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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 - 2002
IN 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
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