| 1 | Representative(s) Ambler offered the following: |
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| 3 | Amendment (with title amendment) |
| 4 | Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert: |
| 5 | Section 1. Appearance card required for testifying before |
| 6 | a legislative committee; implied oath.-- |
| 7 | (1) For purposes of this section, the term "legislative |
| 8 | committee" means any committee, subcommittee, select committee, |
| 9 | conference committee, joint committee, or council of either or |
| 10 | both chambers of the Legislature. |
| 11 | (2) Any registered lobbyist who testifies before a |
| 12 | legislative committee shall be considered to be under oath and, |
| 13 | if he or she willfully testifies falsely, is subject to |
| 14 | penalties for perjury as provided by law. |
| 15 | (3) Before testifying before a legislative committee, a |
| 16 | registered lobbyist must complete an appearance card that |
| 17 | includes, but need not be limited to, the lobbyist's name and |
| 18 | address, the organization that he or she represents, if any, and |
| 19 | the lobbyist's signature. The card must contain a notice, |
| 20 | printed in legible type and located above the signature line, |
| 21 | which states that by signing the card the lobbyist acknowledges |
| 22 | being under oath and subject to penalties for perjury if he or |
| 23 | she does not testify truthfully. |
| 24 | (4) Any written documentation distributed by a registered |
| 25 | lobbyist to a member of the Legislature, their staff, or any |
| 26 | employee of the Legislature regarding a bill pending before the |
| 27 | Legislature shall be deemed to have been submitted under oath |
| 28 | and subject to penalties for perjury as provided by law. |
| 29 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2005. |
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| 33 | Remove the entire title and insert: |
| 34 | A bill to be entitled |
| 35 | An act relating to lobbyist appearances before legislative |
| 36 | committees; defining "legislative committee"; providing |
| 37 | that a registered lobbyist who testifies before a |
| 38 | legislative committee shall be considered under oath; |
| 39 | providing for penalties for falsely testifying; requiring |
| 40 | the signing of an appearance card; providing required |
| 41 | contents of the appearance card; providing construction |
| 42 | providing an effective date. |