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Center for Ethics in Government
Comprehensive List of State Ethics Oversight Agencies
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: No Commission
Other Agency With External Oversight: Colorado Office of the Secretary of State
Connecticut
Committee: No standing committee.
Commission: Connecticut State Ethics Commission
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 Agency of Election Finance
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 General
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: Wisconsin Ethics Board
Wyoming
Committee: Senate Judiciary Committee; Rules and Procedures Committee
Commission: No Commission
Other Agency With External Oversight: Office of the Secretary of State
If you have any questions or comments about this page please contact us.
Peggy Kerns
NCSL Center for Ethics in Government Director
Phone: 303 856-1447
Email: Peggy.Kerns@ncsl.org
Center for Ethics in Government
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