Lobby reform: Round 2
INDIANAPOLIS--Sen. Patricia Miller, R-Indianapolis, introduced a two-sentence bill that would prevent legislators from becoming lobbyists until after they have been gone at least one year.
Senate Bill 15 would prohibit former members of the Indiana General Assembly to from working as legislative branch lobbyists until one year after their termination on June 30. Miller said this would improve “public confidence in the process.”
“It is more transparent for Hoosiers,” she said.
Last year, the one-year waiting period provoked debate. Some advocates for stricter lobbying guidelines argued that a one-year requirement would not have much effect.
Miller disagreed. She said that one year is “adequate time.”
An identical bill died last year.
SB15 has been sent to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Procedures.
