HB 1110 - General Assembly; lodging paid by lobbyists; prohibit

First Reader Summary

A BILL to amend Article 4 of Chapter 5 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to public officials' conduct and lobbyist disclosure, so as to provide that no member of the General Assembly shall accept lodging paid for by a lobbyist or anyone represented by a lobbyist; and for other purposes.

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Code Sections - 21-5-74

HB 1110                                            LC 21 4386 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                        A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 
                               AN ACT 
 
 
  1- 1  To amend Article 4 of Chapter 5 of Title 21 of the Official 
  1- 2  Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to public officials' 
  1- 3  conduct and lobbyist disclosure, so as to provide that no 
  1- 4  member of the General Assembly shall accept lodging paid for 
  1- 5  by a lobbyist or anyone represented by a lobbyist; to 
  1- 6  provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and 
  1- 7  for other purposes. 
 
  1- 8       BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: 
 
  1- 9                           SECTION 1. 
 
  1-10  Article 4 of Chapter 5 of Title 21 of the Official Code of 
  1-11  Georgia Annotated, relating to public officials' conduct and 
  1-12  lobbyist disclosure, is amended by inserting at the end 
  1-13  thereof the following: 
 
  1-14    "21-5-74. 
 
  1-15    (a) No member of the General Assembly shall accept any 
  1-16    lodging paid for in whole or in part by a lobbyist or by 
  1-17    any person, partnership, corporation, association, or any 
  1-18    other entity which is represented by a lobbyist. 
 
  1-19    (b) The provisions of subsection (a) of this Code section 
  1-20    shall not apply to lodging paid for in whole or in part 
  1-21    by: 
 
  1-22      (1) The employer or client of a member in the ordinary 
  1-23      course of the business in which such member is employed; 
 
  1-24      (2) A relative of a member when payment is not related 
  1-25      to such member's governmental duties; or 
 
  1-26      (3) A friend of long standing of a member when payment 
  1-27      is clearly not related to the member's official duties." 
 
  1-28                           SECTION 2. 
 
  1-29  Notwithstanding any provisions of Code Section 1-3-4.1 of 
  1-30  the Official Code of Georgia Annotated to the contrary, this 
  1-31  Act shall become effective on July 1, 1997. 
 
 
 
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  2- 1                           SECTION 3. 
 
  2- 2  All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are 
  2- 3  repealed. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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