The measure, endorsed by Common cause and backed by Lt. Gov. Charles J. Fogarty and top legislators, provides for ethics training for officials and lobbyists; requires consolidated lobbying reports that include political contributions and gifts; requires all general officers and candidates to disclose the amounts of outside income, not just the sources; extends requirements for reporting of campaign contributions by state vendors to legislators; and sets rules to ensure members of the R.I. Ethics Commission are "independent" from lobbyists.