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FISCAL NOTE
House Bill 227
Committee: Ethics and Campaign FinanceSponsor: Representative Matt Simpson
Analyst: Riley Aaron Date: 03/06/2024
House Bill 227 as reported by the committee on Ethics and Campaign Finance, would increase
the compensation of the five members of the State Ethics Commission from $50 a day,
currently, to $250 a day, which would increase obligations of the commission by a minimum of
$6,000 annually. This bill would also increase the annual lobbyist registration fee from $100,
currently, to $200, which would increase receipts to the commission by an estimated $5,500
annually. In addition, this bill would establish fees for late reporting ranging from $150 to
$1,200 per offense and would increase the late fee for filings of Statement of Economic Interests
from $10 a day, currently, to $20 a day, up to a total of $1,000. These provisions could increase
receipts to the State General Fund by an undetermined amount dependent on the amount of late
reports submitted.
In addition, this bill could increase receipts to the State General Fund and municipal general
funds from fines; increase receipts to the State General Fund, county general funds, municipal
general funds, and other funds to which court costs are deposited; and could increase the
obligations of the State General Fund, local jails, the district attorneys, the Department of
Corrections, the Bureau of Pardons and Paroles, and community corrections programs by an
undetermined amount dependent upon the number of persons charged with and convicted of the
offenses provided by this bill and the penalties imposed.