SB243 - Ethics in Government Act; change provisions
SB243 - Ethics in Government Act; change provisions
Sponsored by: Unterman,Renee 45th
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., relating to elections and ethics, so as to substantially revise Chapter 5, the “Ethics in Government Act”; to change numerous provisions relating to the State Ethics Commission, campaign contributions and campaign finance disclosure, public official and candidate personal financial disclosures, and lobbyist regulation and disclosure; to define and redefine terms; to change provisions relating to the composition and operations of the commission; to provide for annual ethics training by the commission and require completion of training by certain elected officials and public officers; to change provisions relating to permissible and impermissible campaign contributions and expenditure and the reporting thereof; to provide for centralized electronic filing of reports; to provide an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.