HB 1934 -- ETHICS COMMISSION DIRECTOR

SPONSOR:  May

COMMITTEE ACTION:  Voted "do pass" by the Committee on Elections
by a vote of 7 to 2.

Currently, the Executive Director of the Missouri Ethics
Commission is statutorily prohibited from serving more than six
years.  This bill removes the director's term limit.

The bill contains an emergency clause.

FISCAL NOTE:  No impact on state funds in FY 2009, FY 2010, and
FY 2011.

PROPONENTS:  Supporters say that the bill will remove an
unnecessary term limit on the position of Director of the
Missouri Ethics Commission.  No other state has such a term
limit, and it is difficult to find qualified applicants to serve
for only a six-year term.

Testifying for the bill were Representative May; and Missouri
Ethics Commission.

OPPONENTS:  There was no opposition voiced to the committee.

Missouri House of Representatives
94th General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Last Updated October 15, 2008 at 3:11 pm