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1995 SESSION
SB 620 Administrative Process Act; prohibited ex parte contacts.
Introduced by: Joseph V. Gartlan, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY:
Administrative Process Act; prohibited ex parte contacts. Adds an explicit ban on ex parte communications by interested parties and agency personnel in connection with formal hearings as defined by the Act. The provisions are supplementary to, and do not override, other provisions of basic law or agency regulation which regulate ex parte communications. The bill incorporates a recommendation of the Joint Subcommittee Studying the Report of the Governor's Commission on Campaign Finance Reform, Government Accountability, and Ethics pursuant to SJR 217 (1993).
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HISTORY
- 01/11/95 Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 12/27/94 LD3608661
- 01/11/95 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 02/09/95 Senate: Passed by indefinitely in General Laws (9-Y 4-N)