§ 21-5-76 - (For effective date, see note.) Contingent fees for lobbying prohibited; unauthorized persons on the floor while the General Assembly is in session - Georgia Statutes

O.C.G.A. 21-5-76 (2010)
21-5-76. (For effective date, see note.) Contingent fees for lobbying prohibited; unauthorized persons on the floor while the General Assembly is in session

(a) (For effective date, see note.) No person, firm, corporation, or association shall retain or employ a lobbyist for compensation contingent, in whole or in part, upon the passage or defeat of any legislative measure, upon the adoption or decision not to adopt any state agency rule or regulation, or upon the granting or awarding of any state contract. No lobbyist shall be employed for compensation contingent, in whole or in part, upon the passage or defeat of any legislation, upon the adoption or decision not to adopt any state agency rule or regulation, or upon the granting or awarding of any state contract.

(b) It shall be unlawful for any person registered pursuant to the requirements of this article or for any other person, except as authorized by the rules of the House of Representatives or Senate, to be on the floor of either chamber of the General Assembly while the same is in session.