MS HB787

State agencies and community/junior colleges are prohibited from using public funds to pay contract lobbyists, and any such contracts are void and unenforceable

Public employees who authorize expenditure of public funds for contract lobbying services are subject to termination

The prohibition does not apply to public employees who lobby as part of their regular job duties when authorized or directed by their supervisor or governing board

"Legislative advocacy services" is removed from the types of contracts subject to oversight by the Public Procurement Review Board

New definitions are added to the Lobbying Law Reform Act including "state agency," "community or junior college," "public funds," and "contract lobbying"