HF 321

as introduced - 80th Legislature (1997 - 1998) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

  1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to ethics; clarifying the prohibition against 
  1.3             certain contributions and solicitations during a 
  1.4             legislative session; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, 
  1.5             section 10A.065, subdivision 1. 
  1.6   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.7      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 10A.065, 
  1.8   subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
  1.9      Subdivision 1.  [REGISTERED LOBBYIST CONTRIBUTIONS; 
  1.10  LEGISLATIVE SESSION.] A candidate for the legislature or for 
  1.11  constitutional office, a candidate's principal campaign 
  1.12  committee, any other political committee with the candidate's 
  1.13  name or title, any committee authorized by the candidate, or a 
  1.14  political committee established by all or a part of the party 
  1.15  organization within a house of the legislature, shall not 
  1.16  solicit or accept a contribution on behalf of a candidate's 
  1.17  principal campaign committee, any other political committee with 
  1.18  the candidate's name or title, any committee authorized by the 
  1.19  candidate, or a political committee established by all or a part 
  1.20  of the party organization within a house of the legislature, 
  1.21  from a registered lobbyist, political fund, or political 
  1.22  committee, or political fund including a political committee 
  1.23  established by all or a part of the party organization within a 
  1.24  house of the legislature and a terminating principal campaign 
  1.25  committee, during a regular session of the legislature.