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2	2	Senate Bill 528
3	3	By: Senators Williams of the 25th and Harbin of the 16th
4	4	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
5	5	AN ACT
6	6	To amend Chapter 5 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to
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8	8	government transparency and campaign finance, so as to provide that the State Ethics2
9	9	Commission shall not accept or reject complaints made against candidates 60 days prior to3
10	10	an election; to provide that campaign and personal finance disclosure reports for local elected4
11	11	officials shall be filed with the commission instead of locally; to provide uniform reporting5
12	12	dates for campaigns for all levels of office; to remove registration requirements for6
13	13	individuals who contribute $25,000.00 or less directly to candidates or campaign committees7
14	14	in a calendar year; to provide for registration of certain political action committees; to require8
15	15	certain political action committees to maintain bank accounts; to provide disclosure reporting9
16	16	requirements for certain political action committees; to revise and make more uniform10
17	17	reporting dates for personal financial disclosure statements for office holders and candidates;11
18	18	to revise provisions related to reporting income on personal financial disclosure statements12
19	19	for office holders and candidates; to provide that the commission shall not publicly release13
20	20	home address information in its possession; to revise lobbyist reporting requirements to make 14
21	21	the reporting dates for such requirements more uniform; to increase the expenditure cap on15
22	22	lobbyists; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.16
23	23	BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:17
24	24	S. B. 528
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26	26	SECTION 1.
27	27	18
28	28	Chapter 5 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to government19
29	29	transparency and campaign finance, is amended by revising Code Section 21-5-7, relating20
30	30	to initiation of complaints, as follows:21
31	31	"21-5-7.22
32	32	(a)
33	33	The commission shall not initiate any investigation or inquiry into any matter under its23
34	34	jurisdiction based upon the complaint of any person, including a staff attorney employed24
35	35	by the commission, unless that person or staff attorney shall produce the same in writing25
36	36	and verify the same under oath to the best information, knowledge, and belief of such26
37	37	person, the falsification of which shall be punishable as false swearing under Code27
38	38	Section 16-10-71.28
39	39	(b) The person against whom any complaint is made shall be furnished by hand delivery29
40	40	or statutory overnight delivery or mailed by certified mail, return receipt requested, a copy30
41	41	of the complaint by the commission within two business days of the commission's receipt31
42	42	of such complaint and prior to any other public dissemination of such complaint.32
43	43	(c) The commission shall not accept or reject a complaint made, nor issue a complaint on33
44	44	its own cognizance, against a candidate in the 60 days immediately prior to an election in34
45	45	which such candidate is seeking nomination for election or election."35
46	46	SECTION 2.36
47	47	Said chapter is further amended by revising Code Section 21-5-34, relating to campaign37
48	48	disclosure reports, as follows:38
49	49	"21-5-34.39
50	50	(a)(1)(A) The candidate or the chairperson or treasurer of each campaign committee40
51	51	organized to bring about the nomination or election of a candidate for any office and41
52	52	the chairperson or treasurer of every campaign committee designed to bring about the42
53	53	recall of a public officer or to oppose the recall of a public officer or designed to bring43
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56	56	about the approval or rejection by the voters of any proposed constitutional amendment,
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58	58	state-wide proposed question, or state-wide referendum shall electronically sign and file45
59	59	with the commission the required campaign contribution disclosure reports; provided,
60	60	46
61	61	however, that public offices listed in subparagraph (F) or (G) of paragraph (22) of Code47
62	62	Section 21-5-3 shall be subject to signing and filing requirements as prescribed by48
63	63	paragraph (3) or (4) of this subsection, and recalls for such offices shall be subject to49
64	64	signing and filing requirements the same as required of candidates for such offices as50
65	65	prescribed by paragraph (3) or (4) of this subsection.51
66	66	(B) The chairperson or treasurer of each independent committee shall file the required52
67	67	disclosure reports with the commission.53
68	68	(2)(A) Any campaign committee which accepts contributions or makes expenditures54
69	69	designed to bring about the approval or rejection by the voters of any proposed question55
70	70	which is to appear on the ballot in this state shall register with the commission and file56
71	71	campaign contribution disclosure reports as prescribed by this chapter or, in the case57
72	72	of any proposed question which is to appear on the ballot in a county or municipal58
73	73	election, shall register and file campaign disclosure reports with the same officials as59
74	74	prescribed by paragraph (3) or (4) of this subsection for candidates for county or60
75	75	municipal offices; provided, however, that such reports shall only be required if such61
76	76	campaign committee has received contributions which total more than $500.00 or if62
77	77	such campaign committee has made expenditures which total more than $500.00. All63
78	78	advertising pertaining to referendums shall identify the principal officer of such64
79	79	campaign committee by listing or stating the name and title of the principal officer.65
80	80	(B) If a campaign committee is required to file a report with the commission under66
