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House panel adopts substitute to cap lobbyist gifts at $20 and $80 per quarter
Summary
The House Committee on Ethics and Oversight adopted an H‑1 substitute for House Bill 5584, which would impose de minimis limits on gifts from lobbyists to public officials — $20 per item and an $80 cap over three months — and align legislative rules with existing executive-branch standards.
Representative Monica Hill testified before the House Committee on Ethics and Oversight in support of House Bill 5584, saying the measure would align lawmakers with executive-branch de minimis gift limits and protect public trust.
Hill told committee members the bill would set a $20 fair‑market‑value maximum for any single lobbyist gift and a total cap of $80 for gifts from a lobbyist to an individual over a three‑month period. She said the substitute clarifies that the de minimis threshold is measured by total fair market value even when a cost is split among multiple people and that reimbursements for…
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