Chapter 078
2012 -- H 7122 AS AMENDED
Enacted 05/14/12
A N A C T
RELATING TO
GENERAL ASSEMBLY - LOBBYING
Introduced
By: Representatives
Date
Introduced: January 12, 2012
It is enacted by the General
Assembly as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 22-10-8 of the General Laws in Chapter
22-10 entitled "Lobbying"
is hereby amended to read as follows:
22-10-8.
Identification badge. -- (a) There
shall be issued by the secretary of state to
every person who shall qualify as a legislative lobbyist,
as provided in this chapter, and who shall
have complied with the provisions of this chapter for the
prior calendar year, if applicable, an
identification badge evidencing qualification in the form as shall
be prescribed by the secretary of
state. Every lobbyist shall conspicuously display this
identification badge on his or her clothing
while in the state house at all times of the day during any
legislative session, special legislative
session, and at all times of the day during any committee
meeting or joint committee meeting of
the general assembly. The color of the identification
badge shall be changed each legislative year.
The badge shall include, but not be limited to, the
word "Lobbyist" in bold print as well as the
name of the lobbyist, the year, the registration number
of the lobbyist, and the name of the
employer.
(b) An annual fee equal
to the actual cost of preparing the badge badges, but not
exceeding five dollars ($5.00) per entity represented,
shall be paid by the lobbyist. The fee shall
be paid to the secretary of state at the time of
registration for deposit in the state's general
treasury.
SECTION 2. Section 42-139-4 of the General Laws in Chapter
42-139 entitled
"Executive Branch and
Public Corporation Lobbying" is hereby amended to read as follows:
42-139-4. Entry of
names of lobbyists on register required. – (a) Every person,
corporation, or association that engages any person to act as a
lobbyist as defined in section 42-
139-2 shall, after the commencement of each annual
session, within seven (7) days after the date
of such employment, cause the name of the person,
corporation, or association and the name of
the person so engaged, or agreed to be engaged, as well
as a brief summary of the subject matter,
to be entered in the register as herein provided in the
office of the secretary of state. It shall also
be the duty of the person so engaged as a lobbyist to
enter or cause to be entered his or her name
in the register within seven (7) days after his or her
date of employment. Upon the termination of
the engagement, that fact shall be entered opposite the
name of any person so engaged by the
employer or employee.
(b) No person,
corporation or association shall be allowed to cause the name of the
person, corporation or association and the name of the
person so engaged to be entered into the
register of the office of the secretary of state unless full
compliance, if any required, of the
provisions of this chapter have been met for the prior calendar
year.
SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon passage.
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LC00450
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