Bill > SB1035

Introduced Session

This bill prohibits any individual who serves as a member of the legislature, for 12 months following the date on which the individual ceases to hold office, from being employed as a lobbyist. “Lobbyist” is defined as an individual who is compensated by a principal and whose duties include attempting to influence state legislative action or state administrative rule-making action on behalf of the principal; if an individual’s duties on behalf of a principal are not limited exclusively to lobbying, the individual is a lobbyist only if he or she makes lobbying communications on each of at least five days during a six-month reporting period. Violators of the prohibition are subject to a forfeiture (civil penalty) of not more than $5,000 for each violation. Intentional violators are guilty of a misdemeanor and are subject to a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $5,000 or imprisonment for not more than one year or both for each violation.

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Dianne Hesselbein (D)*,  Sarah Keyeski (D)*,  Chris Larson (D)*,  Mark Spreitzer (D)*,  Margaret Arney (D),  Mike Bare (D),  Karen DeSanto (D),  Jodene Emerson (D),  Jenna Jacobson (D),  Dean Kaufert (R),  Supreme Moore Omokunde (D),  Greta Neubauer (D),  Ann Roe (D),  Joe Sheehan (D),  Lee Snodgrass (D),  Angela Stroud (D),  Angelito Tenorio (D),  Ron Tusler (R),  Randy Udell (D), 

Read first time and referred to Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs (on 02/17/2026)

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