GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1997

S	1 

SENATE BILL 3

Short Title:  Lobbyist Waiting Period.	(Public)

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Sponsors: Senators Jenkins; Cooper, Dalton, Gulley, Hoyle, Kerr, Kinnaird, Martin of Guilford, Miller, Perdue, Rand, Reeves, Warren, Weinstein, and Wellons.

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Referred to:  Judiciary.

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February 3, 1997

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 legislators may lobby.
Notwithstanding the provisions of G.S. 120-47.8, no individual may be employed or retained or may act as a lobbyist within one year after having served as a member of either house of the General Assembly."
Section 2.  This act becomes effective January 1, 1999, and applies only to individuals who leave office after January 1, 1999.