Two measures that would ban cash gifts to lawmakers and other public officials cleared the Senate.
The bill, SB 1327, and the resolution, SR 339, were introduced just last month after reports of Philadelphia lawmakers accepting cash from a lobbyist. SR 339 bans gifts to senators and is effective immediately. SB 1327 would ban gifts to all elected officials and state employees. The other difference between the bill and the resolution is that the bill would carry the weight of the law, so violators could be prosecuted. The resolution calls for a civil penalty.
