Minnesota Legislature
SF 2060
as introduced - 90th Legislature (2017 - 2018) Posted on 11/09/2017 11:30am
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A bill for an act
relating to state government; prohibiting members and employees of the Minnesota
Sports Facilities Authority and the Minnesota Ballpark Authority from giving gifts
to certain officials; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 10A.071,
subdivisions 2, 3.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 10A.071, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Prohibition.
new text begin (a) new text end A lobbyist or principal may not give a gift or request another
to give a gift to an official. new text begin A member or employee of the Minnesota Sports Facilities
Authority established in section 473J.07 or the Minnesota Ballpark Authority established
in section 473.755 may not give a gift or request another to give a gift to an official.
new text end
new text begin (b) new text end An official may not accept a gift deleted text begin from a lobbyist or principaldeleted text end new text begin that is prohibited by
this subdivisionnew text end .
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end
Sec. 2.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 10A.071, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
Subd. 3.
Exceptions.
(a) The prohibitions in this section do not apply if the gift is:
(1) a contribution as defined in section 10A.01, subdivision 11;
(2) services to assist an official in the performance of official duties, including but not
limited to providing advice, consultation, information, and communication in connection
with legislation, and services to constituents;
(3) services of insignificant monetary value;
(4) a plaque with a resale value of $5 or less;
(5) a trinket or memento costing $5 or less;
(6) informational material with a resale value of $5 or less; or
(7) food or a beverage given at a reception, meal, or meeting if:
(i) the reception, meal, or meeting is held away from the recipient's place of work by an
organization before whom the recipient appears to make a speech or answer questions as
part of a program; or
(ii) the recipient is a member or employee of the legislature and an invitation to attend
the reception, meal, or meeting was provided to all members of the legislature at least five
days prior to the date of the event.
(b) The prohibitions in this section do not apply if the gift is given:
(1) because of the recipient's membership in a group, a majority of whose members are
not officials, and an equivalent gift is given to the other members of the group; or
(2) by deleted text begin a lobbyist or principal who isdeleted text end a member of the family of the recipient, unless the
gift is given on behalf of someone who is not a member of that family.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end