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State Senate may vote Monday to cap gifts from lobbyists
Committee to propose ban on gifts worth more than $100
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The state Senate is headed toward a vote Monday on rules capping the gifts that lobbyists can give senators, though the prospect of those limits becoming law appears dim.A special Senate committee spent part of Wednesday discussing some of the finer points of the proposed rules during a meeting. In general, supporters have proposed banning lawmakers from accepting gifts worth more than $100 from lobbyists. The panel chairman, Sen. John Crosby, R-Tifton, said the committee intended to make clear that no gift could exceed the $100 limit, no matter how many lobbyists contribute toward it.Gainesville Sen. Butch Miller said he would support a stricter ethics law than what Crosby is suggesting.