HB 611 (2020) -  Local Government Accountability

by Sabatini
Removes provisions relating to lobbying before water management districts; requires Commission on Ethics to create local government lobbyist registration system; preempts regulatory authority over certain lobbyist registration to commission; requires lobbyists to register with commission; provides for annual registration fee; requires commission to publish lobbyist directory; provides for investigations, reports, & advisory opinions by commission; provides for penalties; requires certain governmental entities to conform to lobbyist registration system; requires governing body of county or municipality to post certain information on its website.
Effective Date: October 1, 2020
Last Event: Died in Public Integrity & Ethics Committee on Saturday, March 14, 2020 12:00 AM

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Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Died in Public Integrity & Ethics Committee Time: 03/14/2020 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Public Integrity & Ethics Committee Version: __
Event: H Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 03/14/2020 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 01/14/2020 - 11:19 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Now in Public Integrity & Ethics Committee Time: 11/25/2019 - 4:09 PM Member: Committee: Public Integrity & Ethics Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to State Affairs Committee Time: 11/25/2019 - 4:09 PM Member: Committee: State Affairs Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Appropriations Committee Time: 11/25/2019 - 4:09 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Public Integrity & Ethics Committee Time: 11/25/2019 - 4:09 PM Member: Committee: Public Integrity & Ethics Committee Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 11/12/2019 - 3:42 PM Member: Sabatini Committee: Version: __

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