SB137 Summary

• Extends lobbying restrictions on former public officials to include a two-year cooling-off period after they leave office, regardless of whether they complete their full term.

• Prohibits former elected public officials from lobbying before the executive, legislative, or judicial branches of government for two years following the conclusion of their term of office.

• Expands restrictions to cover former public employees, preventing them from lobbying their former agency for two years after leaving employment.

• Maintains exceptions for former Alabama judiciary members who represent clients in non-lobbying legal capacities.

• Became effective immediately upon passage and approval by the Governor on April 3, 2015, with Senate passage vote of 28-0 with 1 abstention.