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H.B. 151
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LOBBYIST LAW AMENDMENTS
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2000 GENERAL SESSION
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STATE OF UTAH
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Sponsor: Brad King
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AN ACT RELATING TO LOBBYIST DISCLOSURE AND REGULATION; REQUIRING THE
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LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR TO PREPARE A LOBBYIST REGISTRATION FORM; ADDING
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A CERTIFICATION, SIGNATURE, AND DATE REQUIREMENT TO THAT FORM; AND
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MAKING TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.
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This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
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AMENDS:
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36-11-103, as last amended by Chapter 162, Laws of Utah 1992
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
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Section 1.
Section
36-11-103
is amended to read:
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36-11-103. Registration.
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(1) (a) Before engaging in any lobbying activities, a lobbyist shall register with the
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lieutenant governor by [filing a written statement that provides:] completing, signing, and dating
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the form required by this section.
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[(a) his] (b) The lieutenant governor shall prepare a Lobbyist Registration Form that
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includes:
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(i) a place for the lobbyist's name and business address;
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[(b)] (ii) a place for the name and business address of each principal for which [he] the
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lobbyist works or is hired as an independent contractor;
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[(c)] (iii) a place for the name and address of the person who paid or will pay [his] the
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lobbyist's registration fee, if the fee is not paid by the [registrant himself] lobbyist;
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[(d)] (iv) a place for the lobbyist to disclose any elected or appointed position that [he] the
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lobbyist holds in state or local government, if any; [and]
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[(e)] (v) a place for the lobbyist to disclose the types of expenditures for which the lobbyist
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will be reimbursed[.]; and
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(vi) a certification in substantially the following form:
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"Certification
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I certify that the information I have provided in this form is, to the best of my knowledge,
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true, accurate, and complete.
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. I have read and understand Title 36, Chapter 11, Lobbyist Disclosure and Regulation Act,
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and the administrative rules enacted under authority of that chapter.
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. I intend to make expenditures totaling $50 or more to benefit public officials or the
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members of their immediate families in at least one calendar quarter and will timely file the
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lobbyist expenditure disclosure reports required by Sections
36-11-201
and
36-11-202
.
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. I do not intend to make expenditures totaling $50 or more to benefit public officials or the
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members of their immediate families in any calendar quarter, but understand that, if I do, I am
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required by law to file the lobbyist expenditure disclosure reports required by Sections
36-11-201
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and
36-11-202
.
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____________________________________ _____________________________"
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Lobbyist signature Date
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(2) Each person who has registered in Subsection (1) shall update his registration when
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he accepts employment for lobbying by a new client.
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(3) A principal is not required to register under Subsection (1), but if he makes
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expenditures to benefit a public official without using a lobbyist as an agent to confer those
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benefits, he shall disclose those expenditures in accordance with Sections
36-11-201
and
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36-11-202
.
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(4) Government officers need not register under Subsection (1), but shall disclose
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expenditures made to benefit public officials in accordance with Sections
36-11-201
and
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36-11-202
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Legislative Review Note
as of 1-3-00 3:03 PM
A limited legal review of this legislation raises no obvious constitutional or statutory concerns.