Legislation Sponsored by Stoner,Doug 6th (1)

Date of Last Recorded Action: 5/7/2024

SB 0315 WatchEthics in Government; change name to Georgia Ethics Commission; reconstitute membership; appointing authority; provide funding source Stoner,Doug 6th
1/24/2012 Senate Read and Referred -ETHICS -
Ethics General County Government Shaun Adams

This bill would rename the Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission to the Georgia Ethics Commission.  It would also reconstitute the membership of the commission so that three members of the commission are appointed by the Chief Justice of the Georgia Supreme Court and two appointed by the Chief Judge of the Georgia Court of Appeals. Currently, all five are appointed by the Governor.  It also bars anyone who has been a registered lobbyist within the previous five years from being appointed. makes procedural changes relative to complaints, and provides for funding.

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