A bill for an act relating to government ethics of employees of a state agency, and making penalties applicable.

HF 955 bars state agency employees from using official materials (like badges, uniforms, or work email) when engaging in non-work activities involving legislators. It directly affects all state agency employees, including those in departments, commissions, and community colleges, by adding them to the ethics committees' jurisdiction for violations. The bill creates penalties for violations, classifying them as serious misdemeanors punishable by up to one year in jail and fines between $430-$2,560. Key mechanisms include requiring complaints about violations to be filed with ethics committees and mandating clear evidence for findings of guilt. The bill applies to all state agencies except agricultural commodity boards.