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H0614......................................................by STATE AFFAIRS LOBBYISTS - Adds to existing law to require any person who has made lobbying expenditures, which are not reported by a registered lobbyist and which exceed $250 in the aggregate during any calendar quarter, shall be required to register as a lobbyist within seven days of exceeding the $250 threshold. 02/11 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing 02/12 Rpt prt - to St Aff 02/19 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg 02/20 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg 02/25 3rd rdg - FAILED - 21-47-2 AYES -- Block, Bruneel, Crow, Deal, Denney, Ellsworth, Eskridge, Gould, Hornbeck, Jones, Kellogg(Duncan), Kunz, Langford, Loertscher, McKague, Montgomery, Pearce, Shepherd, Smith(33), Smylie, Stevenson NAYS -- Aikele, Barraclough, Barrett, Bedke, Bell, Bieter, Black, Boe, Bolz, Bradford, Callister, Campbell, Clark, Collins, Cuddy, Ellis, Field(20), Gagner, Hadley, Hammond, Harwood, Henbest, Higgins, Jaquet, Kendell, Lake, Mader, Martinez, Meyer, Mortensen, Moyle, Pischner, Pomeroy, Raybould, Ridinger, Roberts, Robison, Sali, Schaefer, Sellman, Smith(23), Stone, Tilman, Trail, Wheeler, Wood, Young Absent and excused -- Field(13), Mr. Speaker Floor Sponsor - Denney To Chief Clerk
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO |||| Fifty-sixth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2002IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HOUSE BILL NO. 614 BY STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE 1 AN ACT 2 RELATING TO LOBBYISTS; AMENDING CHAPTER 66, TITLE 67, IDAHO CODE, BY THE ADDI- 3 TION OF A NEW SECTION 67-6617A, IDAHO CODE, TO REQUIRE THAT ANY PERSON WHO 4 HAS MADE LOBBYING EXPENDITURES, NOT REPORTED BY A REGISTERED LOBBYIST, 5 EXCEEDING TWO HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS IN THE AGGREGATE DURING ANY CALENDAR 6 QUARTER SHALL BE REQUIRED TO REGISTER AS A LOBBYIST WITHIN SEVEN DAYS OF 7 EXCEEDING THE TWO HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLAR THRESHOLD; AND DECLARING AN EMER- 8 GENCY. 9 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho: 10 SECTION 1. That Chapter 66, Title 67, Idaho Code, be, and the same is 11 hereby amended by the addition thereto of a NEW SECTION, to be known and des- 12 ignated as Section 67-6617A, Idaho Code, and to read as follows: 13 67-6617A. PERSONS MAKING LOBBYING EXPENDITURES NOT REPORTED BY A REGIS- 14 TERED LOBBYIST. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 67-6618(c), Idaho 15 Code, any person who has made lobbying expenditures, not reported by a regis- 16 tered lobbyist pursuant to section 67-6619, Idaho Code, exceeding two hundred 17 fifty dollars ($250) in the aggregate during any calendar quarter shall be 18 required to register as a lobbyist within seven (7) days of exceeding the two 19 hundred fifty dollar ($250) threshold, pursuant to the provisions of section 20 67-6617, Idaho Code. Such person shall file the expenditure reports required 21 by section 67-6619, Idaho Code. 22 SECTION 2. An emergency existing therefor, which emergency is hereby 23 declared to exist, this act shall be in full force and effect on and after its 24 passage and approval.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE RS 11926 The purpose of this legislation is to enhance disclosure under the Sunshine Law by providing that any person that expends over two hundred fifty dollars ($250) lobbying needs to register and report under the act. This requirement would be mandatory even though no person may be compensated as a lobbyist. FISCAL IMPACT The fiscal impact to the general fund of the State of Idaho would be minimal. CONTACT Name: Ben Ysursa Agency: Secretary of State Phone: 334-2852 Statement of Purpose/Fiscal Impact H 614