Weeks after Attorney General Chris Koster was the centerpiece of a report detailing a cozy relationship between states’ top lawyers and the companies they build cases against, Koster announced his campaign would put in place new “conflict-of-interest” rules to combat any appearance of improprieties.

Koster, who has said he will seek the Democratic nomination for governor in 2016, said the new rules will prohibit his campaign from accepting contributions from entities with litigation pending against his office, lobbyists or law firms involved with litigation, and anyone employed by his official office. Koster also said he will no longer accept any lobbyist gifts “of any value” from registered lobbyists.

“These new restrictions are the strictest conflict-of-interest provisions of any elected attorney general in the United States,” he said in a statement emailed by his campaign. “Transparency is the best way to erase any potential perception of a conflict.”

Koster said the new action represents an “unprecedented step” to limit “even the appearance of a conflict of interest.”

As he was announcing his own self-regulation, Koster called on the General Assembly – which has shown a great reluctance to tighten the rules regarding influence peddling in Jefferson City – to do the same.

“My goal is to put in place a contribution policy that increases confidence in the electoral process,” he said “My hope is that this policy will move the legislature to consider similar improvements to Missouri’s campaign finance system.”

Koster’s announcement comes ahead of a meeting of a new legislative committee formed by outgoing-House Speaker Tim Jones to investigate Koster. Jones did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Wednesday.