Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:3357 Primary Sponsor:McLeod Committee Number:29 Type of Legislation:HR Subject:House Rule Residing Body:House Current Committee:Rules Computer Document Number:436/11199.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 Burriss Corning Baxley Chamblee Quinn Holt Kinon Cole Vaughn H. Brown Type of Legislation:House Resolution
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN
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3357 House Jan 30, 1991 Introduced, referred to 29
Committee
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House: McLeod
Attorney: Williams
Stenographer: Mills
Date: January 25, 1991
Doc Name: COUNCIL\LEGIS\BILLS\436\11199.DW
TO AMEND RULE 12.2 OF THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, RELATING TO THE PROHIBITION ON MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OR THEIR EMPLOYEES FROM RECEIVING ANYTHING OF VALUE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A MEMBER OF THE HOUSE IS NOT PROHIBITED FROM RECEIVING ANYTHING OF VALUE IF IT IS OFFERED AS A GIFT TO THE ENTIRE MEMBERSHIP OF THE HOUSE.
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:
That Rule 12.2(C) of the Rules 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. A member of the House is not prohibited from receiving anything of value if it is offered as a gift to the entire membership of the House."