GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1999

S	2 

SENATE BILL 767
Judiciary II Committee Substitute Adopted 4/19/99

Short Title:  Lobbyist Waiting Period.	(Public)

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April 6, 1999

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO PROVIDE A ONE-YEAR WAITING PERIOD BEFORE FORMER LEGISLATORS MAY BECOME LOBBYISTS.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  Article 9A of Chapter 120 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 120-47.5A.  Waiting period before former State legislators may lobby.
No person who has served as a member of the General Assembly may act as a lobbyist as defined in this Article within one year after the individual leaves office."
Section 2. G.S. 120-47.2(b) reads as rewritten:
"(b)	The form of the registration shall be prescribed by the Secretary of State and shall include the registrant's full name, firm, and complete address; the registrant's place of business; the full name and complete address of each person by whom the registrant is employed or retained; an indication of whether the registrant has served as a member of the General Assembly and the period served; and a general description of the matters on which the registrant expects to act as a lobbyist."
Section 3.  This act is effective when it becomes law and applies to individuals who leave office on or after that date.