Introduced Version
HOUSE BILL No. 1413
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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
Citations Affected:
IC 2-7-5-6.
Synopsis: Limitation on lobbying by retiring legislator. Provides that
an individual who has served as a member of the general assembly may
not register as a lobbyist during the period that ends two years after the
date that the individual ceases to be a member of the general assembly.
Provides that the prohibition applies only to an individual who ceases
to be a member of the general assembly after June 30, 2003.
Effective: July 1, 2003.
January 14, 2003, read first time and referred to Committee on Public Policy, Ethics and
Veterans Affairs.
Introduced
First Regular Session 113th General Assembly (2003)
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HOUSE BILL No. 1413
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning the
general assembly.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
SOURCE: IC 2-7-5-6; (03)IN1413.1.1. -->
SECTION 1.
IC 2-7-5-6
IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
[EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2003]: Sec. 6. The following persons may not
be registered as a lobbyist under this article:
(1) Any individual convicted of a felony for violating any law
while the individual was an officer or employee of any agency of
state government or a unit of local government.
(2) Any person convicted of a felony relating to lobbying.
(3) Any person convicted of a felony and who:
(A) is in prison;
(B) is on probation; or
(C) has been in prison or on probation within the immediate
past one (1) year.
(4) Any person whose:
(A) statement or report required to be filed under this article
was found to be materially incorrect as a result of a
determination under
IC 2-7-6-5
; and
(B) who has not filed a corrected statement or report for that
year when requested to do so by the commission.
(5) Any person who has failed to pay a civil penalty assessed
under
IC 2-7-6-5.
(6) Any person who is on the most recent tax warrant list supplied
to the commission by the department of state revenue until:
(A) the person provides a statement to the commission
indicating that the person's delinquent tax liability has been
satisfied; or
(B) the commission receives a notice from the commissioner
of the department of state revenue under
IC 6-8.1-8-2
(k).
(7) An individual who:
(A) has served as a member of the general assembly; and
(B) ceases to be a member of the general assembly after
June 30, 2003;
during the period that ends two (2) years after the date that
the individual ceased to be a member of the general assembly.