LOBBYING ACTIVITY REPORTS

HB 35 requires lobbyists and their employers (who already file expenditure or registration reports) to submit detailed lobbying activity reports within 48 hours of engaging with legislation. The reports must specify the exact bill lobbied on, the lobbyist’s position (support/oppose), and the employer’s name. These reports will be publicly accessible online for 10 years on the legislature’s website, linked to each bill and searchable by the public. The bill directly affects registered lobbyists and their employers by increasing transparency around their advocacy efforts on specific legislation.