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HB148 - State agencies, contracts, subject to review by the Contract Review Permanent Legislative Oversight Committee, prohibited from contracting with a person otherwise required to register as a lobbyist as an advisor to the state agency
Sponsor(s): Representative Garrett
Synopsis and Analysis: This bill would provide that any state agency, the contracts of which are subject to review by the Contract Review Permanent Legislative Oversight Committee, may not contract with a person otherwise required to register as a lobbyist as an advisor to the state agency
This bill prohibits certain state agencies from using lobbyists to act as their advisors.
League Action and Justification: Support. The LWVAL's Ethics in Government position favors laws supporting the notion that public office will be used for public good (not private gain) and that there should be a legal basis for public confidence in the integrity of government. Having a lobbyist advising state agencies promotes only one point of view (theirs) - and that may not be in the public good.
Bill Progress in Legislature
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HB148 - State agencies, contracts, subject to review by the Contract Review Permanent Legislative Oversight Committee, prohibited from contracting with a person otherwise required to register as a lobbyist as an advisor to the state agencySponsor(s): Representative Garrett
Synopsis and Analysis: This bill would provide that any state agency, the contracts of which are subject to review by the Contract Review Permanent Legislative Oversight Committee, may not contract with a person otherwise required to register as a lobbyist as an advisor to the state agency
This bill prohibits certain state agencies from using lobbyists to act as their advisors.
League Action and Justification: Support. The LWVAL's Ethics in Government position favors laws supporting the notion that public office will be used for public good (not private gain) and that there should be a legal basis for public confidence in the integrity of government. Having a lobbyist advising state agencies promotes only one point of view (theirs) - and that may not be in the public good.
Bill Progress in Legislature
Go here to get more information about the bill and changes in the bill as it progresses through the legislature.
| Calendar Date | Body | Amd/Sub | Matter | Committee | Nay | Yea | Abstain | Vote |
| 03/19/2019 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on State Government | SG | | | | |
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