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MO HB2494

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/4/2016

Primary Sponsor

Mark Parkinson

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Origin

House of Representatives

2016 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires lobbyists to provide itemized listings of expenditures for general assembly committee meetings and events, identifying each attending legislator individually by name rather than reporting only group totals

  • Mandates that legislators provide written documentation of their attendance and consent to receive food, services, or other items of value from lobbyists at such events

  • Requires expenditure valuations to be calculated as a pro rata share among only those members who provide written documentation of attendance and acceptance

  • Expands the definition of "committee of the general assembly" to include standing, select, special, and joint committees, as well as caucuses of the general assembly or any portion of its membership

  • Removes the previous reporting exception that allowed lobbyists to report only aggregate totals when inviting entire legislative bodies, committees, or caucuses in writing

Legislative Description

Requires lobbyists to report an itemized listing of expenditures for committees and events that identifies members of the general assembly individually rather than as a group

Last Action

Referred: Government Oversight and Accountability(H)

5/13/2016

Committee Referrals

Government Oversight and Accountability5/13/2016

Full Bill Text

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