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House rejects one-year 'cooling-off' restriction for former officials becoming lobbyists
Summary
House members debated House Bill 39, which would have imposed a one-year cooling-off period before former high-level state officials and legislators could work for principal lobbying firms. The bill failed on a 27–43 vote after opponents raised constitutional and practical concerns.
Representative Jordan Tanner, sponsor of House Bill 39, described the measure as a modest ethics reform that would impose a one-year cooling-off period before certain former state officials or legislators could work for firms whose principal activity is lobbying.
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