Bill Text: CA SR31 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relative to the suspension of Senator Roderick D. Wright.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-03-05 - Referred to Com. on RLS. [SR31 Detail]

Download: California-2013-SR31-Introduced.html

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BILL NUMBER: SR 31	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senator Huff

                        FEBRUARY 26, 2014

   Relative to the suspension of Senator Roderick D. Wright.


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   WHEREAS, Public office is a public trust; and
   WHEREAS, That public trust is eroded by actions that appear to
place the private interests of public officials above the public
good; and
   WHEREAS, The California State Senate has established Standards of
Conduct for the Senate; and
   WHEREAS, The Standards of Conduct state that each Senator and each
officer and employee of the Senate shall uphold the Constitution of
California and the Constitution of the United States and shall adhere
to the spirit and the letter of the laws, rules, and regulations
governing officeholder conduct; and
   WHEREAS, The Standards of Conduct further state that each Senator
and each officer and employee of the Senate shall conduct himself or
herself in the performance of his or her duties in a manner that does
not discredit the Senate; and
   WHEREAS, The ability of the California State Senate to operate as
a legislative body must be vigorously protected; and
   WHEREAS, Senator Roderick D. Wright has violated the public trust
and undermined the honor and integrity of the California State
Senate; now, therefore, be it
   Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, a majority of
the membership concurring, That the Senate hereby suspends Senator
Roderick D. Wright from exercising any of the powers of his office as
a Member of the Senate until such time as his pending criminal
matter has been resolved.