| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to the legislature; modifying the prohibition on certain legislator lobbying |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1.3 activities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 3.084, subdivision 2. |
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| 4 | 4 | | 1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: |
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| 5 | 5 | | 1.5 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 3.084, subdivision 2, is amended to read: |
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| 6 | 6 | | 1.6 Subd. 2.Prohibition.(a) A sitting member of the legislature is prohibited from accepting |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1.7employment with or otherwise receiving compensation for services performed from: |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1.8 (1) a business whose primary source of revenue is derived from lobbying, government |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1.9relations or government affairs services; |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1.10 (2) a business whose primary source of revenue is derived from facilitating government |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1.11relations or government affairs services between two third parties; or |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.12 (3) any other business that employs or contracts with lobbyists, government relations |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1.13or government affairs professionals, if the member's job duties include acting in that capacity |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1.14or providing direct or indirect consulting, advice, or administrative support for that work a |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1.15business whose primary source of revenue is derived from facilitating government relations |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1.16or government affairs services if the member's job duties include offering direct or indirect |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1.17consulting or advice that helps the business provide government relations or government |
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| 18 | 18 | | 1.18affairs services to clients. |
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| 19 | 19 | | 1.19 (b) This prohibition applies regardless of the location where the work of the business is |
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| 20 | 20 | | 1.20substantially conducted or its clients are located. |
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| 21 | 21 | | 1.21 (c) The house of representatives and the senate must adopt rules to enforce this section. |
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| 22 | 22 | | 1Section 1. |
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| 23 | 23 | | REVISOR RSI/VJ 25-0470103/11/25 |
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| 24 | 24 | | State of Minnesota |
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| 25 | 25 | | This Document can be made available |
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| 26 | 26 | | in alternative formats upon request |
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| 27 | 27 | | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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| 28 | 28 | | H. F. No. 2538 |
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| 29 | 29 | | NINETY-FOURTH SESSION |
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| 30 | 30 | | Authored by Quam03/20/2025 |
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| 31 | 31 | | The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State Government Finance and Policy |
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