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MO HB94

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/7/2015

Primary Sponsor

Rocky Miller

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Origin

House of Representatives

2015 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Removes the prohibition on state employees being candidates for nomination or election to partisan or nonpartisan public offices, eliminating the requirement to resign or take leave of absence to run

  • Explicitly permits state employees to voluntarily engage in political activity during non-working hours, including weekends, evenings, leave time, vacation time, and holidays

  • Removes the word "levy" from restrictions on soliciting financial contributions from employees, while clarifying that solicitation prohibitions apply specifically "as a condition of employment"

  • Maintains existing protections preventing employees from using official authority to influence elections, soliciting contributions from subordinates, or influencing persons with pending business before their department

  • Retains the prohibition on persons elected to partisan public office being appointed to positions covered by the state personnel chapter

Legislative Description

Repeals provisions that prohibit specified state employees from being a candidate for public office and changes the laws regarding the political activities of state employees

Last Action

Referred: Select Committee on State and Local Governments(H)

3/17/2015

Committee Referrals

Select Committee on State and Local Governments3/17/2015
Elections1/20/2015

Full Bill Text

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