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2015 Regular Session

Senate Bill 850

AN ACT AMENDING THE CODE OF ETHICS FOR LOBBYISTS TO REDEFINE "EXPENDITURE" AND RAISE THE THRESHOLD FOR LOBBYIST REGISTRATION.

Became law as Public Act 15-15, signed May 26, 2015, 116 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To amend the code of ethics for lobbyists to redefine "lobbyist" and "expenditure" and define "grass roots lobbying", to raise the threshold for requiring lobbyist registration from two thousand dollars to three thousand dollars, and to remove the requirement that communicator lobbyists for state and quasi-public agencies file financial reports since such agencies are prohibited from hiring communicator lobbyists.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the Senate

In the House of Representatives

    2 co-sponsors

    Henry J. Genga, Joseph C. Serra

    Its course

    January 30 to May 26, 2015, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

    Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

    Every action19 actions on 12 days

    In the SenateJan 30 to Apr 2282 days

    Government Administration and Elections CommitteeJan 30 to Feb 2526 days

    In the House of RepresentativesApr 22 to May 1422 days

    Waiting to be sentMay 14 to May 206 days

    With the GovernorMay 20 to May 266 days

    Text

    Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

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    What happened

    In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

    In the Senate Jan 30 – Apr 22

    1. Jan 30Introduced and sent to Government Administration and Elections Committee
    2. Feb 2Heard in Government Administration and Elections Committee
    3. Feb 25Government Administration and Elections Committee recommended a substitute for it
    4. Apr 22Passed the Senate

    In the House of Representatives Apr 24 – May 14

    1. Apr 24Arrived in the House of Representatives
    2. May 14Passed the House of Representatives

    To the Governor May 19 – May 26

    1. May 19Numbered Public Act 15-15
    2. May 20Sent to the Secretary of the State
    3. Sent to the Governor
    4. May 26Signed by the Governor
    All 19 actions, as published
    1. Jan 30REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Feb 2PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Feb 25Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
    4. Mar 2FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    5. Mar 6REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    6. Mar 12RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    7. Mar 12FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    8. Mar 12SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
    9. Mar 12FILE NO.Both houses
    10. Apr 22SENATE PASSEDSenate
    11. Apr 22ON CONSENT CALENDARSenate
    12. Apr 24FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    13. Apr 24HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
    14. May 14HOUSE PASSEDHouse of Representatives
    15. May 14IN CONCURRENCEHouse of Representatives
    16. May 19PUBLIC ACTBoth houses
    17. May 20TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
    18. May 20TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNORGovernor
    19. May 26SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor