ETHICS: Amends provisions concerning selection of members of the Board of Ethics. (8/1/24)
SB 497 amends the rules governing how members of the Board of Ethics are selected. The bill introduces specific changes to the section of the law that outlines this selection process, though the provided text does not detail the exact nature of those changes. Because the full text of the amendments is not included, the specific criteria or procedures for selecting board members remain undefined in this summary. This legislation directly impacts the administrative structure of the Board of Ethics by modifying its governing statutes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
Senate Passage
May 2024
House Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
Jun 2024
Introduced Apr 2, 2024
Signed Jun 11, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Apr 30, 2024 · House May 28, 2024
How they voted
25–10
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 37
Apr 30, 2024
D
Democratic12
83% Nay
R
Republican25
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
5
Committee
3
Amendments
1
May 30, 2024
Upper · Passed
Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 26 yeas and 12 nays.
upper
May 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 71, nays 26. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
lower
May 15, 2024
Introduced
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
lower
May 14, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported with amendments (7-6). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
lower
May 6, 2024
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
lower
Apr 30, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 27 yeas and 10 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
Apr 24, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported with amendments.
upper
Apr 2, 2024
Introduced
Rules suspended. Introduced in the Senate. Read by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Blake Miguez
RRepublican
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