1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to the legislature; modifying the prohibition on certain legislator lobbying
1.3 activities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 3.084, subdivision 2.
1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.5 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 3.084, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
1.6 Subd. 2.Prohibition.(a) A sitting member of the legislature is prohibited from accepting
1.7employment with or otherwise receiving compensation for services performed from:
1.8 (1) a business whose primary source of revenue is derived from lobbying, government
1.9relations or government affairs services;
1.10 (2) a business whose primary source of revenue is derived from facilitating government
1.11relations or government affairs services between two third parties; or
1.12 (3) any other business that employs or contracts with lobbyists, government relations
1.13or government affairs professionals, if the member's job duties include acting in that capacity
1.14or providing direct or indirect consulting, advice, or administrative support for that work a
1.15business whose primary source of revenue is derived from facilitating government relations
1.16or government affairs services if the member's job duties include offering direct or indirect
1.17consulting or advice that helps the business provide government relations or government
1.18affairs services to clients.
1.19 (b) This prohibition applies regardless of the location where the work of the business is
1.20substantially conducted or its clients are located.
1.21 (c) The house of representatives and the senate must adopt rules to enforce this section.
1Section 1.
REVISOR RSI/VJ 25-0470103/11/25
State of Minnesota
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
H. F. No. 2538
NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
Authored by Quam03/20/2025
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State Government Finance and Policy