Bill Text: AZ HB2484 | 2014 | Fifty-first Legislature 2nd Regular | Introduced


Bill Title: Lobbyists; false or unauthorized information

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 15-9)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-02-13 - Referred to House RULES Committee [HB2484 Detail]

Download: Arizona-2014-HB2484-Introduced.html

 

 

 

REFERENCE TITLE: lobbyists; false or unauthorized information

 

 

 

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-first Legislature

Second Regular Session

2014

 

 

HB 2484

 

Introduced by

Representatives Petersen, Alston, Barton, Cardenas, Gabaldón, Kwasman, McCune Davis, Mitchell, Pierce J, Steele, Senators Dalessandro, Farnsworth D: Representatives Livingston, Mach, Montenegro, Otondo, Quezada, Shope, Thorpe, Ugenti, Senators Barto, Melvin, Reagan, Worsley

 

 

AN ACT

 

amending title 41, chapter 7, article 8.1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 41‑1234; relating to lobbyists.

 

 

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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1.  Title 41, chapter 7, article 8.1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 41-1234, to read:

START_STATUTE41-1234.  False or unauthorized information; prohibition; violation; classification; civil penalty

A.  A lobbyist, a designated public lobbyist or an authorized public lobbyist shall not provide information to any public official as to any material fact pertaining to any legislative or administrative action knowing or having reason to know that the information is false.

B.  A lobbyist, a designated public lobbyist or an authorized public lobbyist that represents a political subdivision of this state shall not provide information to any public official or state employee in support of or in opposition to any legislative or administrative action without receiving prior approval from the political subdivision's governing body by majority vote in a public meeting.

C.  A lobbyist, a designated public lobbyist or an authorized public lobbyist who is convicted of violating any provision of this article is prohibited from acting as a lobbyist, a designated public lobbyist or an authorized public lobbyist for a period of three years after the date of the conviction.

D.  A person who violates this section is guilty of a class 1 misdemeanor and is subject to a civil penalty in an amount equal to the total amount of compensation paid to the lobbyist, designated public lobbyist or authorized public lobbyist by the principal or public body on whose behalf the false or unauthorized information was provided.  The secretary of state shall assess and collect the civil penalty.  Civil penalties shall be deposited in the state general fund. END_STATUTE

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