State Ethics Oversight Agencies

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Alabama
Committee: Senate Constitution, Campaign Finance, Ethics and Elections Committee; House Elections Committee

Commission:Alabama State Ethics Commission

Alaska
Committee: Alaska Legislative Ethics Committee
Commission: Alaska Public Offices Commission

Arizona
Committee: Senate Ethics Committee; House Ethics Committee
Commission: No Commission
Other Agency With External Oversight:Arizona Office of the Secretary of State

Arkansas
Committee: Senate State Agencies and Governmental Affairs Committee; House State Agencies and Governmental Affairs Committee
Commission: Arkansas Ethics Commission

California
Committee: Legislative Ethics Committee; Judiciary Committee
Commission: California Fair Political Practices Commission

Colorado
Committee: No Standing Committee.
Commission: Colorado Independent Ethics Commission
Other Agency With External Oversight: Colorado Office of the Secretary of State

Connecticut
Committee: No standing committee.
Commission: Office of State Ethics

Delaware
Committee: Senate Ethics Committee; House Ethics Committee
Commission: Delaware State Public Integrity Commission

Florida
Committee: Senate Ethics and Elections Committee; House Rules, Ethics and Elections Committee
Commission: Florida Commission on Ethics
Other Agency With External Oversight: Lobbyist Registration Office, Smarter Government Council

Georgia
Committee: Senate Ethics Committee; House Ethics Committee
Commission: Georgia State Ethics Commission

Hawaii
Committee: Senate Judiciary Committee; House Legislative Management Committee
Commission: Hawaii State Ethics Commission

Idaho
Committee: Senate Judiciary and Rules Committee; State Affairs Committee
Commission: No commission.
Other Agency With External Oversight: Office of the Secretary of State

Illinois
Committee: Senate Executive Committee; House Conflicts of Interest Committee and House Executive Committee

Commission: Illinois Board of Ethics (Jurisdiction does not include General Assembly or Judicial branch)
Other Agency With External Oversight: Illinois Secretary of State

Indiana
Committee: Senate Ethics Committee; House Ethics Committee; House Public Policy, Ethics and Veterans Affairs Committee
Commission: Indiana State Ethics Commission (Jurisdiction includes only members of Executive and Administrative Branches)
Other Agency With External Oversight: Indiana Lobby Registration Commission

Iowa

Committee: Senate Ethics Committee; House Ethics Committee
Commission: Iowa Ethics & Campaign Disclosure Board

Kansas
Committee: Senate Elections and Local Government Committee; House Government Organization and Elections Committee
Commission: Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission

Kentucky
Committee: Senate State and Local Government Committee; House State Government Committee
Commission: Kentucky Legislative Ethics Commission

Louisiana
Committee: Senate and Governmental Affairs Committee
Commission: Louisiana Ethics Administration Program

Maine

Committee: Senate Committee on Conduct and Ethics; House Ethics Committee / House Joint Legal and Veterans Affairs Committee
Commission: Maine Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices

Maryland
Committee: Joint Committee on Legislative Ethics; Commerce and Government Matters Committee
Commission: Maryland State Ethics Commission (Jurisdiction includes legislators, except for conflict-of-interest violations. The Joint Committee on Legislative Ethics has jurisdiction over legislators concerning conflict-of-interest.)

Massachusetts
Committee: Senate Ethics Committee; House Ethics Committee
Commission: Massachusetts State Ethics Commission

Michigan
Committee: Senate Government Operations Committee; House Constitutional Law and Ethics Committee
Commission: Michigan State Board of Ethics(Jurisdiction does not include members of the legislative or executive branch.)

