Baltimore City Council is in the process of approving an ethics bill to align with state law.

City Council Bill 22-0275 expands the prohibition on city employees soliciting gifts to any donor.

Currently, the ban applies to controlled donors such as a lobbyist or person seeking to do business.

The bill also adds associations representing counties or municipal corporations to the list of donors whose gifts may not be accepted, absent an exception.

The bill was presented for third reading on August 26.