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Bills from the 2009–10 session

Senate Bill 217

Ineligibility of convicted felons for licensure as lobbyists

Topics: Crime and criminals: Felony, Government Accountability Board, Lobbying

Stopped in committee

It never got a ⁠, so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.

  1. Introduced, passed

    May 26, 2009

  2. Committee, stopped here

    Stopped here. No public hearing was held.

  3. Senate vote, not reached

  4. Assembly vote, not reached

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Apr 28, 2010: “Failed to pass pursuant to ⁠”

It never got a hearing in the Senate Committee on Ethics Reform and Government Operations. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.

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What it would have done

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

Currently, a lobbyist who is convicted of procuring his or her license by fraud or perjury or any other person who is convicted of acting as a lobbyist without being licensed is not eligible to be licensed as a lobbyist for a period of three years from the date of that conviction. In addition, the license of any lobbyist who is convicted of a violation of the lobbying regulation law may be revoked by the Government Accountability Board for a period of not more than three years from the date of that conviction, and a lobbyist who is convicted of a criminal violation of the lobbying regulation law is ineligible for licensure as a lobbyist for a period of five years from the date of that conviction.

This bill provides that no person who is convicted of a felony in any court of this state or of the United States is eligible to be licensed as a lobbyist for a period of five years from the date of conviction or until the person has served his or her sentence and has otherwise satisfied the judgment against him or her, whichever is longer, unless the person is pardoned of the conviction. The bill also directs the board to revoke the license of any lobbyist upon conviction of the lobbyist of a felony in any court of this state or of the United States. The bill provides that any person who becomes ineligible for licensure as a lobbyist or whose license is revoked may apply to the board for reinstatement of his of her license after the mandatory ineligibility period. The board may then reinstate the person's license if the board finds that the person is rehabilitated and of good professional repute.

Who's behind it

2 senators are its ⁠. All 2 are Republicans.

9 more lawmakers ⁠.

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Authors (2)

Signed on in support (9)

Versions and amendments

Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.

What happened

  1. Apr 28, 2010

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. May 26, 2009

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Ethics Reform and Government Operations.

  3. May 26, 2009

    Introduced in the Senate.

See the official record, word for word
  1. May 26, 2009 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators A. Lasee and Cowles;Cosponsored by Representatives Soletski, Bies, Berceau, Brooks, Mursau, A. Ott, Spanbauer, Van Roy and Zigmunt

  2. May 26, 2009 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Ethics Reform and Government Operations

  3. Sep 28, 2009 · Senate

    Senate substitute amendment 1 offered by Senator A. Lasee

  4. Apr 28, 2010 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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Signed on in support

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Committee

A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.

More in the glossary

Public hearing

A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.

More in the glossary

Senate Joint Resolution 1

The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.

Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1

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Legislative Reference Bureau

The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.

Official term: LRB analysis

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Author

A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.

Official term: Author, coauthor

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Signed on in support

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Official term: Cosponsor

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