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CS/HJR 7001: State Officers Post-service Personal Representation Prohibitions

JOINT RESOLUTION by Rules and Policy Committee ; Public Integrity and Ethics Committee ; Metz

State Officers Post-service Personal Representation Prohibitions; Proposes amendment to State Constitution prohibiting legislators & statewide elected officers from personally representing another person or entity for compensation before any state government body or state agency except judicial tribunals for six years following vacation of office; provides that prohibition applies to individuals who were members of legislature or who were statewide elected officers at any time after November 8, 2016.

Last Action: 5/5/2017 Senate - Died in Ethics and Elections
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Ethics and Elections (EE)
  2. Rules (RC)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/31/2017 House • Filed
2/3/2017 House • Referred to Rules and Policy Committee -HJ 250
2/14/2017 House • On Committee agenda-- Rules and Policy Committee, 02/21/17, 8:30 am, Sumner Hall
2/21/2017 House • CS by- Rules and Policy Committee; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -HJ 276
2/23/2017 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.18(c)
2/28/2017 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 269
3/7/2017 House • Introduced -HJ 250
• CS by Rules and Policy Committee read 1st time -HJ 266
3/23/2017 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/29/17
3/29/2017 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 474
• Placed on 3rd reading
3/30/2017 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 499
• CS passed; YEAS 108 NAYS 4 -HJ 500
4/4/2017 Senate • In Messages
4/5/2017 Senate • Referred to Ethics and Elections; Rules -SJ 329
4/6/2017 Senate • Received -SJ 329
5/5/2017 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Ethics and Elections