81	81	subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, such report shall be electronically filed. Any such67
82	82	report shall be filed 15 days prior to the date of the election; and a final report shall be68
83	83	filed prior to December 31 of the election year.69
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86	86	(3) A candidate for a public office listed in subparagraph (F) of paragraph (22) of Code70
87	87	Section 21-5-3 or the chairperson or treasurer of such candidate's campaign committee71
88	88	shall sign and file the required disclosure reports with the election superintendent in the72
89	89	county of election. Upon receipt of any such report, the election superintendent shall73
90	90	cause such report to be available for inspection and copying in accordance with Article74
91	91	4 of Chapter 18 of Title 50. The election superintendent shall transmit a copy of each75
92	92	such report to the commission, electronically by eFiling or eFax, not later than 30 days76
93	93	after the end of the grace period. No fine, fee, or sanction, including but not limited to77
94	94	identifying a candidate as having filed late or failed to file, shall be imposed by the78
95	95	commission on a candidate for the failure of the election superintendent to timely79
96	96	transmit a copy of such report. The commission is authorized to impose civil penalties80
97	97	pursuant to subparagraph (b)(14)(C) of Code Section 21-5-6 against an election81
98	98	superintendent who fails to properly transmit a copy of each such report, upon finding82
99	99	that said superintendent willfully failed to comply with the provisions of this chapter.83
100	100	(4) A candidate for a public office listed in subparagraph (G) of paragraph (22) of Code84
101	101	Section 21-5-3 or the chairperson or treasurer of such candidate's campaign committee85
102	102	shall sign and file the required disclosure reports with the municipal clerk in the86
103	103	municipality of election or, if there is no clerk, with the chief executive officer of the87
104	104	municipality; provided, however, that a municipality and a county may enter into an88
105	105	agreement whereby such candidates, chairpersons, or treasurers shall file the required89
106	106	disclosure reports with the county election superintendent instead. Upon receipt of any90
107	107	such report, the municipal clerk, chief executive officer of the municipality, or county91
108	108	election superintendent, as applicable, shall cause such report to be available for92
109	109	inspection and copying in accordance with Article 4 of Chapter 18 of Title 50. The93
110	110	municipal clerk, chief executive officer of the municipality, or county election94
111	111	superintendent, as applicable, shall transmit a copy of each such report to the95
112	112	commission, electronically by eFiling or eFax, not later than 30 days after the end of the96
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115	115	grace period. No fine, fee, or sanction, including but not limited to identifying a97
116	116	candidate as having filed late or failed to file, shall be imposed by the commission on a98
117	117	candidate for the failure of the municipal clerk, chief executive officer of the county, or99
118	118	county election superintendent to timely transmit a copy of such report. The commission100
119	119	is authorized to impose civil penalties pursuant to subparagraph (b)(14)(C) of Code101
120	120	Section 21-5-6 against a municipal clerk, chief executive officer of the county, or county102
121	121	election superintendent who fails to properly transmit a copy of each such report, upon103
122	122	finding that said municipal clerk, chief executive officer of the county, or county election104
123	123	superintendent willfully failed to comply with the provisions of this chapter.105
124	124	(a.1)(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this Code section providing106
125	125	for signing and filing with the commission to the contrary, public offices listed in107
126	126	subparagraph (F) or (G) of paragraph (22) of Code Section 21-5-3 shall be subject to the108
127	127	following signing and filing requirements until December 31, 2025:109
128	128	(A) A candidate for a public office listed in subparagraph (F) of paragraph (22) of110
129	129	Code Section 21-5-3 or the chairperson or treasurer of such candidate's campaign111
130	130	committee shall sign and file the required disclosure reports with the election112
131	131	superintendent in the county of election. Upon receipt of any such report, the election113
132	132	superintendent shall cause such report to be available for inspection and copying in114
133	133	accordance with Article 4 of Chapter 18 of Title 50. The election superintendent shall115
134	134	transmit a copy of each such report to the commission, electronically by eFiling or116
135	135	eFax, not later than 30 days after the end of the grace period. No fine, fee, or sanction,117
136	136	including but not limited to identifying a candidate as having filed late or failed to file,118
137	137	shall be imposed by the commission on a candidate for the failure of the election119
138	138	superintendent to timely transmit a copy of such report. The commission is authorized120
139	139	to impose civil penalties pursuant to subparagraph (b)(14)(C) of Code Section 21-5-6121
140	140	against an election superintendent who fails to properly transmit a copy of each such122
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143	143	report, upon finding that said superintendent willfully failed to comply with the123
144	144	provisions of this chapter; or124
145	145	(B) A candidate for a public office listed in subparagraph (G) of paragraph (22) of125
146	146	Code Section 21-5-3 or the chairperson or treasurer of such candidate's campaign126
147	147	committee shall sign and file the required disclosure reports with the municipal clerk127
148	148	in the municipality of election or, if there is no clerk, with the chief executive officer128
149	149	of the municipality; provided, however, that a municipality and a county may enter into129
