1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to lobbyists; prohibiting former legislators, constitutional officers, 
1.3 	agency heads, and certain legislative employees from lobbying for legislative or 
1.4 	administrative action for one year after leaving office; proposing coding for new 
1.5 	law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 10A.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. [10A.035] LOBBYING RESTRICTION.
 1.8 	An individual may not attempt to influence legislative or administrative action as a 
1.9 	lobbyist for one year after leaving one of the following offices:
1.10 	(1) member of the legislature;
1.11 	(2) constitutional officer;
1.12 	(3) commissioner, deputy commissioner, or head of any state department or agency; 
1.13 	or
1.14 	(4) researcher, legislative analyst, or attorney in the office of senate counsel and 
1.15 	research or house research.