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House rules governing lobbyist conduct and access to House spaces would be updated to create a new category called "volunteer lobbyists" — people who lobby legislators but aren't required to formally register as lobbyists under state law — and subject them to many of the same restrictions currently applied only to registered lobbyists. Under this change, volunteer lobbyists would be barred from the House floor and restricted from other House spaces like the lounge, offices, conference rooms, and hallways in the same ways lobbyists already are, generally only being allowed in with a representative's invitation for specific meetings. The bill would also explicitly prohibit lobbyists, volunteer lobbyists, and government officials from participating in decisions about which bills get prioritized for a floor vote or sent to committee, and from using another representative's, official's, or employee's identification badge without permission.