A. On and after January 1, 2020:
(1) the state ethics commission shall have jurisdiction to investigate and adjudicate a complaint alleging a civil violation of a provision of the Lobbyist Regulation Act in accordance with the provisions of that act; and
(2) the state ethics commission shall share jurisdiction to investigate and adjudicate complaints, or any aspect of a complaint, with the secretary of state as formalized through an agreement. The secretary of state shall forward complaints it receives alleging violations of the Lobbyist Regulation Act to the state ethics commission in accordance with the agreement.
B. The state ethics commission and the secretary of state shall make recommendations to the first session of the fifty-fifth legislature on any changes to the Lobbyist Regulation Act necessary for the efficient administration and enforcement of the provisions of that act.
History: Laws 2019, ch. 86, § 21.
ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2019, ch. 86, § 41 made Laws 2019, ch. 86, § 21 effective January 1, 2020.