Bill Text: HI HB1763 | 2020 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating To The State Ethics Code.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-21 - Referred to LAB, JUD, referral sheet 2 [HB1763 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2020-HB1763-Introduced.html
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H.B. NO. |
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THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2020 |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to the state ethics code.
BE IT
ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. The legislature finds that it is in the public interest to maintain a distinct wall of separation between lobbyists and the State's elected officials and certain government employees.
Accordingly, the purpose of this Act is to promote good government by prohibiting elected officials, employees of the legislature, and certain other high-ranking state officials from representing any person or business in a legislative or administrative action before the State for twelve months after the termination of their employment.
SECTION 2. Section 84-18, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"§84-18 Restrictions on post
employment. (a) No former legislator or employee shall
disclose any information [which] that by law or practice is not
available to the public and [which] that the former legislator or
employee acquired in the course of the former legislator's or employee's
official duties, or use the information for the former legislator's or
employee's personal gain or the benefit of anyone.
(b)
No former legislator, within twelve months after termination of the
former legislator's employment, shall represent any person or business for a
fee or other consideration[,] on matters in which the former legislator
participated as a legislator [or], on matters involving official
action by the legislature[.], or in any administrative action as defined
by section 97-1.
(c)
No former employee, within twelve months after termination of the former
employee's employment, shall represent any person or business for a fee or
other consideration[,] on matters in which the former employee
participated as an employee or on matters involving official action by the
particular state agency or subdivision thereof with which the former employee
had actually served. This section shall
not apply to a former task force member who, but for service as a task force
member, would not be considered an employee.
(d)
This section shall not prohibit any agency from contracting with a
former legislator or employee to act on a matter on behalf of the State within
the period of limitations stated herein, and shall not prevent [such] the
legislator or employee from appearing before any agency in relation to [such]
that employment.
(e) In addition to the foregoing restrictions, the
following individuals shall not represent any person or business for a fee or other
consideration regarding any legislative or administrative action, as defined by
section 97-1, for twelve months after termination of employment:
(1) The governor and
lieutenant governor;
(2) The administrative
director of the State;
(3) The
attorney general;
(4) The directors, regardless
of the titles by which the persons are designated, of the departments of accounting
and general services; agriculture; budget and finance; business, economic development,
and tourism; commerce and consumer affairs; defense; education; Hawaiian home lands;
health; human resources development; human services; labor and industrial relations;
land and natural resources; public safety; and taxation and transportation;
(5) The directors, regardless
of the titles by which the persons are designated, of the agribusiness
development corporation, Hawaii community development authority, Hawaii housing
finance and development corporation, Hawaii tourism authority, campaign spending
commission, and legislative service agencies;
(6) The permanent employees
of the legislature, other than persons employed in clerical, secretarial, or similar
positions;
(7) The
administrative director of the courts;
(8) The president of
the University of Hawaii;
(9) The trustees and
administrator of the office of Hawaiian affairs; and
(10) The members of the
public utilities commission.
[(e)] (f)
This section shall not apply to any person who is employed by the State
for a period of less than one hundred and eighty-one days.
[(f)] (g)
For the purposes of this section, "represent" means to engage
in direct communication on behalf of any person or business with a legislator,
a legislative employee, a particular state agency or subdivision thereof, or
their employees."
SECTION 3. If any provision of this Act, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of the Act that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this Act are severable.
SECTION 4. This Act does not affect rights and duties that matured, penalties that were incurred, and proceedings that were begun before its effective date.
SECTION 5. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 6. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2021.
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INTRODUCED BY: |
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By Request |
Report Title:
State Ethics Commission Package; Public Employees; Lobbying Prohibition
Description:
Prohibits certain former State employees from representing any person or business in a legislative or administrative action before the State for twelve months after the termination of their employment.
The summary description
of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is
not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