150	150	an agreement whereby such candidates, chairpersons, or treasurers shall file the130
151	151	required disclosure reports with the county election superintendent instead. Upon131
152	152	receipt of any such report, the municipal clerk, chief executive officer of the132
153	153	municipality, or county election superintendent, as applicable, shall cause such report133
154	154	to be available for inspection and copying in accordance with Article 4 of Chapter 18134
155	155	of Title 50. The municipal clerk, chief executive officer of the municipality, or county135
156	156	election superintendent, as applicable, shall transmit a copy of each such report to the136
157	157	commission, electronically by eFiling or eFax, not later than 30 days after the end of137
158	158	the grace period. No fine, fee, or sanction, including but not limited to identifying a138
159	159	candidate as having filed late or failed to file, shall be imposed by the commission on139
160	160	a candidate for the failure of the municipal clerk, chief executive officer of the county,140
161	161	or county election superintendent to timely transmit a copy of such report. The141
162	162	commission is authorized to impose civil penalties pursuant to subparagraph (b)(14)(C)142
163	163	of Code Section 21-5-6 against a municipal clerk, chief executive officer of the county,143
164	164	or county election superintendent who fails to properly transmit a copy of each such144
165	165	report, upon finding that said municipal clerk, chief executive officer of the county, or145
166	166	county election superintendent willfully failed to comply with the provisions of this146
167	167	chapter.147
168	168	(2) This subsection shall stand repealed on December 31, 2025.148
169	169	(b)(1) All reports shall list the following:149
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172	172	(A) As to any contribution of more than $100.00, its amount and date of receipt, the
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174	174	election for which the contribution has been accepted and allocated, along with the151
175	175	name and mailing address of the contributor, and, if the contributor is an individual, that152
176	176	individual's occupation and the name of his or her employer. Such contributions shall153
177	177	include, but shall not be limited to, the purchase of tickets for events such as dinners,154
178	178	luncheons, rallies, and similar fund-raising events coordinated for the purpose of raising155
179	179	campaign contributions for the reporting person;156
180	180	(B) As to any expenditure of more than $100.00, its amount and date of expenditure,157
181	181	the name and mailing address of the recipient receiving the expenditure, and, if that158
182	182	recipient is an individual, that individual's occupation and the name of his or her159
183	183	employer and the general purpose of the expenditure;160
184	184	(C) When a contribution consists of a loan, advance, or other extension of credit, the161
185	185	report shall also contain the name of the lending institution or party making the advance162
186	186	or extension of credit and the names, mailing addresses, occupations, and places of163
187	187	employment of all persons having any liability for repayment of the loan, advance, or164
188	188	extension of credit; and, if any such persons shall have a fiduciary relationship to the165
189	189	lending institution or party making the advance or extension of credit, the report shall166
190	190	specify such relationship;167
191	191	(D) Total contributions received and total expenditures shall be reported for an election168
192	192	cycle as follows:169
193	193	(i) The first report filed after an election year shall list the cash on hand brought170
194	194	forward from the previous election cycle, if any, and the total contributions received171
195	195	during the period covered by the report;172
196	196	(ii) Subsequent reports shall list the total contributions received during the period173
197	197	covered by the report and the cumulative total of contributions received during the174
198	198	election cycle;175
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201	201	(iii) The first report filed after an election year shall list the total expenditures made
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203	203	during the period covered by the report;177
204	204	(iv) Subsequent reports shall list the total expenditures made during the period178
205	205	covered by the report, the cumulative total of expenditures made during the election179
206	206	cycle, and net balance on hand; and180
207	207	(v) If a public officer seeks reelection to the same public office, or if the public181
208	208	officer is a member of the General Assembly seeking reelection in another district as182
209	209	a result of redistricting, the net balance on hand at the end of the current election cycle183
210	210	shall be carried forward to the first report filed after the election year;184
211	211	(E) The corporate, labor union, or other affiliation of any political action committee or185
212	212	independent committee making a contribution of more than $100.00;186
213	213	(F) Any investment made with funds of a campaign committee, independent187
214	214	committee, or political action committee and held outside such committee's official188
215	215	depository account during each reporting period for which an investment exists or a189
216	216	transaction applying to an identifiable investment is made. The report shall identify the190
217	217	name of the entity or person with whom such investment was made, the initial and any191
218	218	subsequent amount of such investment if such investment was made during the192
219	219	reporting period, and any profit or loss from the sale of such investment which occurred193
220	220	during such reporting period; and194
221	221	(G) Total debt owed on the last day of the reporting period.195
222	222	(2) Each report shall be in such form as will allow for the separate identification of a196
223	223	contribution or contributions which are less than $100.00 but which become reportable197
