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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- A Republican lawmaker involved in an ethics dispute last year has introduced a bill that calls for creating an independent ethics commission and a code of conduct for lawmakers.
Rep. Sheryl Allen, R-Bountiful, introduced House Bill 159 on Friday.
Among other things, the bill says lawmakers may not request that a state agency contract with a specific company, offer or accept a bribe for political favors or use insider information obtained through their elected positions to financially benefit themselves.
Allen's bill is one of a slew of ethics bills being introduced this year following accusations that one of her colleagues on Capitol Hill tried to bribe a former lawmaker with campaign cash to switch a vote. Those charges were later dismissed by a legislative ethics panel.
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