House Bill hb1789
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Florida House of Representatives - 2002 HB 1789
By Representative Bullard
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to state employee lobbyists;
3 amending s. 11.061, F.S.; exempting state
4 employee lobbyists from certain reporting
5 requirements; providing an effective date.
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7 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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9 Section 1. Subsection (1) of section 11.061, Florida
10 Statutes, is amended to read:
11 11.061 State employee lobbyists; registration;
12 recording attendance; penalty; exemptions.--
13 (1)(a) Any person employed by any executive, judicial,
14 or quasi-judicial department of the state or community college
15 of the state who seeks to encourage the passage, defeat, or
16 modification of any legislation by personal appearance or
17 attendance before the House of Representatives or the Senate,
18 or any committee thereof, shall, prior thereto, register as a
19 lobbyist with the joint legislative office on a form to be
20 provided by the joint legislative office in the same manner as
21 any other lobbyist is required to register, whether by rule of
22 either house or otherwise. This shall not preclude any person
23 from contacting her or his legislator regarding any matter
24 during hours other than the established business hours of the
25 person's respective agency.
26 (b) Any person registered under this subsection is
27 exempt from the reporting requirements of s. 11.045(3).
28 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2002.
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Florida House of Representatives - 2002 HB 1789
756-121-02
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2 SENATE SUMMARY
3 Exempts certain state employees from lobbyist-reporting
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