The fallout from Ward 2 Councilmember Jack Evans’ ethics scandal continues in the form of new legislation that would ban all councilmembers from holding down second jobs. Ward 5 Councilmember Kenyan McDuffie announced that he was introducing the bill in a Wednesday statement. He also joined the majority of his colleagues in calling for Evans’ resignation.

“I am profoundly disappointed in Councilmember Evans … I told Councilmember Evans that, in the best interests of the residents of the District, he should resign from the Council,” McDuffie’s statement reads. “His actions have irreparably breached the public trust.”

For nearly the last year, Evans has been embroiled in an ethics scandal surrounding potential conflicts of interest related to his employment at a law firm and as a private consultant.

McDuffie’s legislation would place a blanket ban on outside jobs for the 13 members of the D.C. Council. “Each member of the Council shall not engage in any employment (whether as an employee or as a self-employed individual) or hold any position (other than his position as member of the Council),” the bill reads.

The legislation would also give councilmembers a pay raise to about $185,000 from the $140,000 they make now, presumably to make up for some of the funds they may otherwise have made at other jobs.

McDuffie’s bill isn’t the first of its kind. Ward 1 Councilmember Brianne Nadeau introduced similar legislation back in April, also in the wake of the potential conflicts of interest coming to light in the investigations of Evans. That bill was co-introduced by the majority of the council, meaning it’s likely to pass. It was referred to the Committee of the Whole for a hearing, but has not yet been put on the council’s agenda, Nadeau tells DCist.

The two bills have some significant differences.

Nadeau’s legislation does not include a pay raise, and it includes an exception for councilmembers with teaching jobs. Currently, that would apply to the only other sitting councilmember with outside employment, Ward 3 Councilmember Mary Cheh, who is a law professor at George Washington University.

“Just about every legislature in the country allows its members to teach. Okay, that’s what I do,” Cheh told reporters at a press conference on Tuesday. “There are jobs, and there are jobs. In terms of my teaching job, it seems to me that there is absolutely no comparison” to Evans.

Evans is the D.C. Council’s longest-serving member, but the last year of his tenure has been defined by a slew of local and federal investigations into his potential conflicts of interest. A 97-page report from a law firm hired to investigate Evans found that the lawmaker had violated ethics rules 11 times in the last five years, using his position on the council to benefit current or prospective clients. Councilmembers who hold second jobs are required to disclose potential conflicts of interest, and Evans did not, the report found.

Nadeau says that she is supportive of McDuffie’s legislation because “having McDuffie signal that he is also interested in this issue can only make us stronger. We have a better shot at getting it done.” Though her bill includes an exception for teaching, Nadeau says she would also support a blanket ban, though she hopes that McDuffie’s office reached out to Cheh about the bill.

Cheh says that McDuffie did not. “I think it’s interesting that [this bill] comes from somebody with whom I’ve clashed occasionally on the council,” she tells DCist. “I wonder what the real motivation is here, especially since there is already a bill to ban outside employment but makes an exception for teaching.”

McDuffie was not immediately available for comment.

At-large Councilmember David Grosso tweeted his support for Nadeau’s version of the employment ban on Wednesday, saying “Evans outside job is the source of his corrupt behavior. Teaching allows elected leaders to share knowledge/[experience and] doesn’t present the same issue.”

Council Chairman Phil Mendelson said Tuesday that he believes outside employment can actually be a good thing, as it keeps councilmembers connected to the community they serve. But if outside jobs are to be allowed, he said, there has to be “a rigorous ethics regime to protect the integrity of the government.”

Mayor Muriel Bowser, too, expressed support for banning second jobs on the council in light of Evans’ ethics scandal. She has not expressed a public preference for either version of the bill.

Rachel Kurzius contributed reporting.