THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE BILL

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:

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"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.

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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.

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(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

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.

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Section 3.  This act shall take effect immediately.