This bill prohibits any individual who serves as a constitutional officer or as a
member of the legislature, for 12 months following the date on which the individual
ceases to hold office, from being employed as a lobbyist. "Constitutional officer"
includes the governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, state treasurer,
attorney general and state superintendent of public instruction. A "lobbyist" means
an individual who is compensated by a principal and whose duties include
attempting to influence state legislative action or state administrative rule-making
action on behalf of the principal, except that an individual whose duties on behalf of
a principal are not limited exclusively to lobbying is a "lobbyist" only if the individual
makes lobbying communications on each of at least 5 days during a 6-month
reporting period.

Violators are subject to a forfeiture (civil penalty) of not more than $5,000 for
each violation. Intentional violators are subject to a fine of not less than $100 nor
more than $5,000 or imprisonment for not more than one year or both for each
violation (a misdemeanor).