LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – Arkansas lawmakers have given final approval to
increasing maximum fines the state’s Ethics Commission can levy.
The Senate voted 32-2 Tuesday for the proposal to raise the maximum fine for
an ethics violation from $2,000 to $3,500.
The measure now heads to Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s desk.
The proposal is part of a package of bills legislative leaders introduced in
response to ongoing federal corruption investigations that have ensnared several
former lawmakers. The Senate also unanimously approved and sent the governor
another part of that package that expands a law banning lawmakers from serving
as lobbyists while in office to include constitutional officers.
The lobbying ban also applies to the period between when officials are elected
and when they take office.
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