S.B. 451 Summary

• Prohibits state employees from taking official action directly affecting a business or undertaking in which a parent, sibling, or adult child has a substantial financial interest.

• Excludes from this prohibition any financial interest held by a spouse or dependent child of the parent, sibling, or adult child.

• Allows department heads unable to disqualify themselves on conflicts involving their relatives to avoid violation by complying with disclosure requirements under section 84-17.

• Clarifies that persons on boards, commissions, or committees required by statute to have particular qualifications are only prohibited from taking action affecting businesses related to those qualifications.

• Effective date: January 7, 2059.