2006 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 588

File Code: Ethics Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 793
Sponsored By:
Delegates Stull, Aumann, Barkley, Bartlett, Bobo, Cane, V. Clagett, Cluster, Conway, Dwyer, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Glassman, Haddaway, Hogan, James, Jennings, Kelly, Kohl, Kullen, McIntosh, McKee, McMillan, Myers, Parrott, Petzold, Rudolph, Smigiel, Sossi, Walkup, Weldon, and Wood
Entitled:
Ethics - Employees, Officials, and Committee Members - Exceptions to Employment or Financial Restrictions

Synopsis:

Exempting specified officials or employees of the Department of Agriculture who are employed by or have a financial interest in a farm business from a prohibition against officials or employees holding specified employment or having a specified financial interest under specified circumstances; requiring the Secretary of Agriculture to adopt procedures; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/2
First Reading Environmental Matters
2/7
Hearing 2/15 at 1:00 p.m.
3/23
Favorable with Amendments Report by Environmental Matters
3/21
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/23
Third Reading Passed (135-1)
4/6
House Refuses to Concur - Senate Amendments
House Requests Senate Recede
Conference Committee Appointed ...
Delegates Bobo, Pugh, and Sossi
Senate Action
3/24
First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
4/4
Favorable with Amendments Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/5
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (46-0)

Sponsored by:

Delegate Paul S. Stull, District 4A
Delegate Susan L. M. Aumann, District 42
Delegate Charles Barkley, District 39
Delegate Joseph R. Bartlett, District 4A
Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
Delegate Rudolph C. Cane, District 37A
Delegate Virginia P. Clagett, District 30
Delegate John W. E. Cluster, Jr., District 8
Delegate Norman H. Conway, District 38B
Delegate Donald H. Dwyer, Jr., District 31
Delegate George C. Edwards, District 1A
Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
Delegate D. Page Elmore, District 38A
Delegate William J. Frank, District 42
Delegate Barry Glassman, District 35A
Delegate Jeannie Haddaway, District 37B
Delegate Patrick N. Hogan, District 3A
Delegate Mary-Dulany James, District 34A
Delegate J. B. Jennings, District 7
Delegate Kevin Kelly, District 1B
Delegate Sheryl Davis Kohl, District 34A
Delegate Sue Kullen, District 27B
Delegate Maggie McIntosh, District 43
Delegate Robert A. McKee, District 2A
Delegate Herb McMillan, District 30
Delegate LeRoy E. Myers, Jr., District 1C
Delegate Joanne S. Parrott, District 35A
Delegate Carol S. Petzold, District 19
Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 34B
Delegate Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., District 36
Delegate Richard A. Sossi, District 36
Delegate Mary Roe Walkup, District 36
Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B
Delegate John F. Wood, Jr., District 29A

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF
AGRICULTURE -see also- FARMLAND
CHESAPEAKE BAY
COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES
ETHICS
LOBBYING
PUBLIC OFFICIALS -see also- ATTY GEN; COMP; CO ADMIN; etc
STATE EMPLOYEES

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Agriculture
( 2-102 )
Environment
( 9-1605.2 )
State Government
( 15-502 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):
House
Number: 420817/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 24, 2006   at: 11:31 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Senate
Number: 804931/01 (PDF)     Offered on: April 7, 2006   at: 11:10 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 23, 2006: Third Reading Passed (135-1)
Senate
April 5, 2006: Third Reading Passed (46-0)