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  • Is Ethics Legislation What the Public Wants?

    Steve Marshall, Alabama Attorney General|Mar 1, 2024

    Pending Legislation Would Decriminalize Provisions of the Ethics Law Today, the Alabama House of Representatives will debate the latest attempted rewrite of our current ethics laws. I am strongly opposed to this legislation. It is important to me that the members of the legislature and the general public understand why. This bill decriminalizes an array of ethics offenses, rendering them subject to civil, not criminal, penalties imposed by the Ethics Commission. Current law already provides for...