INDIANAPOLIS — Throughout the House Ethics Committee’s meeting last week reviewing the actions of House Speaker Pro Tem Eric Turner, Democrats and Republicans consistently noted the troubles they see in balancing the demands of a part-time legislature against the need for clear ethics rules.

Turner, the first lawmaker to be investigated by the group in close to two decades, is under review for his private lobbying against a proposed ban on the construction of new nursing homes. The ban would have cost him millions through his ownership in the nursing home developer Mainstreet Property Group.