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Committee Recesses Work on Bill Limiting Use of Public Funds for Lobbying Pending Replacement Draft
Summary
Lawmakers recessed work on House Bill 314, which would prohibit use of federal, state, or local funds for lobbying, after Representative Turcotte said he is preparing a replace-and-replace amendment and asked for additional time before the reporting deadline.
The committee recessed consideration of House Bill 314, which would prohibit the use of federal, state, or local funds for lobbying activities, to allow Representative Turcotte time to draft a proposed repeal-and-replace amendment. Turcotte told the committee he had begun substantial work on an amendment in the prior days and asked that the item be taken up at a later date; the chair agreed to recess HB314 to a date to be set and said the committee would aim to provide members at least two weeks of review time before the next filing date.
Representative Turcotte said his goal was to find a compromise that would address municipal control concerns and local decisionmaking while responding to sponsors and opponents. He said he would provide a draft to the chair for distribution once he had a complete text. Other members asked for a clearer sense of the amendment's direction to align their review time, and the chair indicated he expected the amendment to be circulated in advance. The clerk confirmed the next reporting deadline is in mid-November and the chair said he expected the committee to meet again in October or November to resume work on the measure.
No formal vote on the merits of HB314 took place; the committee recessed the bill to a date uncertain and requested the sponsor provide an amendment in advance of the next meeting.
