BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- The administrative committee of the state Board of Ethics has voted to oppose nine bills lawmakers have offered in the Louisiana Legislature to change the newly enacted laws on how government officials can act.
The Louisiana Legislature, which convened on March 31st, submitted 91 measures that would change the ethics laws, which govern what government officials can do and what behaviors they are forbidden.
Many of the bills tweak what was passed during a 17-day special session in February.
For instance, the panel voted to oppose two related House bills, because they have language that could keep whistle-blowers and ordinary people from filing complaints about government officials.
