Financial disclosure bill stalls in Senate

CONCORD — A bill to put some teeth in the state law regarding mandatory financial disclosures by executive-branch employees and board members is dead for this year.

The bill, HB 150, originally called for a $5,000 fine for non-compliance, but the House amended the bill to reduce the fine to $50, passing it on a voice vote in March.

The Senate, however, voted recently to retain the bill within the Executive Departments and Administration Committee for further study.

Committee Chairman Sen. Sharon Carson, R-Londonderry, says she wants to examine the possibility of having the law enforced by the Executive Branch Ethics Committee.

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