ethics reform
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Alabama Legislative Update
21/01/10 16:11
Two ethics bills have passed the House:
1. Rep. Paul DeMarco's bill requiring mandatory ethics training and closing loopholes in the current ethics law.
2. Rep. Cam Ward/Alvin Holmes' bill to give the Alabama Ethics Commission subpoena power.
Senator Lowell Barron is pushing a constitutional amendment to raid the Alabama Oil and Gas Trust Fund to the tune of $1 billion over 10 years for road construction and repair. Republican Senators have been able to stall a vote thus far. The bill is SB 121.
Marcel Black's pro-gambling bill passed out of the Travel and Tourism Committee yesterday. This bill gives casino owners amnesty from paying taxes and amnesty from civil and criminal prosection for breaking state and federal laws. The bill has been amended to terminate in November so it's goal is to protect the casino owners until a constitutional amendment can be voted on. The constitutional amendment has not yet been introduced, but it is expected soon.
1. Rep. Paul DeMarco's bill requiring mandatory ethics training and closing loopholes in the current ethics law.
2. Rep. Cam Ward/Alvin Holmes' bill to give the Alabama Ethics Commission subpoena power.
Senator Lowell Barron is pushing a constitutional amendment to raid the Alabama Oil and Gas Trust Fund to the tune of $1 billion over 10 years for road construction and repair. Republican Senators have been able to stall a vote thus far. The bill is SB 121.
Marcel Black's pro-gambling bill passed out of the Travel and Tourism Committee yesterday. This bill gives casino owners amnesty from paying taxes and amnesty from civil and criminal prosection for breaking state and federal laws. The bill has been amended to terminate in November so it's goal is to protect the casino owners until a constitutional amendment can be voted on. The constitutional amendment has not yet been introduced, but it is expected soon.