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1994 SESSION
SB 439 Administration of government; conflict of interests; penalties.
Introduced by: Robert L. Calhoun | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY:
Conflict of Interests Acts; prohibitions on post-service activities; penalties. Adds a "revolving door" prohibition. The bill specifies that (i) legislators are prohibited from representing a client, person, or group before the General Assembly and the legislative branch agencies for one year after the end of their service as a legislator, (ii) legislative branch officers and professional employees designated by the Joint Rules Committee are subject to a similar one-year ban, and (iii) higher level officers and employees of state government are subject to a similar one-year ban with respect to representing persons before their former agency if they are subject to lobbying registration requirements. Violations of the new restrictions are subject to the penalties applicable to other conflict of interests law violations including Class 1 misdemeanor penalties and other sanctions.
FULL TEXT
- 01/25/94 Senate: Presented and ordered printed pdf
- 02/11/94 Senate: Printed as engrossed LD0233812 (SB439E) pdf
- 03/02/94 House: Committee substitute printed LD2232180 (SB439H1) pdf
- 03/18/94 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB439ER) pdf
- 04/19/94 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0776) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/25/94 Senate: Presented and ordered printed
- 01/25/94 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 02/09/94 Senate: Reported from General Laws with amd. (8-Y 0-N 3-A)
- 02/10/94 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/94 Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/94 Senate: Read second time
- 02/11/94 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/11/94 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/11/94 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/11/94 Senate: Printed as engrossed LD0233812 (SB439E)
- 02/14/94 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (37-Y 2-N)
- 02/14/94 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (37-Y 2-N)
- 02/14/94 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/15/94 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/16/94 House: Read first time
- 02/16/94 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 02/16/94 House: Assigned to General Laws sub-committee: 4
- 02/24/94 House: Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/94 House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 03/01/94 House: Assigned to P. & E. sub-committee: 1
- 03/02/94 House: Reported from P. & E. w/substitute (21-Y 1-N)
- 03/02/94 House: Committee substitute printed LD2232180 (SB439H1)
- 03/03/94 House: Read second time
- 03/04/94 House: Read third time
- 03/04/94 House: Passed by for the day
- 03/07/94 House: Read third time
- 03/07/94 House: Committee substitute agreed to
- 03/07/94 House: Amendment by Del. Morgan agreed to
- 03/07/94 House: Engrossed by House-committee substitute with amd.
- 03/07/94 House: Passed House with sub. with amendment (80-Y 17-N)
- 03/07/94 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (80-Y 17-N)
- 03/09/94 Senate: Reading of substitute with amendment waived
- 03/09/94 Senate: House sub. w/amd. agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
- 03/09/94 Senate: VOTE: CONCUR HOUSE AMENDMENT (38-Y 0-N)
- 03/18/94 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB439ER)
- 03/28/94 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/28/94 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/29/94 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/11/94 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 776 (effective 7/1/94)
- 04/19/94 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0776)