House Sponsors: FRITCHEY-BOLAND-GARRETT-FRANKS-MCCARTHY, SCULLY, COULSON AND MAY. Senate Sponsors: OBAMA Short description: ST EMPLYEE-SOLICIT CONTRIBUT Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Election Code and the Criminal Code of 1961. Creates the Class A misdemeanor of solicitation misconduct. Prohibits a public officer or employee from receiving or soliciting campaign contributions from a person whose business or activity the officer or employee regulates. Requires State agencies to notify the Secretary of State of the officers and employees with regulatory responsibilities, but provides that an officer or employee not so designated may be found guilty of solicitation misconduct. Requires forfeiture of office or employment upon conviction. Requires relief for an employee discriminated against because of his or her anti-solicitation misconduct activities. Requires the Department of State Police to establish a toll-free telephone number for reporting solicitation misconduct, and makes false reporting a Class C misdemeanor. Prohibits a candidate or political committee treasurer from receiving contributions resulting from solicitation misconduct, and makes violation a Class A misdemeanor. Provides that prohibited contributions eacheat to the State. Effective immediately. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Further amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that a public employee commits solicitation misconduct when he or she solicits or receives contributions from a person engaged in a business or activity over which the employee has responsibility to investigate or inspect, and enforce, regulatory measures necessary to the requirements of any State or federal statute or regulation relating to the business activity (now a public employee commits the offense when he or she solicits or receives contributions on behalf of a candidate or political committee from a person engaged in a business activity the public employee has responsibility as part of his or her official duties to investigate or inspect, and enforce, regulatory measures necessary to the requirements of a State or federal statute or regulation). Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: JAN-07-2003 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 1 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status