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SB 89                                                                                                                         
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                                                               

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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 engrossed, signed                                                             
by the President and Secretary and transmitted to the House for                                                                 
consideration.