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This bill extends a current law that prohibits former executive branch employees from lobbying into a new law that also includes former legislative branch employees. Specifically, expands the definition of "former employee" to include both unclassified and classified state employees from the executive branch, as well as all legislative employees such as partisan staff, nonpartisan staff, committee clerks, and staff from the Senate and House offices. Beginning January 1, 2026, these former legislative and executive branch employees will be prohibited from engaging in compensated lobbying (one their positions. The one-year cooling-off period is designed to prevent potential conflicts of interest where recently departed government employees might leverage their insider knowledge or connections to improperly influence governmental processes for private financial gain. applying the lobbrestriction to both both legislative employees the bill a comprehensive playing standard of-employment restrictions different parts of state government.

Military Affairs and Security

https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1576&snum=132