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