224	224	due to the receipt of an additional contribution or contributions which when combined198
225	225	with such previously received contribution or contributions cumulatively equal or199
226	226	exceed $100.00.200
227	227	(c) Candidates or campaign committees which accept contributions, make expenditures201
228	228	designed to bring about the nomination or election of a candidate, or have filed a202
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231	231	declaration of intention to accept campaign contributions pursuant to subsection (g) of
232	232	203
233	233	Code Section 21-5-30 shall file campaign contribution disclosure reports in compliance204
234	234	with the following schedule:205
235	235	(1) In each nonelection year on January 31, April 30, July 31, and October 15;
236	236	:206
237	237	(A) Candidates for public office and public officers as defined in subparagraphs (A),207
238	238	(C), and (D) of paragraph (22) of Code Section 21-5-3 shall file on January 31 and208
239	239	June 30.209
240	240	(B) Candidates for public office and public officers as defined in subparagraphs (B),210
241	241	(F), and (G) of paragraph (22) of Code Section 21-5-3 shall file on June 30 and211
242	242	December 31;212
243	243	(2) In each election year:213
244	244	(A) On January 31, April 30, July 31, and October 15 June 30, September 30, October214
245	245	25, and December 31;215
246	246	(B) Six days before any run-off primary or election in which the candidate is listed on216
247	247	the ballot; and217
248	248	(C) During the period of time between the last report due prior to the date of any218
249	249	election for which the candidate is qualified and the date of such election, all219
250	250	contributions of $1,000.00 or more shall be reported within two business days of receipt220
251	251	and also reported on the next succeeding regularly scheduled campaign contribution221
252	252	disclosure report; provided, however, that this subparagraph shall only apply to222
253	253	contributions of $1,000.00 or more that are designated for the same actual election as223
254	254	the one for which the individual is currently a candidate. Nothing in this Code section224
255	255	shall be construed to require a contribution of $1,000.00 or more that is designated as225
256	256	a general election contribution to be reported during the two business day report period226
257	257	of a primary election;227
258	258	(3) If the candidate is a candidate in a special primary or special primary runoff, 15 days228
259	259	prior to the special primary and six days prior to the special primary runoff; and229
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262	262	(4) If the candidate is a candidate in a special election or special election runoff, 15 days
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264	264	prior to the special election and six days prior to the special election runoff.231
265	265	All persons or entities required to file reports shall have a five-day
266	266	15 day grace period in232
267	267	filing the required reports, except that the grace period shall be two days for required233
268	268	reports prior to run-off primaries or run-off elections, and no grace period shall apply to234
269	269	contributions required to be reported within two business days. Reports required to be filed235
270	270	within two business days of a contribution shall be reported by facsimile or electronic236
271	271	transmission. Any facsimile filing shall also have an identical electronic filing within five237
272	272	business days following the transmission of such facsimile filing. Each report required in238
273	273	the election year shall contain cumulative totals of all contributions which have been239
274	274	received and all expenditures which have been made in support of the campaign in question240
275	275	and which are required, or previously have been required, to be reported.241
276	276	(d) In the event any candidate covered by this chapter has no opposition in either a primary242
277	277	or a general election and receives no contribution of more than $100.00, such candidate243
278	278	shall only be required to make the initial and final report as required under this chapter.244
279	279	(d.1)(1) In the event a candidate for nomination or election to a public office listed in245
280	280	subparagraph (F) or (G) of paragraph (22) of Code Section 21-5-3 or the chairperson or246
281	281	treasurer of a campaign committee organized to bring about the nomination or election247
282	282	of such candidate signs and files with the appropriate official specified by paragraph (3)248
283	283	or (4) of subsection (a) of this Code section a written notice that such candidate or249
284	284	campaign committee does not intend to accept during such election cycle a combined250
285	285	total of contributions exceeding $2,500.00 for the campaign nor make a combined total251
286	286	of expenditures exceeding $2,500.00 for the campaign in such election cycle, then such252
287	287	candidate or campaign committee shall not be required to file a report under this Code253
288	288	section. The appropriate official shall transmit an electronic copy of the written notice254
289	289	by eFiling or eFax to the commission within ten days of receipt of such notice. The255
290	290	failure of the appropriate official to timely transmit such copy of the written notice to the256
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293	293	commission shall not disqualify the candidate or campaign committee from the257
294	294	exemption from report filing provided by this paragraph.258
295	295	(2) If such candidate or campaign committee exceeds the $2,500.00 limit for either259
296	296	accepting contributions or making expenditures for such campaign during such election260
297	297	cycle as specified in paragraph (1) of this subsection but does not accept a combined total261
298	298	of contributions exceeding $5,000.00 in such election cycle nor make expenditures262
299	299	exceeding $5,000.00 in such election cycle, then such candidate or campaign committee263
