I neglected on Monday to report on one transparency bill that received Senate approval over the weekend. So, here goes:
On a vote of 37-3, Senate Bill 128, sponsored by Peter Wirth, D-Santa Fe, now heads to the House. The bill would require that candidates file reports of expenditures and contributions twice a year in off-election years. Currently, the law requires that annually.
It’s not a major ethics proposal, but it’s a small piece ethics-reform backers hope will increase transparency in government.
“All we’re trying to do is here is put some additional transparency out there,” Wirth was quoted by The Associated Press as saying.