PRINTER'S NO. 1415
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
1098
Session of
2024
INTRODUCED BY PHILLIPS-HILL, COLEMAN, L. WILLIAMS AND J. WARD,
MARCH 11, 2024
REFERRED TO STATE GOVERNMENT, MARCH 11, 2024
AN ACT
Amending Title 65 (Public Officers) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in lobbying disclosure, further
providing for prohibited activities.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 13A07 of Title 65 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding subsections to read:
ยง 13A07. Prohibited activities.
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(g) Influence.--A Commonwealth entity or agency, including
the General Assembly or a member of the General Assembly, an
executive department or agency or a local department or agency
of a political subdivision, may not hire a lobbyist, lobbying
firm or political consultant to influence the decision-making
process of another Commonwealth entity or agency. Nothing in
this subsection shall be construed to prohibit any member,
officer or employee of a Commonwealth entity or agency from
being a member of an association.
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(h) Lobbying agreements.--
(1) A Commonwealth entity or agency, including the
General Assembly or a member of the General Assembly, the
judiciary or an executive department or agency, may not do
any of the following:
(i) Enter into an agreement or a contract with a
person to engage in the practice of lobbying.
(ii) Expend money for a person to lobby on behalf of
the agency unless the person is an employee of the
agency.
(iii) Expend money for a registered lobbyist to
serve on a board or commission of the Commonwealth entity
or agency.
(2) This subsection shall not apply to a person who is
an employee of the Commonwealth and directly employed by an
agency for whom the person acts as a lobbyist or engages in
the practice of lobbying as a part of the person's job
description.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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