300	300	shall be required to file only the June 30 and December 31 reports required by264
301	301	paragraph (2) of subsection (c) of this Code section. The first such report shall include265
302	302	all contributions received and expenditures made beginning January 1 of such calendar266
303	303	year.267
304	304	(3) If such candidate or campaign committee accepts a combined total of contributions268
305	305	exceeding $5,000.00 or makes expenditures exceeding $5,000.00 for such campaign269
306	306	during any such election cycle, then such candidate or campaign committee chairperson270
307	307	or treasurer shall thereupon be subject to the reporting requirements of this Code section271
308	308	the same as if the written notice authorized by this subsection had not been filed.272
309	309	(e) Any person who makes contributions to, accepts contributions for, or makes273
310	310	expenditures on behalf of candidates, and any independent committee, shall file a274
311	311	registration in the same manner as is required of campaign committees prior to accepting275
312	312	or making contributions or expenditures. Such persons, other than independent276
313	313	committees, shall also file campaign contribution disclosure reports at the same times as277
314	314	required of the candidates they are supporting and a December 31 campaign contribution278
315	315	disclosure report regardless of whether the candidate they are supporting has a279
316	316	December 31 campaign contribution disclosure report due. The following persons shall280
317	317	be exempt from the foregoing registration and reporting requirements:281
318	318	(1) Individuals making aggregate contributions of $25,000.00 or less directly to282
319	319	candidates or the candidates' campaign committees in one calendar year;283
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322	322	(2) Persons other than individuals making aggregate contributions and expenditures to284
323	323	or on behalf of candidates of $25,000.00 or less in one calendar year; and285
324	324	(3) (2) Contributors who make contributions to only one candidate during one calendar286
325	325	year.287
326	326	(e.1) Any political action committee which makes contributions to, accepts contributions288
327	327	for, or makes expenditures on behalf of candidates shall file a registration in the same289
328	328	manner as is required of campaign committees prior to accepting or making contributions290
329	329	or expenditures. Prior to such registration, such political action committee shall open a291
330	330	bank account in the name of such committee. Such political action committee shall292
331	331	maintain such bank account until the political action committee is terminated. Such293
332	332	political action committee shall also file campaign contribution disclosure reports on294
333	333	January 31, April 30, July 31, and October 15 until the bank account required by this295
334	334	subsection has been zeroed out and the political action committee has been terminated.296
335	335	(f)(1) Any independent committee which accepts contributions or makes expenditures297
336	336	for the purpose of affecting the outcome of an election or advocates the election or defeat298
337	337	of any candidate shall register with the commission prior to accepting contributions or299
338	338	making expenditures and shall file disclosure reports as follows:300
339	339	(A) On the first day of each of the two calendar months preceding any such election;301
340	340	(B) Two weeks prior to the date of such election; and302
341	341	(C) Within the two-week period prior to the date of such election the independent303
342	342	committee shall report within two business days any contributions or expenditure of304
343	343	more than $1,000.00.305
344	344	The independent committee shall file a final report prior to December 31 of the election306
345	345	year and shall file supplemental reports on June 30 and December 31 of each year that307
346	346	such independent committee continues to accept contributions or make expenditures.308
347	347	(2) Reports filed by independent committees shall list the following:309
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350	350	(A) The amount and date of receipt, along with the name, mailing address, occupation,
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352	352	and employer of any person making a contribution of more than $100.00;311
353	353	(B) The name, mailing address, occupation, and employer of any person to whom an312
354	354	expenditure or provision of goods or services of the value of more than $100.00 is made313
355	355	and the amount, date, and general purpose thereof, including the name of the candidate314
356	356	or candidates, if any, on behalf of whom, or in support of or in opposition to whom, the315
357	357	expenditure or provision was made;316
358	358	(C) Total expenditures made as follows:317
359	359	(i) Expenditures shall be reported for the applicable reporting year;318
360	360	(ii) The first report of a reporting year shall list the total expenditures made during319
361	361	the period covered by the report; and320
362	362	(iii) Subsequent reports shall list the total expenditures made during the period321
363	363	covered by the report, the cumulative total of expenditures made during the reporting322
364	364	year, and net balance on hand; and323
365	365	(D) The corporate, labor union, or other affiliation of any political action committee,324
366	366	candidate, campaign committee, or independent committee making a contribution of325
367	367	the value of more than $100.00.326
368	368	(3) Whenever any independent committee makes an expenditure for the purpose of327
369	369	financing any communication intended to affect the outcome of an election, such328
370	370	communication shall clearly state that it has been financed by such independent329
371	371	committee.330
372	372	(g) Any campaign committee which accepts contributions or makes expenditures designed331
373	373	to bring about the recall of a public officer or to oppose the recall of a public officer shall332
