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HB 1115 - Lobbying; state agencies; prohibit use of public funds

Franklin, Jr., Robert L (39th)	Yates, John Phillip (106th)

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A BILL to amend Chapter 7 of Title 28 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to prohibited lobbying practices, so as to provide that it shall be unlawful for any unit of state government to contract for or use public funds to pay for the services of any person to promote or oppose the passage of any legislation by the General Assembly, or any committee thereof, or the approval or veto of legislation by the Governor; and for other purposes.

Code Sections - 28-7-1

HB 1115                                            LC 21 5531 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                        A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 
                               AN ACT 
 
 
  1- 1  To amend Chapter 7 of Title 28 of the Official Code of 
  1- 2  Georgia Annotated, relating to prohibited lobbying 
  1- 3  practices, so as to provide that it shall be unlawful for 
  1- 4  any unit of state government to contract for or use public 
  1- 5  funds to pay for the services of any person to promote or 
  1- 6  oppose the passage of any legislation by the General 
  1- 7  Assembly, or any committee thereof, or the approval or veto 
  1- 8  of legislation by the Governor; to repeal conflicting laws; 
  1- 9  and for other purposes. 
 
  1-10       BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: 
 
  1-11                           SECTION 1. 
 
  1-12  Chapter 7 of Title 28 of the Official Code of Georgia 
  1-13  Annotated, relating to prohibited lobbying practices, is 
  1-14  amended by striking in its entirety Code Section 28-7-1, 
  1-15  relating to a prohibition against using public funds to pay 
  1-16  for lobbying activities and an exception thereto, and 
  1-17  inserting in lieu thereof the following: 
 
  1-18    "28-7-1. 
 
  1-19    (a) It shall be unlawful for any unit of state government 
  1-20    to contract for or use public funds to pay for the 
  1-21    services of any person to promote or oppose the passage of 
  1-22    any legislation by the General Assembly, or any committee 
  1-23    thereof, or the approval or veto of legislation by the 
  1-24    Governor. 
 
  1-25    (b) Subsection (a) of  this Code section shall not 
  1-26    prohibit the employment or payment of the regular 
  1-27    compensation of state government employees who as a part 
  1-28    of their duties of public employment engage in the 
  1-29    activities described in subsection (a) of this Code 
  1-30    section; but such employees shall remain subject to the 
  1-31    registration and other requirements of Article 3 of 
  1-32    Chapter 5 of Title 21, relating to registration and 
  1-33    regulation of lobbyists. 
 
 
 
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  2- 1    (c)(b) This Code section shall apply to and cover all 
  2- 2    departments, agencies, boards, bureaus, commissions, 
  2- 3    public corporations, authorities, and other entities 
  2- 4    within all branches of state government of the State of 
  2- 5    Georgia, as well as all employees, officials, and officers 
  2- 6    of all of the foregoing." 
 
  2- 7                           SECTION 2. 
 
  2- 8  All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are 
  2- 9  repealed. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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