Minnesota Senate Bill SF1677 Introduced / Bill

                    1.1	A bill for an act​
1.2 relating to lobbying; prohibiting legislators from lobbying for two years after​
1.3 leaving office; authorizing a civil penalty; proposing coding for new law in​
1.4 Minnesota Statutes, chapter 10A.​
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:​
1.6 Section 1. [10A.035] LOBBYING RESTRICTION.​
1.7 A member of the legislature must not act as a lobbyist or register as a lobbyist for a​
1.8period of two years following the end of the member's legislative service. The board may​
1.9impose a civil penalty of the lesser of $25,000 or an amount equal to the amount the member​
1.10earned as a lobbyist in violation of this section.​
1.11 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment and​
1.12applies to legislators who leave legislative service on or after that date.​
1​Section 1.​
25-01258 as introduced​12/09/24 REVISOR JFK/CH​
SENATE​
STATE OF MINNESOTA​
S.F. No. 1677​NINETY-FOURTH SESSION​
(SENATE AUTHORS: KLEIN, Bahr, Drazkowski and Port)​
OFFICIAL STATUS​D-PG​DATE​
Introduction and first reading​02/20/2025​
Referred to Elections​