SB 552 (2012) -  Ethics

General Bill by Dockery (CO-SPONSORS) Smith; Bennett; Jones; Rich; Joyner; Lynn; Detert; Storms; Sobel; Bullard; Evers; Latvala
Ethics: Defining the term “special private gain or loss”; prohibiting a member of the Legislature from voting upon or participating in any legislation inuring to the personal gain or loss of the member or his or her relative; prohibiting a member of the Legislature from participating in any legislation inuring to the personal gain or loss of a business associate, employer, board on which the member sits, principal by whom the member is retained, or parent corporation or subsidiary of such principal; requiring that members of the Legislature vote on the General Appropriations Act and disclose conflicts of interest with any line-item appropriation, etc.
Effective Date: 10/01/2012
Last Event: 03/09/12 S Died in Judiciary on Friday, March 9, 2012 11:59 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Governmental Oversight and Accountability
    • On agenda for: 01/26/12 3:45 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 10   Nays 0
  • Judiciary
  • Rules Subcommittee on Ethics and Elections
  • Rules
  • Budget

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: HB 359 Subject: Ethics Relationship: Identical

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability 1/27/2012 9:12:09 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability 1/25/2012 3:32:08 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Judiciary Time: 03/09/2012 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Now in Judiciary -SJ 279 Time: 01/27/2012 - 9:15 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 279 Time: 01/26/2012 - 6:38 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 01/26/12, 3:45 pm, 110 Senate Office Building Time: 01/23/2012 - 7:23 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 48 Time: 01/10/2012 - 8:28 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Judiciary; Rules Subcommittee on Ethics and Elections; Rules; Budget -SJ 48 Time: 11/02/2011 - 2:04 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 10/13/2011 - 2:04 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
112.3143 SB 304, HB 359
112.31435 HB 359