Indiana Senate Bill 228 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 6 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-01-06 - First Reading: referred to Committee on Tax & Fiscal Policy
Pending: Senate Tax and Fiscal Policy Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Lobbying and funding of certain organizations. Adds a prohibition against a lobbyist providing anything of value to, or paying for or reimbursing any expenses of, a legislative person when the legislative person is traveling out of state. Makes it a Level 6 felony for a governmental entity to expend money to engage a lobbyist or a legislative liaison using tax revenue. Specifies that such an agreement is void. Invalidates any state appropriation that is made from a fund that receives revenue derived from the imposition of a state tax if the appropriation is to pay expenses related to the Council

Lobbying and funding of certain organizations. Adds a prohibition against a lobbyist providing anything of value to, or paying for or reimbursing any expenses of, a legislative person when the legislative person is traveling out of state. Makes it a Level 6 felony for a governmental entity to expend money to engage a lobbyist or a legislative liaison using tax revenue. Specifies that such an agreement is void. Invalidates any state appropriation that is made from a fund that receives revenue derived from the imposition of a state tax if the appropriation is to pay expenses related to the Council

Sen. Michael Delph [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-01-06	Senate	First Reading: referred to Committee on Tax & Fiscal Policy
2015-01-06	Senate	Authored by Senator Delph

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2015/bills/senate/228/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/9/9/a/1/99a11b82/SB0228.01.INTR.pdf