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SB 89                                                                                                                         
HOUSE CS FOR 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                                                          

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appointment of alternate legislative members" was enrolled, signed by                                                           
the President and Secretary, Speaker and Chief Clerk and the                                                                    
engrossed and enrolled copies transmitted to the Office of the                                                                  
Governor at 9:27 a.m., May 22, 2012.