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HB 44                                                                                                                         
The State Affairs Committee considered CS FOR SPONSOR                                                                           
SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 44(STA) "An Act requiring a                                                                       
legislator to abstain from taking or withholding official action or                                                             
exerting official influence that could benefit or harm an immediate                                                             
family member or certain employers; and requiring a legislator to                                                               

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request to be excused from voting in an instance where the legislator                                                           
may have a financial conflict of interest" and recommended it be                                                                
replaced with                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
          SENATE CS FOR CS FOR SPONSOR                                                                                          
          SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 44(STA)                                                                                 
          "An Act relating to campaign expenditures and                                                                         
          contributions; relating to the per diem of members of                                                                 
          the legislature; relating to limiting gifts by lobbyists                                                              
          to legislators and legislative employees; requiring a                                                                 
          legislator to abstain from taking or withholding                                                                      
          official action or exerting official influence that could                                                             
          benefit or harm an immediate family member or                                                                         
          certain employers; requiring a legislator to request to                                                               
          be excused from voting in an instance where the                                                                       
          legislator may have a financial conflict of interest;                                                                 
          and providing for an effective date."                                                                                 
          (Title Change SCR 19)                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Signing do pass: Senator Meyer, Chair. Signing do not pass: Senator                                                             
Wilson. Signing no recommendation: Senators Giessel, Egan, Coghill.                                                             
                                                                                                                                
The following fiscal information was published today:                                                                           
     Fiscal Note No. 2, zero, Legislative Agency                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
The bill was referred to the Judiciary Committee.