A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to extend the cooling off period for legislators to become lobbyists.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 120C‑304(a) reads as rewritten:
"(a)	No legislator or former legislator may register as a lobbyist under this Article:
(1)	While in office.
(2)	Before four years after leaving office."
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law and applies to legislators serving in the 2021 General Assembly and subsequent General Assemblies.