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Index of Opinions

ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS

ANYTHING OF VALUE

Excludes:

Includes:

  • Airport parking passes, 93-17
  • Box seats at entertainment facility, 93-42, 93-63
  • Discounts, rebates, 93-42, 94-19
  • Examinations, health, vision, 94-19
  • Gifts, in general, 93-49
  • Membership in recreational facility, 93-17
  • Membership on golf team 94-22
  • Prizes, 93-1
  • Trips, 94-15

APPEARANCE OF IMPROPRIETY

AREA DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS

  • Governmental organization, 93-17
  • Sponsoring meetings, 93-21
  • Employment of GA member, 02-02

ASSOCIATIONS (See also BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS)

ATTENDANCE AT MEETINGS (See also MEETINGS)

ATTORNEY

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS (See Associations)

  • Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission, 93-24
  • Film Commission, 93-53
  • Industrial Development Board, 93-17
  • Legislative Research Commission staff, 93-58
  • Legislators serving on, 93-53, 93-60, 95-7, 97-1
  • Local government planning commission, 93-34
  • Parole Board, 93-4
  • Public Service Commission, 93-14, 98-4
  • School Board, 93-45, 96-1
  • Unemployment Insurance Commission, 93-23
  • Workers' Compensation Board, 93-11

CABINET SECRETARIES

CAMPAIGNS (See also CONTRIBUTIONS)

CANDIDATES

CAUCUS

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (See ASSOCIATIONS)

CHARITABLE, CIVIC, GOVERNMENTAL

CITY/COUNTY GOVERNMENT (See LOCAL GOVERNMENT)

CLIENT (See LEGISLATORS)

COMMISSION MEMBERS

  • Political campaign activity, 01-04

COMMONWEALTH TRAINING PARTNERSHIP

  • Legislators may contract with, 94-33

COMPENSATION

COMPETITIVE BIDDING

  • Legislator's business interest, 93-22, 95-5
  • Legislator's employer's interest, 95-12
  • Legislator's non-profit interest, 94-6
  • Small Purchase Procedures, 95-5

CONFLICT OF INTEREST

CONSTITUENT SERVICES

  • Contact with state agency:
    • Complaints, 93-21
    • Judicial personnel, 94-42
    • Parole Board, 93-4
    • Recommendation for employment, 93-19
    • Requesting prisoner transfer, 93-25
    • Supporting grant application, 93-21
    • Supporting intervener status, 93-14
  • Federal concerns, 95-11

CONTRIBUTIONS (See also CAMPAIGNS; LEGISLATORS,  Political campaigns and Political fundraising)

EDUCATIONAL ITEMS (See also GIFTS)

EMPLOYEES

EMPLOYERS

  • Employment of a lobbyist:
  • Events - See EVENTS
  • Interpreted, 93-52, 94-29, 95-17
  • Prohibitions - See PROHIBITIONS/RESTRICTIONS (EMPLOYER & AGENT)
  • Registration - See REGISTRATION
  • Statement of expenditures - See STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURES
  • Updated registration - See UPDATED REGISTRATION

ENTERTAINMENT FACILITY BOXES/SEATS (See EVENTS and GIFTS)

EVENTS

EXECUTIVES

  • As legislative agents, 93-48
  • Private employees as, 93-43
  • Legislator as:

FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE STATEMENT

  • At end of legislative service, 95-3
  • Customer is not a "client", 93-31
  • Final year, 95-3
  • Gross income, 94-34
  • Honoraria, 95-9
  • Immediate family, 94-34
  • Income as auctioneer, 93-9
  • Income of spouse, 94-34
  • Lawyer/Legislator's law firm partners, 93-15, 93-24, 93-62, 94-32
  • Legislative agent/employer as client, 93-22
  • Legislative agent as employer, 94-34
  • Legislative branch major management personnel, 93-58
  • Private business transactions, 93-40, 94-34, 94-12
  • Real estate activity, 94-12
  • Speaking fees, private sector employment, 95-9

FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS

  • Employer of legislative agent required to report, 93-6, 93-22
  • Private citizen not required to report, 93-6
  • Legislative agent required to report, 93-22, 94-12
  • Legislator required to report, 93-22, 94-12
  • Sale of internet services to legislators, reportable as, 99-2

FOOD AND BEVERAGES (See ANYTHING OF VALUE)

FOOTBALL GAME PASSES

  • Legislator may accept, 93-36

GIFTS

  • Airport parking passes, 93-17
  • Box seats, entertainment facility, 93-42, 93-63, 93-66, 98-5 (supersedes 93-66) 
  • Cash prizes, 93-1
  • Examinations, health, vision, 94-19
  • Food and beverage - See ANYTHING OF VALUE
  • Garbage bags, 00-1
  • Golf - See EVENTS
  • Informational, promotional, educational items 93-16
  • Newspaper, 95-18
  • Office space, 93-68
  • Parking passes, 93-17
  • Plaques, 93-16, 93-21
  • Recreation facility, membership, 93-17
  • Seats, entertainment facility, 93-66, 98-5 (supersedes 93-66)
  • Tickets - See EVENTS

HB 585 - Amendments to the Code

  • Interpreted:
    • "Association," 96-6
    • "Coalition," 96-6
    • "Legislative agent" 96-4, 96-6
    • "Legislative liaison," 96-6
    • "Lobbying activities," 96-6
    • "Public interest entity," 96-6
    • "Trade association," 96-6
  • Updated registration statements, 96-4, 96-6

HONORARIA

INCOMPATIBLE OFFICES

INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT BOARD

  • Co-sponsors of event, 93-17

INFLUENCE

INFORMATIONAL ITEMS (See also GIFTS)

  • Seedlings, 94-10
  • Taped interviews with legislators, 94-11

INTERNET WEB SITES

  • Not lobbying, 96-8
  • Placement of LRC toll-free number, 01-02

INTERIM OFFICE OF HEALTH PLANNING AND CERTIFICATION

  • Lawyer/Legislator prohibited from practice before, 93-35

JURISDICTION (See SCOPE OF CODE)

LEADERSHIP/LEGISLATIVE STAFF

LEGISLATION

LEGISLATIVE AGENTS

LEGISLATORS

 

LOBBY

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

MANAGEMENT SERVICE COMPANY

  • Registration of agents and employers, 93-52, 95-17

MEETINGS