August 17, 2016 •
Ethics Bills Hit Alabama Special Session
The primary focus of the current special session is to pass a constitutional amendment allowing a statewide lottery (Senate Bill 11). If the constitutional amendment passes, members of the Alabama Lottery Commission would be subject to the Ethics Law. Legislators […]
The primary focus of the current special session is to pass a constitutional amendment allowing a statewide lottery (Senate Bill 11).
If the constitutional amendment passes, members of the Alabama Lottery Commission would be subject to the Ethics Law. Legislators are using the special session to introduce several ethics bills.
If all of the bills pass, any individual convicted of a felony would be prohibited from registering as a lobbyist (House Bill 32), any legislator indicted on a felony would be automatically suspended from any leadership position (House Bill 11), and public school employees would be allowed to accept gifts from students (House Bill 10).
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