06 LC 28
3038
Senate
Bill 679
By:
Senators Stoner of the 6th, Thompson of the 5th, Henson of the 41st and Tate of
the 38th
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Chapter 5 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to ethics in government, so as to prohibit any person holding office as an
elected executive officer, any candidate for the office of an elected executive
officer, or any campaign committee of a candidate for the office of an elected
executive officer from accepting a contribution from an affiliated corporation
of a regulated entity; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting
laws; and for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Chapter
5 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to ethics in
government, is amended by striking subsection (c) of Code Section 21-5-30.1,
relating to contributions by regulated entities to elected executive officers or
candidates, and inserting in lieu thereof a new subsection (c) to read as
follows:
"(c)
No person holding office as an elected executive officer and no candidate for
the office of an elected executive officer and no campaign committee of a
candidate for the office of an elected executive officer shall accept a
contribution in violation of subsection (b) of this Code section
nor shall any
person holding office as an elected executive officer, any candidate for the
office of an elected executive officer, or any campaign committee of a candidate
for the office of an elected executive officer accept a contribution from an
affiliated corporation, as such term is defined in paragraph (2) of Code Section
21-5-40, of a regulated entity, located within this state or outside this
state."
SECTION
2.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.