{"id":10081,"date":"2010-02-02T08:40:28","date_gmt":"2010-02-02T13:40:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=10081"},"modified":"2020-12-26T09:52:34","modified_gmt":"2020-12-26T14:52:34","slug":"ethics-bill-ready-for-senate-passage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2010\/02\/02\/ethics-bill-ready-for-senate-passage\/","title":{"rendered":"Ethics bill ready For Senate passage"},"content":{"rendered":"ngg_shortcode_0_placeholder\n<p>An e-mail update from Indiana State Senators David Long (R-16th) and\u00c2\u00a0Tom Wyss (R-15th):<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Ethics bill ready For Senate passage<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(February 1, 2010) A proposed ethics plan co-authored by State Sen. Tom Wyss to &#8220;help enhance the integrity and reputation of state government&#8221; is ready for passage by the Indiana Senate.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Senate lawmakers approved an amendment to Senate Bill 114 sending the measure, designed to tighten state ethics standards, to a third reading on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Wyss said he signed onto the legislation after noticing the public&#8217;s growing concern for the role lobbyists play in the legislative process and their reportable expenses.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There have been growing concerns among constituents about the decision by some legislators to leave their elected positions and become members of the lobbying community,&#8221; Wyss said. &#8220;Switching from one role to the other without the passage of reasonable time raises questions about the relationship between lobbyists and legislators.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Here are highlights of the state ethics bill as amended today in the Senate:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Requires lawmakers to wait at least one year after leaving office before becoming professional lobbyists or legislative liaisons;<\/li>\n<li>Requires all gifts, food and entertainment to be reported uniformly as expenses by all lobbyists;<\/li>\n<li>Reduces the threshold for reported one-time lobbyist expenses from $100 to $50 and reduces the annual total from $500 to $250;<\/li>\n<li>Prohibits lobbyists from giving a gift of more than $50 to a lawmaker without their consent;<\/li>\n<li>Expands state registration and reporting requirements to include the executive branch and university legislative lobbyists;<\/li>\n<li>Prohibits lobbyists from paying for out-of-state travel expenses for legislators;<\/li>\n<li>Requires the Lobby Registration Commission to publish more of its information on the Internet;<\/li>\n<li>Increases penalties from $10 per day to $100 per day for failure to file lobbyist registrations and reports in a timely manner. Increases the\u00c2\u00a0maximum penalty for failure to file lobbyist registration statements and activity reports from $100 to $4,500;<\/li>\n<li>Prohibits state candidates and officeholders from political fundraising during the long session when lawmakers are already barred from doing so;<\/li>\n<li>Prohibits legislators from accepting honoraria for appearances and speeches related to legislative matters;<\/li>\n<li>Requires county clerks to locally provide copies of state candidates&#8217; documents from state Web sites; and<\/li>\n<li>Prohibits statewide officeholders from appearing or using their name in a print, radio or television advertisement funded with state-appropriated money unless there is a &#8220;compelling public policy reason&#8221; and permission is granted from the State Budget Committee and State Budget Agency. Gubernatorial public service announcements related to public health or safety would automatically be allowed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A separate ethics reform package was passed the Indiana House of Representatives by a vote of 97-2 and will also be considered by the Senate.Before the session ends, Wyss said it is expected that Senate Bill 114 and House Bill 1001 will be combined as a single ethics package giving Indiana the most comprehensive ethics reforms in years.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Trust and confidence of the people should be primary goals of state elected officials,&#8221; Wyss said. &#8220;The integrity and reputation of state government should be ensured.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Websites<\/strong>:<br \/>\nSenator David Long<br \/>\nSenator Tom Wyss<\/p>\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An e-mail update from Indiana State Senators David Long (R-16th) and\u00c2\u00a0Tom Wyss (R-15th): Ethics bill ready For Senate passage (February 1, 2010) A proposed ethics plan co-authored by State Sen. Tom Wyss to &#8220;help enhance the integrity and reputation of state government&#8221; is ready for passage by the Indiana Senate. 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