Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:3356 Primary Sponsor:McLeod Committee Number:29 Type of Legislation:HR Subject:House Rule Residing Body:House Current Committee:Rules Computer Document Number:436/11197.DW Introduced Date:Jan 30, 1991 Last History Body:House Last History Date:Jan 30, 1991 Last History Type:Introduced, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:McLeod Baxley Burriss Fulmer Chamblee Holt Rhoad Kinon Cole H. Brown Corning Vaughn Lanford Marchbanks Type of Legislation:House Resolution
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3356 House Jan 30, 1991 Introduced, referred to 29
Committee
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TO AMEND RULE 12.2 OF THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, RELATING TO THE PROHIBITION ON MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE FROM RECEIVING ANYTHING OF VALUE, SO AS TO AUTHORIZE MEMBERS TO ACCEPT FOOD AND BEVERAGE IF ITS VALUE DOES NOT EXCEED TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS FOR EACH OCCASION.
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:
That Rule 12.2(C) of the House is amended to read:
"(C) Except for campaign contributions, no public official or public employee shall solicit or receive a gift, compensation, money, or anything of value from a person registered as a lobbyist or working for a lobbyist entity, except for food and beverage consumed at a function, meeting or social event, to which the entire membership of the House is invited, one of its standing committees or subcommittees is invited, or an entire county House delegation is invited. A public official or public employee is not prohibited from receiving a memento of the occasion or award in the form of a plaque, certificate, or other award having value only to the recipient. However, a member of the House may receive food and beverage if its value does not exceed twenty-five dollars for each occasion."