1997 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 3

File Code: Ethics
Sponsored By:
Delegate Taylor and Chairman, Commerce and Government Matters Committee, and Delegates Dewberry, Hurson, Arnick, Busch, Guns, Harrison, Hixson, Kopp, Menes, Owings, Rawlings, Vallario, Dypski, Pitkin, Bobo, Getty, DeCarlo, Snodgrass, Brinkley, Mandel, Wood, Minnick, Kittleman, and Cryor
Entitled:
Lobbyist Solicitation of Contributions - Statewide Offices - Prohibition

Synopsis:

Expanding the prohibition against lobbyists from soliciting or transmitting specified contributions to include the campaigns of the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, and Comptroller and candidates for election to those offices; and prohibiting specified lobbyists from serving on specified fund-raising or political committees.

Legislative History

House Action
7/17
Pre-filed
1/8
First Reading Commerce and Government Matters
1/22
Hearing 2/5 at 1:15 p.m.
2/18
Favorable with Amendments Report by Commerce and Government Matters
2/19
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2/21
Third Reading Passed (137-0)
Senate Action
2/24
First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored by:
Delegate Casper R. Taylor, Jr., District 1C
Delegate John S. Arnick, District 7
Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
Delegate David R. Brinkley, District 4A
Delegate Michael Erin Busch, District 30
Chairman, Commerce & Government Matters Comm itte
Delegate Jean B. Cryor, District 15
Delegate Diane DeCarlo, District 6
Delegate Thomas E. Dewberry, District 47B
Delegate Cornell N. Dypski, District 46
Delegate Joseph M. Getty, District 5
Delegate Ronald A. Guns, District 36
Delegate Hattie N. Harrison, District 45
Delegate Sheila Ellis Hixson, District 20
Delegate John Adams Hurson, District 18
Delegate Robert H. Kittleman, District 14B
Delegate Nancy K. Kopp, District 16
Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21
Delegate Joseph J. Minnick, District 7
Delegate George W. Owings, III, District 27B
Delegate Joan B. Pitkin, District 23
Delegate Howard P. Rawlings, District 40
Delegate Louise V. Snodgrass, District 3
Delegate Joseph F. Vallario, Jr., District 27A
Delegate John F. Wood, Jr., District 29A
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
ATTORNEY GENERAL
CAMPAIGN FINANCING
COMPTROLLER
GENERAL ASSEMBLY -see also- LEGISLATIVE POLICY COM.; AELR
GOVERNOR
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
LOBBYING
POLITICAL CANDIDATES
POLITICAL COMMITTEES
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Article - 33 Election Code
( 26-3 )
State Government
( 15-707 )

Documents:

Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:
House
Number: 586154/2 (PDF) Offered on: FEBRUARY 19, 1997 at: 10:22 Status: Adopted