Georgia House of Representatives - 1995/1996 Sessions

HB 152 - Lobbyists; local government employee; exemption

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1. Buck  135th            2. Martin  47th


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Code Sections amended: 21-5-70                                                                      


HB 152                                            LC 18 6466






                        A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
                               AN ACT


  1- 1  To amend Code Section 21-5-70 of the Official Code of
  1- 2  Georgia Annotated, relating to definitions regarding public
  1- 3  officials conduct and lobbyist disclosure, so as to change
  1- 4  the definition of a lobbyist with respect to certain
  1- 5  employees of local governing authorities; to provide an
  1- 6  effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other
  1- 7  purposes.

  1- 8       BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

                         SECTION 1.

  1- 9  Code Section 21-5-70 of the Official Code of Georgia
  1-10  Annotated, relating to definitions regarding public
  1-11  officials conduct and lobbyist disclosure, is amended by
  1-12  striking subparagraph (D) of paragraph (6) and inserting in
  1-13  its place a new subparagraph (D) to read as follows:

  1-14        "(D) Any natural person who, for compensation, either
  1-15        individually or as an employee of another person,
  1-16        other than as an employee carrying out his or her
  1-17        duties in advising the county or municipal governing
  1-18        authority by whom such person is employed, undertakes
  1-19        to promote or oppose the passage of any ordinance or
  1-20        resolution by a public officer specified under
  1-21        subparagraph (F) or (G) of paragraph (15) of Code
  1-22        Section 21-5-3, or any committee of such public
  1-23        officers, or the approval or veto of any such
  1-24        ordinance or resolution;".

                         SECTION 2.

  1-25  This Act shall become effective upon its approval by the
  1-26  Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval.

                         SECTION 3.

  1-27  All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are
  1-28  repealed.




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