2012-03-08                     House Journal                      Page 1832
SB 89                                                                                                                         
The State Affairs Committee considered:                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
    CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 89(JUD)                                                                                              
    "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                                                              
    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."                                                              
                                                                                                                                
and recommends it be replaced with:                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                

2012-03-08                     House Journal                      Page 1833
    HOUSE CS FOR CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 89(STA)                                                                                 
    (same title)                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
The report was signed by Representative Keller, Vice Chair, with the                                                            
following individual recommendations:                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Do pass (3):  P. Wilson, Seaton, Petersen                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
No recommendation (1):  Keller                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
The following fiscal note(s) apply to HCS CSSB 89(STA):                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
2.  Zero, Legislative Agency                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CSSB 89(JUD) was referred to the Judiciary Committee.