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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- THE RHODE ISLAND | |
LOBBYING REFORM ACT | |
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Introduced By: Representatives J Lombardi, Hull, and Felix | |
Date Introduced: January 12, 2023 | |
Referred To: House State Government & Elections | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Chapter 42-139.1 of the General Laws entitled "The Rhode Island Lobbying |
2 | Reform Act" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section: |
3 | 42-139.1-14. Prohibited contributions by lobbyists. |
4 | No lobbyist, governed by this chapter, shall make any political contributions to any |
5 | member of the general assembly in any year during the period from January 1 through July 1, unless |
6 | the general assembly has adjourned its business for the year prior to July 1 of the session year. |
7 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- THE RHODE ISLAND | |
LOBBYING REFORM ACT | |
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1 | This act would prohibit lobbyists from making any political contributions to any member |
2 | of the general assembly from January 1 through July 1 in any year, unless the general assembly |
3 | adjourns for the year prior to July 1. |
4 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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