HI HB186

Removes exemptions that previously allowed task force members to disclose confidential information to their represented entities and to avoid certain conflict of interest restrictions.

Requires all task force members to file annual disclosures of financial interests with the state ethics commission.

Makes task force member financial disclosures public records available for inspection and duplication.

Clarifies ethics code language by replacing "which" with "that" and removing provisions that allowed task force members to make statements or take action without filing public disclosures of potential conflicts.

Eliminates the two-year post-employment restriction exemption for contracts involving former task force members.