H.B. 247

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LOBBYIST RESTRICTION MODIFICATIONS
2 2010 GENERAL SESSION
3 STATE OF UTAH
4 Chief Sponsor: Carol Spackman Moss
5 Senate Sponsor: ____________
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7 LONG TITLE
8 General Description:
9 This bill amends a provision related to lobbyist restrictions of former state officials.
10 Highlighted Provisions:
11 This bill:
12 . removes exceptions to a provision that restricts a former state official from
13 becoming a lobbyist for one year after leaving office.
14 Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
15 None
16 Other Special Clauses:
17 None
18 Utah Code Sections Affected:
19 AMENDS:
20 67-24-103, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2009, Chapter 360
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22 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
23 Section 1. Section 67-24-103 is amended to read:
24 67-24-103. Qualified prohibitions on lobbyists -- Time limit.
25 [(1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), a] A former state official serving on or after
26 [May 12, 2009] May 11, 2010, may not become a lobbyist or engage in lobbying that would
27 require registration as a lobbyist under Title 36, Chapter 11, Lobbyist Disclosure and

28 Regulation Act, for one calendar year, beginning on the day the state official leaves office and
29 ending on the one-year anniversary of that day.
30 [(2) This section does not apply if the former state official engages in lobbying on
31 behalf of:]
32 [(a) himself; or]
33 [(b) a business with which he is associated, unless the primary activity of the business
34 is lobbying or governmental relations.]




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