Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:3416 Primary Sponsor:Committee (29) Type of Legislation:HR Subject:House Rule Date Bill Passed both Bodies:Jan 31, 1991 Computer Document Number:3416 Introduced Date:Jan 31, 1991 Date of Last Amendment:Jan 31, 1991 Last History Body:House Last History Date:Jan 31, 1991 Last History Type:Amended, adopted Scope of Legislation:Statewide Sponsor Committee:Rules Sponsor Committee Number:29 Type of Legislation:House Resolution
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN ---- ------ ------------ ------------------------------ --- 3416 House Jan 31, 1991 Amended, adopted 3416 House Jan 31, 1991 IntroducedView additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.
AMENDED--NOT PRINTED
Printed in the House Journal of 1/31/91
H. 3416
TO AMEND RULE 12.2 OF THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, RELATING TO THE PROHIBITION ON ACCEPTANCE OF COMPENSATION BY A MEMBER, SO AS TO DELETE THE REQUIREMENT THAT A PUBLIC OFFICIAL MUST REPORT COMPENSATION WHICH IS INDIRECTLY RECEIVED FROM A PERSON WHICH EMPLOYS A LOBBYIST.
Amend Title To Conform
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."