Ch. 618

1995 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(III)   THE DATE AND VALUE OF EACH GIFT OF A MEAL OR
BEVERAGES, AND THE IDENTITY OF THE ENTITY OR ENTITIES TO WHICH THE GIFT
IS ATTRIBUTABLE; AND

(IV)   THE TOTAL CUMULATIVE VALUE OF GIFTS OF MEALS OR
BEVERAGES, CALCULATED AS TO EACH RECIPIENT.

(5) (4) THE REGULATED LOBBYIST MAY:

(I)      DECLARE ON THE FORM REQUIRED UNDER PARAGRAPH (4) (3)
OF THIS SUBSECTION THAT A GIFT OF A MEAL OR BEVERAGES WAS GIVEN FOR
PURPOSES NOT RELATED TO THE REGULATED LOBBYIST'S LOBBYING ACTIVITIES;
AND

(II)     EXPLAIN THE CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH THE GIFT OF A
MEAL OR BEVERAGES WAS GIVEN.

(5) GIFTS OF MEALS OR BEVERAGES REPORTED BY A REGULATED
LOBBYIST UNDER THIS SUBSECTION NEED NOT BE COUNTED OR REPORTED BY THE
REGULATED LOBBYIST FOR PURPOSES OF DISCLOSURE UNDER SUBSECTION (B)(4)
OF THIS SECTION.

[(d)](E) The Ethics Commission may require a regulated lobbyist to file any
additional report the Ethics Commission determines to be necessary.

SECTION 3. 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October November 1, 1995.

Approved May 25, 1995.

CHAPTER 618
(House Bill 6)

AN ACT concerning

Ethics Law - Gifts—Prohibitions Unsolicited Gifts of Nominal Value

FOR the purpose of expanding the prohibitions on the acceptance of certain gifts by
certain officials and employees; specifying which categories of gifts are prohibited;
providing certain exceptions to the prohibitions; eliminating certain information
from regulated lobbyists' gift disclosure reports; and generally relating to gift
prohibitions and disclosure under the Maryland Public Ethics Law prohibiting a
member of the General Assembly State official of the Executive or Legislative Branch
from accepting certain unsolicited gifts from certain entities; allowing a member of
the General Assembly State official of the Executive or Legislative Branch to accept an
unsolicited gift, not exceeding a certain dollar amount, from a regulated lobbyist;
making it unlawful for certain regulated lobbyists to make certain gifts to certain
officials and employees under certain circumstances; and generally relating to
certain gift prohibitions under the State Ethics Law.

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