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Committee adopts amendment and recommends passage of lobbying restriction for elected public officials
Summary
The committee amended language and voted to recommend passage of Senate Bill 2052 as amended, clarifying the constitutional restriction into statute language that specifies a prohibition on being a lobbyist by elected public officials; the vote carried 8–6 with members debating First Amendment and practical enforcement issues.
The Government and Veterans Affairs Committee considered an amendment to Senate Bill 2052 that clarifies statutory language tied to the constitutional restriction on elected public officials serving as lobbyists. The amendment changed the section title or heading language to read…
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