Minnesota
Committee: Senate Election Law Committee; House Committee on Ethics
Commission: Minnesota Campaign Finance & Public Disclosure Board

Mississippi
Committee: Senate Management Committee, House Ethics Committee
Commission: Mississippi Ethics Commission

Missouri
Committee: Senate Ethics Committee, House Ethics Committee, Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions & Ethics Committee
Commission: Missouri Ethics Commission

Montana
Committee: Senate Ethics Committee, Senate Rules Committee; House Ethics Committee
Commission: Montana Commissioner of Political Practices

Nebraska
Committee: Government Military and Veterans Affairs Committee
Commission: Nebraska Accountability & Disclosure Commission

Nevada
Committee: Senate Government Affairs Committee; House Elections, Procedures, and Ethics Committee
Commission: Nevada Commission on Ethics
Other Agency With External Oversight: Nevada Legislative Counsel Bureau

New Hampshire
Committee: Legislative Ethics Committee
Commission: No Commission
Other Agency With External Oversight: New Hampshire Secretary of State

New Jersey
Committee: Joint Committee on Ethical Standards; State Government Committee
Commission: New Jersey Commission of Investigation ; New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (Jurisdiction includes disclosure and election issues)

New Mexico
Committee: Senate Rules Committee; House Rules and Order of Business Committee
Commission: No Commission
Other Agency With External Oversight: Office of the Secretary of State, Ethics Administration

New York
Committee: Legislative Ethics Committee; Senate Ethics Committee; House Assembly Ethics and Guidance Committee
Commission: New York Ethics Commission (Jurisdiction does not include legislators)
Other Agency With External Oversight: New York Temp Commission on Lobbying

North Carolina
Committee: Senate Rules and Operations Committee; House Ethics Committee
Commission: North Carolina Board of Ethics (Jurisdiction include consenting legislators. The Order "invites" legislators to participate. Executive Order No. 1, Section 4)

North Dakota
Committee: Senate Judiciary Committee, Senate Rules Committee; House Judiciary Committee
Commission: No Commission
Other Agency With External Oversight: North Dakota Secretary of State

Ohio
Committee: Joint Legislative Ethics Committee; House Ethics and Standards Committee; House Rules, Ethics and Elections Committee
Commission: Ohio Ethics Commission (Jurisdiction excludes legislators and the Judicial Branch)

Oklahoma
Committee: Government Operations and Agency Oversight Committee
Commission: Oklahoma Ethics Commission

Oregon
Committee: Senate Rules and Elections Committee; House Rules and Elections and Public Affairs Committee
Commission: Oregon Government Standards and Practices Commission

Pennsylvania
Committee: Senate State Government Committee; House State Government Committee
Commission: Pennsylvania State Ethics Commission

Rhode Island
Committee: Senate Judiciary Committee
Commission: Rhode Island Ethics Commission

South Carolina
Committee: Senate Ethics Committee; House Committee on Ethics; House Public Policy, Ethics and Veterans Affairs Committee
Commission: South Carolina State Ethics Commission

South Dakota
Committee: Senate State Affairs Committee; House State Affairs Committee
Commission: No Commission
Other Agency With External Oversight: South Dakota Secretary of State

Tennessee
Committee: Senate Ethics Committee; House Governmental Organization and Elections Committee
Commission: Tennessee Ethics Commission

Texas
Committee: State Affairs Committee, Senate Committee on Administration; House General Investigating Committee
Commission: Texas Ethics Commission

Utah
Committee: Senate Ethics Committee; House Ethics Committee
Commission: No Commission
Other Agency With External Oversight: Utah Attorney General

Vermont
Committee: Senate Rules Committee
Commission: No commission
Other Agency With External Oversight: Vermont Office of the Secretary of State

Virginia
Committee: Senate Rules Committee; House Rules Committee
Commission: No commission
Other Agency With External Oversight: Virginia Office of the Attorney GeneralSenate Ethics Committee; House Committee on Ethics; House Public Policy, Ethics and Veterans Affairs Committee
Commission: South Carolina State Ethics Commission

Washington
Committee: Joint Administration Rules Review Committee; House Rules Committee
Commission: Washington State Public Disclosure Commission
Other Agency With External Oversight: Washington Legislative Ethics Board

West Virginia
Committee: Senate Committee on Judiciary; House Ethics Committee
Commission: West Virginia Ethics Commission

Wisconsin
Committee: Joint Committee on Legislative Organization
Commission: Government Accountability Board, Ethics and Accountability Commission

Wyoming
Committee: Senate Judiciary Committee; Rules and Procedures Committee
Commision: No Commission
Other Agency With External Oversight: Office of the Secretary of State

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