HB 1939 Summary

• Establishes new restrictions on Missouri legislators and statewide officials regarding private employment, including prohibiting compensation as paid political consultants and delaying lobbying activities until after leaving office

• Creates a one-year cooling-off period before former legislators can register as lobbyists, and prohibits solicitation of legislators to become lobbyists or political consultants while in office

• Implements campaign contribution limits of $5,000 per election for most offices and adds electronic reporting requirements for contributions exceeding $2,000 (previously $5,000)

• Establishes a $1,000 annual limit on cumulative lobbyist expenditures to individual legislators and their staff, with a 60-day grace period to reimburse excess amounts

• Adds new criminal penalties for bribery and corruption of legislators, including specific prohibitions against offering or accepting government appointments in exchange for official votes