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131st MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST REGULAR SESSION-2023
Legislative Document No. 833H.P. 522House of Representatives, February 21, 2023
An Act to Prohibit Persons Who Donate to a Governor's Transition
Committee and Inaugural Committee from Registering as Lobbyists
Reference to the Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs suggested and ordered printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative BOYER of Poland.
Cosponsored by Senator GROHOSKI of Hancock and
Representatives: ANDREWS of Paris, CARLOW of Buxton, COLLINGS of Portland,
HYMES of Waldo, PLUECKER of Warren, SMITH of Palermo, WARREN of Scarborough,
Senator: BRAKEY of Androscoggin. Page 1 - 131LR1863(01)
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2 as enacted by PL 2013, c. 288, §1, is repealed and the
3 following enacted in its place:
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6 or engage in activities that require registration as a lobbyist or lobbyist associate as defined
7 by section 312‑A, subsections 10 and 10‑A, respectively, if that person has within the
8 previous 12 months been employed in a position for which the salary is subject to
9 adjustment by the Governor under Title 2, section 6 or that is described as a major policy-
10 influencing position under Title 5, chapter 71. A person who violates this subsection may
11 be assessed a fine of $100 for every day the person engages in lobbying.
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13 person may not register as a lobbyist or lobbyist associate or engage in activities that require
14 registration as a lobbyist or lobbyist associate as defined in section 312-A, subsections 10
15 and 10-A, respectively, if that person has contributed to the transition committee or
16 inaugural committee or expenses of a Governor-elect. The prohibition described in this
17 subsection is in effect for the length of the term served by the Governor-elect as Governor.
18 A person who violates this subsection may be assessed a fine of $100 for every day the
19 person engages in lobbying.
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21 This bill prohibits a person from registering as a lobbyist or lobbyist associate or
22 engaging in activities that require registration as a lobbyist or lobbyist associate if the
23 person has contributed to the transitional committee or inaugural committee or expenses of
24 a Governor-elect. The prohibition is in effect for the length of the term served by the
25 Governor-elect as Governor.
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