PART XIII. CODE OF LEGISLATIVE CONDUCT
Rule 60. Standards of Conduct

60.1. Members should conduct themselves in a respectful manner befitting the
office with which they as elected officials have been entrusted, respecting
and complying with the law and acting at all times in a manner that
promotes public confidence in the integrity of the House.

60.2. Members should not lend the prestige of public office to advance the private
interests of themselves or others; nor should members convey or permit
others to convey the impression that they are in a special position to unduly
influence public business pending before them.

60.3. Members should treat their fellow House members, staff, and the general
public with respect and courtesy, regardless of political or religious beliefs,
age, race, ethnicity,

60.4. The legislative duties of members, as prescribed by law and these Rules,
should take precedence over all of their other business or professional
activities. Members should freely and willingly accept certain restrictions on
their business activities and professional conduct that might be considered
burdensome by an ordinary private citizen, and should perform the duties of
elected office impartially and diligently. To the greatest extent reasonably
possible, members should:

(1) Refrain from allowing family, social, business, or other
relationships to unduly influence the member's legislative
conduct or judgment;

(2) Refrain from showing bias or prejudice, including but not limited
to bias or prejudice based on political or religious beliefs, age,
race, ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or
expression, or physical disability, in the performance of their
official duties;

(3) Exercise patience, tolerance, and courtesy to all those with whom
they deal with in an official capacity, and require staff and others
subject to their direction and control to maintain similar
standards of conduct, fidelity, and diligence inherent in public
service;

(4) Exercise the power of appointment impartially and on the basis
of merit, refraining from making unnecessary appointments and
approving compensation of appointees beyond the fair value of
services rendered;

(5) Afford to every person who wishes to participate in the legislative
process the opportunity to be heard according to established
procedures;

(6) Consider at all times whether their conduct would create in
reasonable minds the perception that their ability to carry out
legislative responsibilities with integrity and independence is
either questionable or impaired;

(7) Manage their personal interests and obligations so as to minimize
the number of votes in which they are in, or may reasonably be
perceived to be in, potential conflict;

(8) Refrain from using, or permitting the use of, the privileges and
prestige of their public office to derive undue personal,
professional, or financial benefits for themselves, members of
their family, or others with whom they maintain personal,
business, or professional relationships;

(9) Refrain from engaging in financial and business dealings that
involve them in frequent transactions, or continuing business or
professional relationships, with those persons likely to derive
benefits from public financial matters either pending or already
deliberated and voted upon by the House, to the extent that
such conduct may reasonably be perceived as personal
exploitation of their public office and

(10) Refrain from membership in an organization that practices
invidious discrimination and gives rise to perceptions that one's
impartiality and ability to serve as a representative are unduly
compromised.