2003 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 681

File Code: Ethics
Sponsored By:
Delegates Burns, Amedori, Menes, O'Donnell, Owings, and Redmer
Entitled:
General Assembly - Ethics Law - Unethical Political Campaign Practices

Synopsis:

Specifying that the Joint Committee on Legislative Ethics shall have jurisdiction to hear specified complaints against members of the General Assembly who engage in unethical conduct in the course of an election campaign; and requiring the Joint Committee to recommend specified disciplinary measures against a legislator who the Committee finds has engaged in unethical electoral conduct.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/7
First Reading Environmental Matters
2/12
Hearing 3/4 at 1:00 p.m.
3/10
Unfavorable Report by Environmental Matters
Senate Action
No Action
Sponsored by:
Delegate Emmett C. Burns, Jr., District 10
Delegate Carmen Amedori, District 5A
Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21
Delegate Anthony J. O'Donnell, District 29C
Delegate George W. Owings, III, District 27B
Delegate Alfred W. Redmer, Jr., District 8
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES
DISCIPLINE
ELECTIONS -see also- BALLOTS; CAMP FINANC; POL CANDS; VOTING
ETHICS
GENERAL ASSEMBLY -see also- AELR CMTE; LEG POLICY COMMITTEE.
JURISDICTION
POLITICAL CANDIDATES
PUBLIC OFFICIALS -see also- ATTY GEN; COMP; CO ADMIN; etc
Bill affects the following Statute:
State Government
( 15-522 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments: None offered