HB 25-1079 CO

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Under current law, the independent ethics commission created in article XXIX of the state constitution does not have jurisdiction over officials or employees of special districts or school districts. The bill gives the independent ethics commission jurisdiction to hear complaints, issue findings, assess penalties, and issue advisory opinions on ethics issues concerning a special district official or employee or school district official or employee. However: "Officials" include only members of a school district or special district board; "School district employee" includes only the superintendent or head administrative officer designated by a school board to execute its policy decisions who is appointed or hired by, directly reports to, and is subject to the direction of the school district board; and "Special district employee" includes only an employee of a special district who is appointed or hired by, directly reports to, and is subject to the direction of the special district's board. Existing law establishes ethical standards for a special district official or employee or school district official or employee. The bill incorporates those standards under the independent ethics commission's jurisdiction and expands the standards to include those described in article XXIX of the state constitution. The bill appropriates $120,856 in general fund to the judicial department for use by the independent ethics commission for the 2025-26 state fiscal year. To implement the bill, the commission may use $96,917 for program costs and $23,939 for the purchase of legal services. The bill also appropriates $23,939 to the department of law for the 2025-26 state fiscal year. This appropriation is from reappropriated funds received from the bill's appropriation to the judicial department. To implement the bill, the department of law may use this appropriation to provide legal services for the independent ethics commission. (Note: Italicized words indicate new material added to the original summary; dashes through words indicate deletions from the original summary.) (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

• Tammy Story Democratic · primary
• Bob Marshall Democratic · primary
• Mike Weissman Democratic · primary

1. May 8, 2025 Senate Committee on Appropriations Lay Over Unamended - Amendment(s) Failed · upper
2. May 1, 2025 Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Unamended to Appropriations · upper
3. Apr 29, 2025 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs · upper
4. Apr 28, 2025 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · lower
5. Apr 25, 2025 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor · lower
6. Apr 24, 2025 House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments · lower
7. Apr 22, 2025 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
8. Jan 29, 2025 House Committee on Transportation, Housing & Local Government Refer Amended to Appropriations · lower
9. Jan 13, 2025 Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation, Housing & Local Government · lower