Montgomery, AL – The chairman of the Legislature's Contract Review Committee says an opinion from the executive director of the State Ethics Commission clears a senator to work for a law firm that does business with the state.
The chairman, Republican Sen. Bill Holtzclaw of Madison says the opinion settled the issue of whether Republican Sen. Bryan Taylor of Prattville was in compliance when he joined the law firm of Capell & Howard.
The Huntsville Times reported that the opinion from Executive Director Jim Sumner said changes made in the state ethics law in December had very little, if any, impact of state contracting. The committee had sought the advice last month when Capell & Howard got a $100,000 contract from the state Department of Corrections.
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