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Regular Session, 2010
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON NO. 84
BY REPRESENTATIVE EDWARDS
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON
To request the attorney general to review the laws relative to lobbying by public servants
and the use of public funds for lobbying and related purposes and to report thereon,
including any recommendations related thereto, to the House Committee on House
and Governmental Affairs and the Senate Committee on Senate and Governmental
Affairs no later than January 15, 2011, and to request the House Committee on
House and Governmental Affairs and the Senate Committee on Senate and
Governmental Affairs to meet and to function as a joint committee to study and make
recommendations relative to lobbying by public servants and the use of public funds
for lobbying and related purposes no later than thirty days prior to the convening of
the 2012 Regular Session of the Legislature of Louisiana.
WHEREAS, there are many provisions of law, including constitutional and statutory
provisions, which apply to lobbying by public servants and the use of public funds for
lobbying and related purposes; and
WHEREAS, there appears to be a general lack of understanding of the laws relative
to the use of public funds for lobbying and similar purposes; and
WHEREAS, while the information provided by public servants can be invaluable,
there is a distinction between providing factual information and advocacy of a position; and
WHEREAS, it is important that there be consistency in the level of understanding,
compliance, and enforcement of the laws.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
request the attorney general to review the laws relative to lobbying by public servants and
the use of public funds for lobbying and related purposes and to report thereon, including
any recommendations related thereto, to the House Committee on House and Governmental
Affairs and the Senate Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs no later than January
15, 2011. ENROLLEDHCR NO. 84
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby request
the House Committee on House and Governmental Affairs and the Senate Committee on
Senate and Governmental Affairs to meet and to function as a joint committee to study and
make recommendations relative to lobbying by public servants and the use of public funds
for lobbying and related purposes no later than thirty days prior to the convening of the 2012
Regular Session of the Legislature of Louisiana.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE