Bill Text: PA SB1258 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

---

Bill Title: Defining "lobbyist"; and further providing for financial and employment interests.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-03-05 - Referred to COMMUNITY, ECONOMIC AND RECREATIONAL DEVELOPMENT [SB1258 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-SB1258-Introduced.html

---

PRINTER'S NO. 1719
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 1258 Session of2010
INTRODUCED BY STACK, ORIE, WOZNIAK, MENSCH, BOSCOLA, WARD AND FOLMER, MARCH 5, 2010
REFERRED TO COMMUNITY, ECONOMIC AND RECREATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, MARCH 5, 2010
AN ACT
Amending Title 4 (Amusements) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes, defining "lobbyist"; and further providing for
financial and employment interests.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 1103 of Title 4 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a definition to read:
§ 1103. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this part shall
have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise:
* * *
"Lobbyist." An individual, association, corporation,
partnership, business trust or other entity that engages in
lobbying, as defined under 65 Pa.C.S. § 13A03 (relating to
definitions), on behalf of a principal for economic
consideration and who is registered as a lobbyist under 65
Pa.C.S. § 13A04 (relating to registration). The term includes an
attorney at law while engaged in lobbying.
* * *
Section 2. Section 1512(a) and (a.4) of Title 4 are amended
to read:
§ 1512. Financial and employment interests.
(a) Financial interests.--Except as may be provided for the
judiciary by rule or order of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, an
executive-level public employee, public official, lobbyist,
licensed entity representative or party officer, or an immediate
family member thereof, shall not intentionally or knowingly hold
a financial interest in an applicant or a slot machine licensee,
manufacturer licensee, supplier licensee or licensed racing
entity, or in a holding company, affiliate, intermediary or
subsidiary thereof, while the individual is an executive-level
public employee, public official or party officer and for one
year following termination of the individual's status as an
executive-level public employee, public official or party
officer.
* * *
(a.4) Divestiture.--An executive-level public employee,
public official, lobbyist, licensed entity representative or
party officer, or an immediate family member thereof, who holds
a financial interest prohibited by this section shall divest the
financial interest within three months of the effective date of
the restrictions set forth in subsection (a), as applicable.
Thereafter, any executive-level public employee, public
official, party officer, lobbyist, licensed entity
representative or immediate family member shall have 30 days
from the date the individual knew or had reason to know of the
violation or 30 days from the publication in the Pennsylvania
20100SB1258PN1719 - 2 -
Bulletin under § 1202(b)(27) (relating to general and specific
powers) of the application or licensure of the executive-level
public employee, public official, party officer, lobbyist,
licensed entity representative or immediate family member,
whichever occurs earlier, to divest the financial interest. The
Ethics Commission may, for good cause, extend the time period
under this subsection.
* * *
Section 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
20100SB1258PN1719 - 3 -