HB 5811 Summary

• Raises the financial threshold for conflict-of-interest exemptions from $250 to $1,500 for public servants earning an average of 25 hours or less per week with a public entity.

• Increases the threshold from $250 to $1,500 for determining when a public servant can vote on a contract they have a pecuniary interest in, provided the benefit is less than 5% of the contract's public cost.

• Exempts public servants employed by community colleges, junior colleges, and state colleges or universities from conflict-of-interest restrictions when purchasing goods or services available to the general public at the same price.

• Requires public servants with pecuniary interests in contracts to promptly disclose their interest to the approving official body, with disclosure recorded in official proceedings.

• Takes effect 90 days after enactment.