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Ethics:  Personal Financial Disclosure for Legislators: Household Member Requirements 

The Center for Ethics in Government - UPDATED March, 2008

This table is intended to provide general information and does not necessarily address all aspects of this topic.  Because the facts of each situation may vary, this information may need to be supplemented by consulting legal advisors.  It reflects in summary form statutes in effect as of 12/31/07 or statutes set to take effect shortly thereafter.

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State/Reference

Information from these individuals is required:

Ala.
36.25.14

Legislator, spouse; dependents in some cases;

Alaska
24.60.200
39.50.030

Legislator, spouse or spousal equivalent, dependent children and non-dependent children in household

Ariz.
38-542

Legislator, household members or anyone with income for the use of benefit of the legislator or his or her household members

Ark.
21-8-701

Legislator, spouse, or anyone with income for the benefit of the legislator or his or her spouse Dependent children included in gift disclosure

Calif.
Gov. Code
Title 9, Chapter 7, Article 2, 87200-
87210

Legislator

Colo.
24-6-202
24-6-203

Legislator, spouse, and minor children in household

Conn.
Title 1
Chapter 10
Section 1-83

Legislator, spouse and dependent children living in residence or income to a person for the benefit of any of the above

Del.
Title 29, Part V
Chapter 58
Subchapter II
Section 5813

Legislator

Fla.
Title X
Chapter 112.3144
112.3148
112.3149

Legislator or anyone for the benefit of legislator

Ga.
21-5-50

Legislator

Hawaii
84-17

Legislator, spouse and dependent children or any person receiving income for the benefit of the legislator

Idaho

No financial disclosure provisions

Ill.
5ILCS420/
4A-101

Legislator, spouse, if spouse's interests are constructively controlled by the legislator

Ind.
IC 2-2.1-3-2

Legislator, spouse Children in household are included for corporations in which they own >$10,000 interest, stock or stock options

Iowa
68B.35

Legislator

Kan.
46-229
46-239
46-248

Legislator, spouse

Ky.
KRS 6.787

Legislator, spouse, unless separated; children and members of immediate family included in some cases

La.
RS 42:1114.1

Legislator, spouse

Maine
Title 1
Chapter 25
Subchapter 2
Section 1016-A

Legislator, except general income source information required for immediate family members

Md.
15-601
15-513

Immediate family often included Legislator has an "interest" in an entity if the interest is held by his or her spouse or child, but the legislator had indirect control over it during the reporting period

Mass.
Part IV
Title I
Chapter 268B
Section 5

Legislator and immediate family, except that amounts need not be named for family members

Mich.

No financial disclosure provisions

Minn.
10A.09
10A.08
10A.071

Legislator, immediate family in some cases

Miss.
25-4-27

Legislator, spouse

Mo.
105.483
105.485

Legislator, spouse, dependent children, but spouse can refuse to divulge the information

Mont.
2-2-106

Legislator

Neb.
49-1493-
49-1497

Legislator; immediate family included in some cases

Nev.
281.571-
281.581

Legislator, any household member 18+ years old Household includes dependents not living with legislator

N.H.

Legislator for mandatory section; spouse included for optional section; "Financial interest" is defined as "a reasonably foreseeable direct material financial effect, distinguished from its effect on the public generally, on the legislator or his or her spouse."

N.J.
Legislative Code of Ethics 2.14
(Rules)

Legislator, spouse, minor children

N.M.
10-16A-2
10-16A-3

Legislator and spouse; spouse exempt from some disclosures

N.Y.
Consolidated Laws
Chapter 47
Article 4
Section 73a

Legislator, spouse, unemancipated children for most questions. Also, for each assignment of income >$1,000 and each transfer not to a relative for less than fair consideration, list the item, the recipient, and value.

N.C. 138A-24

Legislator and members of immediate family.

N.D.
16.1-09

Legislator, spouse

Ohio
102.01

Names of members of immediate family, otherwise, legislator and anyone receiving income for the benefit of the legislator

Okla.
Rule 257:15-1-1

Legislator; spouse in a few sections

Ore.
244.050

Legislator and members of household

Pa.
PCS Title 65
Chapter 11

Legislator

R.I.
36-14-1

Legislator, spouse and dependent children

S.C.
Article 11
Section 8-13-1110

Legislator, immediate family

S.D.
3-1A-5

Legislator, spouse, minor children living at home

Tenn.
8-50-501

Legislator, spouse, minor children living at home

Texas
Chapter 572

Legislator, spouse and dependent children if legislator had control over their activities

Utah
Joint Rules
16.05

Legislator for business associations; benefits to spouse, children living in household are considered benefits to legislator under the state's definition of conflict of interest

Vt.

No financial disclosure provisions

Va.
30-111

Legislator, spouse, dependents living in household

Wash.
RCW 42.17.241

Legislator, spouse and dependents living in household

W.Va.
6B-2-6

Legislator, spouse or anyone for the benefit of legislator

Wis.
Subchapter III
1941

Legislator, spouse and relatives who receive more than 50% of support from legislator, or from whom legislator receives more than 50% support

Wyo.
9.13.101

Legislator

Notes:

  • Statutes referenced are the beginning of sections discussing financial disclosure.
  • Read numbers written "$5,000+" as "at least $5,000," or "$5,000 or more."

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