HB0653 amends Tennessee's ethics and campaign finance laws, including changes to complaint procedures, confidentiality, and penalties.
HB0653 amends Tennessee's ethics and campaign finance laws by altering procedures for handling sworn complaints, making certain information confidential, and adjusting penalties. It specifies that all commission proceedings regarding a sworn complaint are public records, except during a defined period before an election. The bill also mandates annual ethics training for executive branch officials and cabinet-level staff. It changes the penalty for certain violations from $100 to $250 and introduces new rules for political campaign committees, including those controlled by political parties.
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