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Funding ] [Public Safety ]
Relating to prohibiting political contributions and political expenditures made by certain persons with public funds; creating a criminal offense.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Dawn Buckingham Placed On Intent Calendar on 05/22/2017

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State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to permitting the Texas Ethics Commission to provide seminars and charge an attendance fee for those seminars. [HB-2470] [Ethics ]
Relating to permitting the Texas Ethics Commission to provide seminars and charge an attendance fee for those seminars.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sarah Davis Reported Engrossed on 05/05/2017

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State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the disclosure of gifts by vendors to certain local government officers and of certain relationships with local government officers; creating a criminal offense. [HB-2473] [Ethics ] [Crime ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ]
Relating to the disclosure of gifts by vendors to certain local government officers and of certain relationships with local government officers; creating a criminal offense.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sarah Davis Received From The House on 05/15/2017

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State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to lobbying by former members of the legislature; creating a criminal offense. [HB-2292] [Ethics ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ]
Relating to lobbying by former members of the legislature; creating a criminal offense.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Victoria Neave Read First Time on 03/15/2017

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State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the contents of and public access to personal financial statements filed by public officials and candidates; amending provisions subject to a criminal penalty. [HB-1941] [Ethics ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ]
Relating to the contents of and public access to personal financial statements filed by public officials and candidates; amending provisions subject to a criminal penalty.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Chris Turner Scheduled For Public Hearing On . . . on 03/30/2017

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State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to public access to personal financial statements filed by public officials and candidates. [HB-1942] [Ethics ] [Elections ] [Finance ] [Public Safety ]
Relating to public access to personal financial statements filed by public officials and candidates.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Chris Turner Committee Report Distributed on 04/18/2017

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State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to eligibility to be a candidate for, or elected or appointed to, a public elective office in this state. [HB-1878] [Elections ] [Ethics ]
Relating to eligibility to be a candidate for, or elected or appointed to, a public elective office in this state.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Andrew S. Murr Read First Time on 03/13/2017

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State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to lobbying activities engaged in by state employees. [HB-1722] [Ethics ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Relating to lobbying activities engaged in by state employees.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jeff Leach Read First Time on 03/06/2017

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State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the applicability of the electronic filing requirement for personal financial statements to certain appointed officers. [SB-709] [Ethics ]
Relating to the applicability of the electronic filing requirement for personal financial statements to certain appointed officers.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Birdwell Read First Time on 02/21/2017

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State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the disclosure to a law enforcement agency of confidential information relating to a complaint filed with the Texas Ethics Commission; creating a criminal offense. [HB-1380] [Ethics ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ]
Relating to the disclosure to a law enforcement agency of confidential information relating to a complaint filed with the Texas Ethics Commission; creating a criminal offense.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sarah Davis Scheduled For Public Hearing On . . . on 03/09/2017

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