Pennsylvania legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Pennsylvania HB744: An Act amending Title 65 (Public Officers) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in ethics standards and financial disclosure, further providing for definitions and for restricted activities, providing for gift ban and for gift ban exceptions and further providing for statement of financial interests.
Status: In committee, September 29, 2026
What the bill says
Amending Title 65 (Public Officers) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in ethics standards and financial disclosure, further providing for definitions and for restricted activities, providing for gift ban and for gift ban exceptions and further providing for statement of financial interests.
From the introduced text, March 3, 2025:
Amending Title 65 (Public Officers) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in ethics standards and financial disclosure, further providing for definitions and for restricted activities, providing for gift ban and for gift ban exceptions and further providing for statement of financial interests. The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows: Section 1. The definition of "person" in section 1102 of Title 65 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is amended and the section is amended by adding definitions to read: § 1102. Definitions. The following words and phrases when used in this chapter shall have, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the meanings given to them in this section: * * * "Cash." United States currency and coin and foreign currency and coin. * * * "Lobbyist." Any individual, association, corporation, partnership, business trust or other entity that engages in lobbying on behalf of a principal for economic consideration and that is registered under Chapter 13A (relating to lobbying disclosure). The term includes an attorney at law while engaged in lobbying. * * * "Person." A business, governmental body, individual, including an individual lobbyist or employee of a lobbyist, corporation, union, association, firm, partnership, committee, club or other organization or group of persons. * * * Section 2. Section 1103(b) and (c) of Title 65 are amended to …