374	374	file campaign contribution disclosure reports as follows:333
375	375	(1) An initial report shall be filed within 15 days after the date when the official recall334
376	376	petition forms were issued to the sponsors;335
377	377	(2) A second report shall be filed 45 days after the filing of the initial report;336
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380	380	(3) A third report shall be filed within 20 days after the election superintendent certifies
381	381	337
382	382	legal sufficiency or insufficiency of a recall petition; and338
383	383	(4) A final report shall be filed prior to December 31 of the year in which the recall339
384	384	election is held or, in any case where such recall election is not held, a final report shall340
385	385	be filed prior to December 31 of any year in which such campaign committee accepts341
386	386	such contributions or makes such expenditures.342
387	387	(h) Any campaign committee which accepts contributions or makes expenditures designed343
388	388	to bring about the approval or rejection by the voters of a proposed constitutional344
389	389	amendment or a state-wide referendum shall file a campaign contribution disclosure345
390	390	report 75, 45, and 15 days prior to the date of the election and shall file a final report prior346
391	391	to December 31 of the election year.347
392	392	(i)(1) Any person elected to a public office who is required to file campaign contribution348
393	393	disclosure reports pursuant to this article shall, upon leaving public office with excess349
394	394	contributions, be required to file supplemental campaign contribution disclosure reports350
395	395	on June 30 and December 31
396	396	January 31, April 30, July 31, and October 15 of each year351
397	397	until such contributions are expended in a campaign for elective office or used as352
398	398	provided in subsection (b) of Code Section 21-5-33.353
399	399	(2) Any person who is an unsuccessful candidate in an election and who is required to354
400	400	file campaign contribution disclosure reports pursuant to this article shall for the355
401	401	remainder of the election cycle file such reports at the same times as a successful356
402	402	candidate and thereafter, upon having excess contributions from such campaign, be357
403	403	required to file a supplemental campaign contribution disclosure report no later than358
404	404	December 31 on January 31, April 30, July 31, and October 15 of each year until such359
405	405	contributions are expended in a campaign for elective office or used as provided in360
406	406	subsection (b) of Code Section 21-5-33. Any unsuccessful candidate in an election who361
407	407	is required to file campaign contribution disclosure reports pursuant to this article and362
408	408	who receives contributions following such election to retire debts incurred in such363
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411	411	campaign for elective office shall be required to file a supplemental campaign
412	412	364
413	413	contribution disclosure report no later than December 31
414	414	on January 31, April 30, July365
415	415	31, and October 15 of each year until such unpaid expenditures from such campaign are366
416	416	satisfied. Such reports shall be current through the end of the preceding month.367
417	417	(j) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter to the contrary, soil and water368
418	418	conservation district supervisors elected pursuant to Article 2 of Chapter 6 of Title 2, the369
419	419	'Soil and Water Conservation Districts Law,' shall not be required to file campaign370
420	420	contribution disclosure reports under this Code section.371
421	421	(k)(1) In addition to other penalties provided under this chapter, a late fee of $125.00372
422	422	shall be imposed by the person or entity with which filing is required for each report that373
423	423	is filed late, and notice of such late fee shall be sent to the candidate and the candidate's374
424	424	committee in the same manner by which the penalized report was filed with the375
425	425	commission. However, if the report in question was not filed or was filed with the376
426	426	commission in a manner other than electronic filing or certified mail, return receipt377
427	427	requested, the commission shall utilize certified mail, return receipt requested, to notify378
428	428	the candidate and the candidate's committee of the late fee due. The notice shall include379
429	429	the schedule of increasing late fees for late filings and the dates upon which such late fees380
430	430	shall be increased. In addition, a late fee of $250.00 shall be imposed on the fifteenth day381
431	431	after the due date for such report if the report has not been filed by such date. A late fee382
432	432	of $1,000.00 shall be imposed on the forty-fifth day after the due date for such report if383
433	433	such report has not been filed. Notice by electronic means does not satisfy the384
434	434	requirements of this paragraph; and any increased late fees shall be stayed until at least385
435	435	ten days after proper notice has been given as specified in this paragraph.386
436	436	(2) The commission shall retain $25.00 of the first late fee received by the commission387
437	437	for processing pursuant to the provisions of Code Section 45-12-92.1.388
438	438	(l) It shall be the duty of the commission or other official when it receives for filing any389
439	439	disclosure report or statement or other document that may be filed by mail to maintain with390
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442	442	the filed document a copy of the postal markings or statutory overnight delivery service
443	443	391
444	444	markings of any envelope, package, or wrapping in which the document was delivered for392
445	445	filing if mailed or sent after the date such filing was due.393
446	446	(m) Any person or entity which is required to be registered under this Code section shall394
447	447	file a termination statement together with its final campaign contribution disclosure report395
