| 1 | 1 | | FIRSTREGULARSESSION |
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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSEJOINT |
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| 3 | 3 | | RESOLUTION NO.20 |
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| 4 | 4 | | 103RDGENERALASSEMBLY |
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| 5 | 5 | | INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEMAYHEW. |
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| 6 | 6 | | 0661H.01I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk |
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| 7 | 7 | | JOINTRESOLUTION |
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| 8 | 8 | | SubmittingtothequalifiedvotersofMissourianamendmenttoArticleIVoftheConstitution |
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| 9 | 9 | | ofMissouri,byadoptingonenewsectionrelatingtopermissiblelobbyingactivities. |
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| 10 | 10 | | BeitresolvedbytheHouseofRepresentatives,theSenateconcurringtherein: |
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| 11 | 11 | | ThatatthenextgeneralelectiontobeheldinthestateofMissouri,onTuesdaynext |
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| 12 | 12 | | 2followingthefirstMondayinNovember,2026,orataspecialelectiontobecalledbythe |
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| 13 | 13 | | 3governorforthatpurpose,thereisherebysubmittedtothequalifiedvotersofthisstate,for |
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| 14 | 14 | | 4adoptionorrejection,thefollowingamendmenttoArticleIVoftheConstitutionofthestate |
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| 15 | 15 | | 5ofMissouri: |
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| 16 | 16 | | SectionA.ArticleIV,ConstitutionofMissouri,isamendedbyadoptingonenew |
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| 17 | 17 | | 2section,tobeknownasSection55,toreadasfollows: |
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| 18 | 18 | | Section55.1.AfterDecember3,2026,nopersonwhohasservedasanelected |
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| 19 | 19 | | 2officialunderorwasemployedasahigh-levelofficialormid-levelofficialbythe |
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| 20 | 20 | | 3executivebranchshall: |
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| 21 | 21 | | 4 (1)Act,serve,orregisterasapaidlobbyist; |
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| 22 | 22 | | 5 (2)Engageincontractnegotiationswiththeexecutivebranchentitytheperson |
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| 23 | 23 | | 6previouslyservedifsuchcontractscouldreasonablybenefitfromprivilegedaccess, |
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| 24 | 24 | | 7knowledge,orrelationshipsestablishedduringsuchexecutivebranchservice; |
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| 25 | 25 | | 8 (3)Participateinanyconsultantrolethatdirectlyleveragespriorexecutive |
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| 26 | 26 | | 9branchserviceforprivategainonmatterscloselytiedtodecisionstheycontributedto |
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| 27 | 27 | | 10withintheiragencyordepartment; |
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| 28 | 28 | | EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis |
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| 29 | 29 | | intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 11 (4)Solicitprospectiveemployersorclientstorepresentasapaidlobbyistduring |
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| 30 | 30 | | 12thetimeofsuchserviceoremployment;or |
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| 31 | 31 | | 13 (5)Actinsuchawayduringthetimeofsuchserviceoremploymentthatcould |
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| 32 | 32 | | 14beconstruedassimilartoorthesameastheactionsofapaidlobbyist. |
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| 33 | 33 | | 15 2.Anyformerelectedofficial,high-levelofficial,ormid-levelofficialofthe |
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| 34 | 34 | | 16executivebranchwhobeginsemploymentwithanentitythatcontractsordealsdirectly |
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| 35 | 35 | | 17withtheexecutivebranchentitywheresuchofficialwaselectedoremployedduringhis |
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| 36 | 36 | | 18orherexecutivebranchserviceshalldisclosesuchemploymenttotheMissouriethics |
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| 37 | 37 | | 19commissionwithinthirtydays. |
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| 38 | 38 | | 20 3.TheMissouriethicscommissionshallretaindisclosuresreceivedunder |
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| 39 | 39 | | 21subsection2ofthissectionandshallmakesuchdisclosuresaccessibletothepubliconits |
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| 40 | 40 | | 22website. |
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| 41 | 41 | | 23 4.Asusedinthissection,thefollowingtermsshallmean: |
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| 42 | 42 | | 24 (1)"High-levelofficial",adirectorordeputydirectorofanyagencyor |
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| 43 | 43 | | 25department,thechairofanycommission,oranyotherseniorexecutivepositionwith |
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| 44 | 44 | | 26substantialdecision-makingauthority; |
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| 45 | 45 | | 27 (2)"Mid-levelofficial",anyemployeeinsupervisoryorregulatoryroleswithin |
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| 46 | 46 | | 28theexecutivebranchwhodirectlyreportstoahigh-levelofficialandpossesses |
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| 47 | 47 | | 29significantauthorityoverpolicydecisionsoroperations. |
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| 48 | 48 | | âś” |
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| 49 | 49 | | HJR20 2 |
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