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House Journal: Page 270: Monday, February 6, 1995

 4  indirectly, from a political action committee.  A
 5  member of the house shall not act as a paid lobbyist
 6  for any organization.  However, this paragraph shall
 7  not prohibit a member or employee of the house from
 8  working for a candidate's committee, a political
 9  party's action committee, or a political action
10  committee which does not support or oppose a candidate
11  for public office in this state or a ballot issue in
12  this state and which is not interested in issues
13  before the general assembly.
14     For the purpose of this rule, a political action
15  committee means a committee, but not a candidate's
16  committee, which accepts contributions, makes
17  expenditures, or incurs indebtedness in the aggregate
18  of more than two hundred fifty dollars in any one
19  calendar year for the purpose of supporting or
20  opposing a candidate for public office or a ballot
21  issue or for the purpose of influencing legislative
22  action.
23     e.  A member or employee of the house shall not
24  solicit employment on behalf of the member or
25  employee, or on behalf of another legislator or
26  employee, as a lobbyist while the general assembly is
27  in session.
28     f.  Certain goods or services.  A member or
29  employee of the house shall not solicit or obtain
30  goods or services from another person under
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 1  circumstances where the member or employee knows or
 2  should know that the goods or services are being
 3  offered or sold with the intent to influence the
 4  member's or employee's conduct in the performance of
 5  official duties.  If a member or employee of the house
 6  is afforded goods or services by another person at a
 7  price that is not available to other members or
 8  classes of members of the general public or is
 9  afforded goods or services that are not available to
10  other members or classes of members of the general
11  public by another person where the member or employee
12  knows or should know that the other person intends to
13  influence the member's or employee's official conduct,
14  the member or employee shall not take or purchase the
15  goods or services.
16     3.  APPEARANCE BEFORE STATE AGENCY.  A member or
17  employee of the house may appear before a state agency
18  in any representation case but shall not act as a
19  lobbyist with respect to the passage, defeat,
20  approval, veto, or modification of any legislation,
21  rule, or executive order.  Whenever a member or
22  employee of the house appears before a state agency,
23  the member or employee shall carefully avoid all
24  conduct which might in any way lead members of the

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Index: House Journal (76th General Assembly: Session 1)

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