| 1 | Representative(s) Brown offered the following: |
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| 3 | Amendment (with title amendment) |
| 4 | Between line(s) 638 and 639, insert: |
| 5 | Section 7. (1) There is established the Lobbying Study |
| 6 | Group, consisting of nine members. The Speaker of the House of |
| 7 | Representatives shall appoint three members, one of whom shall |
| 8 | be a lobbyist; the President of the Senate shall appoint three |
| 9 | members, one of whom shall be a lobbyist; and the Governor shall |
| 10 | appoint three members, one of whom shall be a lobbyist. The |
| 11 | members shall serve for a term of 1 year each and submit a |
| 12 | report to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the |
| 13 | President of the Senate, and the Governor by July 1, 2006. |
| 14 | (2) The study shall include, but not be limited to, the |
| 15 | following areas: |
| 16 | (a) The prohibition of lobbyists either to give gifts or |
| 17 | to give gifts under current limits with dual reporting. |
| 18 | (b) The prohibition of lobbying of parties or candidates |
| 19 | to: |
| 20 | 1. Make campaign contributions or solicitations for |
| 21 | contributions prior to qualifying; or |
| 22 | 2. Make campaign contributions during any meetings of the |
| 23 | Legislature, including interim committee meetings. |
| 24 | (c) The prohibition of legislative members from working |
| 25 | for an entity or government agency that employs a lobbyist or |
| 26 | that seeks appropriations. |
| 27 | (d) The prohibition of legislators from requesting from a |
| 28 | registered lobbyist or principal any funds for any purposes, |
| 29 | including charitable causes, without the legislator filing a |
| 30 | quarterly disclosure statement listing lobbyists that were |
| 31 | contacted. |
| 32 | (e) The prohibition of any legislator from soliciting for |
| 33 | a 527 from a lobbyist or principal without the legislator filing |
| 34 | a quarterly disclosure statement listing the lobbyist that was |
| 35 | contacted. |
| 36 | (f) The prohibition of campaign consultants from working |
| 37 | as a lobbyist or registering to lobby for 2 years after they |
| 38 | have had a contract for payment for campaign consulting with a |
| 39 | legislator or party. |
| 40 | (g) The prohibition of legislators' spouses and immediate |
| 41 | family members lobbying while such legislator is in office. |
| 42 | (h) The prohibition of in-kind contributions to any |
| 43 | political party from lobbyists or principals for any travel, |
| 44 | dining, or entertainment, including the use of any facilities |
| 45 | owned, leased, or under the control of the lobbyist or |
| 46 | principal. |
| 47 | (i) The prohibition of elected public officials from |
| 48 | soliciting or receiving federal or state campaign contributions |
| 49 | while serving as a state elected official. |
| 50 | (j) The prohibition of legislators, state parties, or |
| 51 | state appointed officials from recommending to any entity a |
| 52 | lobbyist for hire. |
| 53 | (k) A $100 expenditure limit per person for all food and |
| 54 | beverage consumed at one sitting. The reporting prohibition |
| 55 | against the listing of individual names would remain. The |
| 56 | lobbyist or principal must be in attendance at the event. |
| 57 | (l) The requirement of a "check-off" disclosure of areas |
| 58 | of lobbying interest in a timely manner on the lobbyist |
| 59 | disclosure statement either at registration or, in the case of |
| 60 | amended activities, within 48 hours of commencement of lobbying |
| 61 | activity. |
| 62 | (m) The requirement of exact dollar disclosure by the |
| 63 | lobbyist of all fees paid by public entities to the lobbyist. |
| 64 | (n) The requirement of audits of lobbyist records only |
| 65 | after an affirmative finding of probable cause on a filed |
| 66 | complaint. |
| 67 | (o) The requirement of electronic reporting, without |
| 68 | signatures, the use of the same opt-out as the executive branch, |
| 69 | and to require due dates to be the same as elections law, less |
| 70 | frequently during the interim. |
| 71 | (p) The prohibition of registered lobbyists from personal |
| 72 | campaign contributions unless the lobbyist is eligible to vote |
| 73 | for the candidate or lives in the district. |
| 74 | (3) This section applies to lobbyists to the legislative |
| 75 | and executive branches of state government and to local |
| 76 | governments. |
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| 79 | Remove line(s) 48 and insert: |
| 80 | Internet; establishing a Lobbying Study Group; providing for |
| 81 | membership; requiring the submission of a report; specifying |
| 82 | areas of study; specifying the initial reporting period that is |