Legislature(2007 - 2008)
2008-04-10 Senate Journal
Full Journal pdf2008-04-10 Senate Journal Page 2775 HB 368 The State Affairs Committee considered CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 368(FIN) am "An Act amending the Legislative Ethics Act to modify the limitation on political fund raising by legislators and legislative employees during legislative sessions, to allow legislators and legislative employees to accept certain gifts from lobbyists, to clarify the Legislative Ethics Act as it relates to legislative volunteers and educational trainees, to reduce the frequency of publication of 2008-04-10 Senate Journal Page 2776 summaries by the Select Committee on Legislative Ethics, and to revise procedures and fines related to the late filing of disclosures required by the Legislative Ethics Act" and recommended it be replaced with SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 368(STA) "An Act relating to allowing legislators and legislative employees to accept certain gifts from lobbyists, to clarifying the Legislative Ethics Act as it relates to legislative volunteers and educational trainees, to reducing the frequency of publication of summaries by the Select Committee on Legislative Ethics, and to revising procedures and fines related to the late filing of disclosures required by the Legislative Ethics Act." (Title change SCR forthcoming) Signing do pass: Senator McGuire, Chair. Signing no recommendation: Senators French, Stevens, Bunde. The following previously published fiscal information applies: Fiscal Note No. 1, zero, Department of Administration Fiscal Note No. 2, zero, Legislative Agency The bill was referred to the Rules Committee.