HB 5663 Summary

• Requires unclassified state employees (those exempt from the state classified service in the executive branch) to file annual financial disclosure reports with the legislature by May 1 each year, and within 30 days of hire for newly employed individuals.

• Disclosure reports must include personal information, immediate family members, employment history, earned income sources exceeding $1,000, all other income exceeding $1,000, assets valued at $10,000 or more, liabilities of $10,000 or more, real property transactions over $1,000, and positions held in businesses or organizations.

• Allows filers to report income and asset values in specified ranges rather than exact amounts, and permits redaction of precise property location information upon request before public disclosure.

• Directs the secretary of the senate and clerk of the house to receive reports, make them publicly available on a legislative website within one business day, and assist in investigations of alleged violations.

• Establishes misdemeanor penalties of up to 90 days imprisonment and/or $1,000 fine for knowingly filing incomplete or inaccurate reports, or for failing to file 2 required reports with both remaining unfiled for more than 30 days.