448	448	as required by this Code section within ten days of the dissolution of a campaign or396
449	449	committee. The termination statement shall identify the person responsible for maintaining397
450	450	campaign records as required by this chapter."398
451	451	SECTION 3.399
452	452	Said chapter is further amended in Code Section 21-5-50, relating to filing by public officers,400
453	453	filing by candidates for public office, filing by elected officials and members of the General401
454	454	Assembly, and electronic filing, by revising subsections (a) and (c) as follows:402
455	455	"(a)(1) Except as modified in subsection (c) of this Code section with respect to403
456	456	candidates for state-wide elected public office:
457	457	404
458	458	(A) Each each public officer, as defined in subparagraphs (A) through (D) of paragraph405
459	459	(22) of Code Section 21-5-3, and each person who qualifies as a candidate for election406
460	460	to any such public office shall file with the commission not before the first day of407
461	461	January nor no later than July April 1 of each year in which such public officer holds408
462	462	office other than an election year a financial disclosure statement for the preceding409
463	463	calendar year; and410
464	464	(B) Each each person who qualifies in a special election as a candidate for election as411
465	465	a public officer, as defined in subparagraphs (A) through (D) of paragraph (22) of Code412
466	466	Section 21-5-3, shall file with the commission, no later than the fifteenth day following413
467	467	the date of qualifying as a candidate, a financial disclosure statement for the preceding414
468	468	calendar year.415
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471	471	(2) Except as set forth in paragraph (3) of this subsection, a public officer, as defined in
472	472	416
473	473	subparagraph (E) of paragraph (22) of Code Section 21-5-3, shall not be required to file417
474	474	a financial disclosure statement pursuant to this Code section. Each such public officer418
475	475	shall, however, be deemed to be a public official for purposes of Code Section 45-10-26419
476	476	and shall be subject to the disclosure requirements set forth in Code Section 45-10-26. 420
477	477	In addition, each such public officer shall file with the commission, prior to January 31421
478	478	each year, an affidavit confirming that such public officer took no official action in the422
479	479	previous calendar year that had a material effect on such public officer's private financial423
480	480	or business interests; provided, however, that, if a public officer as defined in424
481	481	subparagraph (E) of paragraph (22) of Code Section 21-5-3 has previously filed or is425
482	482	subject to filing a financial disclosure statement with the commission pursuant to this426
483	483	paragraph, and said financial disclosure statement covers the same calendar year as would427
484	484	be covered by the affidavit required by this Code section, the public officer shall be428
485	485	exempted from filing an affidavit. No retired judge or senior judge of any court of this429
486	486	state shall be required to file an affidavit pursuant to this Code section.430
487	487	(3) A public officer, as defined in subparagraph (E) of paragraph (22) of Code431
488	488	Section 21-5-3, who serves as a member of the commission shall be subject to the432
489	489	requirements for filing financial disclosure statements set forth in paragraph (1) of this433
490	490	subsection. In addition, each such public officer shall file with the commission, together434
491	491	with the financial disclosure statement, an affidavit confirming that such public officer435
492	492	took no official action in the previous calendar year that had a material effect on such436
493	493	public officer's private financial or business interests.437
494	494	(3.1) Until December 31, 2025, a
495	495	A public officer and candidates for election as a public438
496	496	officer, as defined in subparagraphs (F) and (G) of paragraph (22) of Code Section439
497	497	21-5-3, shall make filings of the same kind and in the same manner as provided in440
498	498	paragraph (1) of this subsection for other public officers and candidates for election as441
499	499	a public officer except that filings under this paragraph shall be made with the election442
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502	502	superintendent of the county in the case of public officers and candidates for election as
503	503	443
504	504	a public officer as defined in said subparagraph (F) and shall be made with the municipal444
505	505	clerk in the municipality of election or, if there is no clerk, with the chief executive445
506	506	officer of the municipality in the case of public officers as defined in said subparagraph446
507	507	(G). The election superintendent, municipal clerk, or chief executive officer, as447
508	508	applicable, shall transmit, electronically by eFiling or eFax, a copy of each such report448
509	509	to the commission not later than 30 days after the close of the reporting period. No fine,449
510	510	fee, or sanction, including but not limited to identifying a public officer or candidate for450
511	511	election as a public officer as having filed late or failed to file, shall be imposed by the451
512	512	commission on the public officer or candidate for election as a public officer for the452
513	513	failure of the election superintendent, municipal clerk, or chief executive officer to timely453
514	514	transmit a copy of such report. As of January 1, 2026, such public officers and
515	515	454
516	516	candidates shall file disclosure statements with the commission in the same manner455
517	517	provided for in paragraph (1) of this subsection.456
518	518	(4) Each member of the State Transportation Board shall file a financial disclosure457
519	519	statement for the preceding calendar year no later than the sixtieth day following such458
520	520	member's election to the State Transportation Board. Thereafter, each board member459
