H. B. 4457
(By Delegate Webb)
[Introduced February 13, 2004; referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary.]
A BILL to amend the code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by
adding thereto a new section, designated §6B-3-8a, relating to
limiting a lobbyist who formerly worked as a government
officer or employee from lobbying a current government officer
or employee until one year after employment with the
government ceased.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended
by adding thereto a new section, designated §6B-3-8a, to read as
follows:
ARTICLE 3. LOBBYISTS.
§6B-3-8a. Limitations on former government officers or employees.
Any lobbyist that was formerly a government officer or
employee may not participate in any lobbying activity with any
current government officer or employee until one year has passed
from the date that the lobbyist's employment with the government
ceased.
Any person who violates this section is guilty of a
misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less
than fifty dollars nor more than one thousand dollars or confined
in the county or regional jail not more than one year, or both
fined and imprisoned.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to restrict a lobbyist who
was formerly a government officer or employee from lobbying a
current government officer or employee until one year has passed
since the lobbyist ceased employment with the government.
This section is new; therefore, strike-throughs and
underscoring have been omitted.