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AL HB253
Bill
Status
3/22/2011
Primary Sponsor
Mike Hubbard
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AI Summary
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Amends Section 36-25-7 of the Alabama Code to clarify that prohibited offers, gifts, solicitations, or receipts must be for the purpose of "corruptly" influencing official action rather than simply influencing it.
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Defines "corruptly" to mean acting voluntarily, deliberately, and dishonestly to either accomplish an unlawful end or result, or to use unlawful methods to accomplish an otherwise lawful end or result.
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Applies the corruption requirement to all persons offering or giving gifts to public officials and employees, as well as to household and family members of such officials and employees.
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Exempts performance of official duties and responsibilities from the prohibition, ensuring public officials can conduct their normal governmental functions.
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Takes effect immediately upon passage and approval by the Governor or upon otherwise becoming law.
Legislative Description
Ethics, public officers and employees and family members, clarification that prohibited offer, gift, solicitation, or receipt of anything pursuant to Section 36-25-7, Code of Alabama 1975, must be for corruptly influencing official action, Sec. 36-25-7 am'd.; Act 2010-764, 2010 1st Sp. Sess. am'd.
Ethics
Last Action
Indefinitely Postponed
6/1/2011