Ethics in Government

including required and timely lobbying expenditure reports; greater Ethics Commission authority; clarity in Ethics Law language

LWVAL Action Priority Level I (Highest) - Monitoring and action of highest priority. Major area for resource expenditures.


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LWVAL has taken a position on these bills.

thumbs_up_icon.jpgSB16 - Campaign finance disclosure reports electronic filing authorized

thumbs_up_icon.jpgSB95 - Ethics, lobbyists required to report any item excluded from definition of thing of value whatever the actual cost, Sec. 36-25-19 am'd.

thumbs_up_icon.jpgHB253/SB222 - Ethics, public officers and employees and family members, clarification that prohibited offer, gift, solicitation, or receipt of anything pursuant to Section 36-25-7, Code of Alabama 1975, must be for corruptly influencing official action, Sec. 36-25-7 am'd.; Act 2010-764, 2010 1st Sp. Sess. am'd.

thumbs_up_icon.jpgHB168 - Ethics, statement of economic interests, filing, minimum threshold increased, certain employees exempt, Sec. 36-25-14 am'd.

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