Bill Text: CT SB00226 | 2015 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Establishing Bipartisan Senate And House Committees On Ethics.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-01-21 - Referred to Joint Committee on Government Administration and Elections [SB00226 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2015-SB00226-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Proposed Bill No. 226
January Session, 2015		LCO No. 1593
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Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS
Introduced by:
SEN. FASANO, 34th Dist. SEN. WITKOS, 8th Dist.

AN ACT ESTABLISHING BIPARTISAN SENATE AND HOUSE COMMITTEES ON ETHICS.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That the general statutes be amended to establish a Bipartisan Senate Committee on Ethics and a Bipartisan House Committee on Ethics that shall have the authority (1) to investigate any alleged illegal or unethical conduct by any member of the Senate, in the case of the Senate committee, or of the House, in the case of the House committee, and (2) to recommend sanctions when appropriate, including, but not limited to, the expulsion, censure or reprimand of any such member who is found to have engaged in misconduct.

Statement of Purpose:

To restore the public trust in the state legislature and to provide a nonpartisan, objective means to respond to allegations of official misconduct by establishing Bipartisan Senate and House Committees on Ethics.