| SB 0772 | Places deadline on Ethics Commission to complete investigations |
| Sponsor: | Howard | |||
| LR Number: | S3377.02C | Fiscal Note: | 3377-02 | |
| Committee: | Ethics | |||
| Last Action: | 02/16/98 - Bill Combined w/SCS SBs 729 & 772 | Journal page: | ||
| Title: | SCS/SBs 729 & 772 | |||
| Effective Date: | August 28, 1998 | |||
SCS/SB 772 - This act would put a three-month deadline on the completion of complaint investigations by the Ethics Commission, except those complaint investigations assigned to a retired judge. The deadline may be extended only upon proving, in a closed hearing in Cole County Circuit Court, by a preponderance of the evidence that additional time is needed. Any investigation not completed and decided by the deadline shall be deemed not to be a violation.
This act applies to all ongoing investigations beginning on the effective date of this act.
This act has an emergency clause.
MARGARET J. TOALSON