Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Elections, Ethics and Rules Committee on June 28, 2007. The 2007 session has ended.
2007 Regular Session
House Bill 2594
Prohibits public official or candidate from soliciting or receiving promise of future employment from person involved in matter in which public official or candidate, while acting in official capacity, is participating.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Prohibits public official or candidate from soliciting or receiving promise of future employment from person involved in matter in which public official or candidate, while acting in official capacity, is participating. Prohibits public official from providing to client for fee advice or services related to influencing action by public body served by public official. Prohibits former member of Legislative Assembly from being compensated lobbyist during period beginning on date person ceases being member and ending on date of adjournment sine die of next regular legislative session. Prohibits public official, within two years after official ceases to hold official position, from having direct beneficial financial interest in public contract authorized by public official or governing body of which public official was member when contract was authorized. Exempts members of governing bodies who did not participate in decision to authorize contract. Provides civil penalties.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
Its course
February 6 to June 28, 2007, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action4 actions on 3 days
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 6 to Jun 28 · stopped142 days
Waiting for a committeeFeb 6 to Feb 60 days
Elections, Ethics and RulesFeb 6 to Jun 28 · stopped142 days
Text
Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Feb 6 – Jun 28
- Feb 6Introduced
- Sent to Elections, Ethics and Rules
- Feb 28Heard in Elections, Ethics and Rules
- Jun 28Died when the session ended
All 4 actions, as published
- Feb 6First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
- Feb 6Referred to Elections, Ethics and Rules.House of Representatives
- Feb 28Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
- Jun 28In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives