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SB 89                                                                                                                         
CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 89(JUD) by the Senate Judiciary                                                                          
Committee, entitled:                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
     "An Act clarifying that a legislator or legislative employee is                                                            
     allowed to accept certain compassionate gifts; allowing legislators                                                        
     and legislative employees who are representing persons in an                                                               
     administrative hearing to contact hearing officers and attempt to                                                          
     influence the outcome of the hearing if they are professionals                                                             

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     licensed in the state, and allowing legislators and legislative                                                            
     employees who are not professionals licensed in the state to                                                               
     contact hearing officers for the purpose of influencing the                                                                
     outcome of the hearing in certain instances; requiring the Select                                                          
     Committee on Legislative Ethics to maintain a public record of                                                             
     certain ethics disclosures made by legislators and legislative                                                             
     employees; prohibiting a public member of the Select Committee                                                             
     on Legislative Ethics from disclosing confidential information                                                             
     without authorization; clarifying the ethics disclosure                                                                    
     requirements for tickets to or gifts in connection with charity                                                            
     events; amending disclosure deadlines under the Legislative                                                                
     Ethics Act; relating to requests to refrain from disclosure under                                                          
     the Legislative Ethics Act; relating to the applicability of certain                                                       
     provisions of the Legislative Ethics Act to certain legislative                                                            
     employees, volunteers, and interns; establishing a seat for an                                                             
     alternate public member on the Select Committee on Legislative                                                             
     Ethics; clarifying the requirements related to participation by                                                            
     alternate public members and alternate legislative members in the                                                          
     proceedings of the committee; amending the definition of                                                                   
     'legislative employee' in the Legislative Ethics Act; and repealing                                                        
      a procedure for appointment of alternate legislative members."                                                           
                                                                                                                                
was read the first time and referred to the State Affairs and Judiciary                                                         
Committees.