The legislation would require lobbyists to disclose how much companies are paying them and search for the financial disclosure of elected officials.
begins this week, a group of Republican representatives has introduced the"Ohio Ethics and Financial Disclosure Reform Act."
"This bill will change the status quo and be proactive in regaining Ohioans' trust," Rep. Derek Merrin, R-Monclova Township, said.There are five major parts of the bill, and the first would require all lobbying income to be reported and sourced directly to the clients they represent. "In many of these cases, these corporations are located in multiple states, so they may disclose the total amount they spend on lobbying, but we don't know the total amount they spent in Ohio ...," Merrin said."What this will do is say how much did you spend in Ohio?"It deals with what needs to be disclosed about people hoping to serve on the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio. That's the state agency that regulates utility companies like FirstEnergy.
And finally, the bill would make it clear that the Ohio Ethics Commission and the Joint Legislative Ethics Committee could ask Ohio'sThe bill doesn't have a number because the House hasn't passed operating rules for this General Assembly, something that needs to happen before legislation can be formally introduced.
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