521	521	shall file by January 31 April 1 of each year a financial disclosure statement for the460
522	522	preceding year. In addition, each board member shall file with the commission, prior to461
523	523	January 31 April 1 of each year, an affidavit confirming that such board member took no462
524	524	official action in the previous calendar year that had a material effect on such board463
525	525	member's private financial or business interests.464
526	526	(5) The commission or the applicable official under paragraph (3.1) of this subsection465
527	527	shall review each financial disclosure statement to determine that such statement is in466
528	528	compliance with the requirements of this chapter.467
529	529	(6) A public officer shall not, however, be required to file such a financial disclosure468
530	530	statement for the preceding calendar year in an election year if such public officer does469
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533	533	not qualify for nomination for election to succeed himself or herself or for election to any
534	534	470
535	535	other public office subject to this chapter. For purposes of this paragraph, a public officer471
536	536	shall not be deemed to hold office in a year in which the public officer holds office for472
537	537	fewer than 15 days."473
538	538	"(c)(1) Each person who qualifies with a political party as a candidate for party474
539	539	nomination to a public office elected state wide,
540	540	(including an incumbent public officer475
541	541	elected state wide qualifying to succeed himself or herself), shall file with the476
542	542	commission, not later than seven days after so qualifying April 1 of such election year,477
543	543	a financial disclosure statement. Each person who qualifies as a candidate for election478
544	544	to a public office elected state wide through a nomination petition or convention shall479
545	545	likewise file a financial disclosure statement not later than seven days after filing his or480
546	546	her notice of candidacy April 1 of such election year. Such financial disclosure statement481
547	547	shall comply with the requirements of subsections (a) and (b) of this Code section and482
548	548	shall in addition identify, for the preceding five calendar years:483
549	549	(A) Each transaction or transactions which aggregate $9,000.00 or more in a calendar484
550	550	year in which the candidate (whether for himself or herself or on behalf of any485
551	551	business) or any business in which such candidate or any member of his or her family486
552	552	has a substantial interest or is an officer of such business has transacted business with487
553	553	the government of the State of Georgia, the government of any political subdivision of488
554	554	the State of Georgia, or any agency of any such government; and489
555	555	(B) Each transaction or transactions which aggregate $9,000.00 or more in a calendar490
556	556	year in which the candidate or any business in which such candidate or any member of491
557	557	his or her family has a substantial interest or is an officer of such business received any492
558	558	income of any nature from any person who was at the time of such receipt of income493
559	559	represented by a lobbyist registered with the commission pursuant to Article 4 of this494
560	560	chapter.495
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563	563	(2) The financial disclosure statement required by paragraph (1) of this subsection shall
564	564	496
565	565	include an itemized list of the transactions required to be reported, including the date of,497
566	566	dollar amount of, and parties to each such transaction. However, with respect to any498
567	567	transactions of a privileged nature only the total amount of such transactions shall be499
568	568	required to be reported, and names, dates, amounts of individual transactions, and other500
569	569	identifying data may be omitted; and for this purpose 'transactions of a privileged nature'501
570	570	shall include transactions between attorney and client, transactions between psychiatrist502
571	571	and patient, transactions between physician and patient, and any other transactions which503
572	572	are by law of a similar privileged and confidential nature.504
573	573	(3) The financial disclosure statement required by paragraph (1) of this subsection shall505
574	574	be accompanied by a financial statement of the candidate's financial affairs for the five506
575	575	calendar years prior to the year in which the election is held and the first quarter of the507
576	576	calendar year in which the election is held.508
577	577	(3.1) The financial disclosure statement required by paragraph (1) of this subsection shall509
578	578	include the source or sources of the candidate's income for the five calendar years prior510
579	579	to the year in which the election is held and the first quarter of the calendar year in which
580	580	511
581	581	the election is held.512
582	582	(4) As used in this subsection, the term:513
583	583	(A) 'Agency' means any agency, authority, department, board, bureau, commission,514
584	584	committee, office, or instrumentality of the State of Georgia or any political subdivision515
585	585	of the State of Georgia.516
586	586	(B) 'Financial statement' means a statement of a candidate's financial affairs in a form517
587	587	substantially equivalent to the short form financial statement required for bank directors518
588	588	under the rules of the Department of Banking and Finance which details the source and519
589	589	type of income with an indication of which of the following categories the amount or520
590	590	value of such item of income is within:521
591	591	(i) Not more than $1,000.00;522
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594	594	(ii) Greater than $1,000.00 but not more than $2,500.00;523
595	595	(iii) Greater than $2,500.00 but not more than $5,000.00;524
596	596	(iv) Greater than $5,000.00 but not more than $15,000.00;525
597	597	(v) Greater than $15,000.00 but not more than $50,000.00;526
598	598	(vi) Greater than $50,000.00 but not more than $100,000.00;527
599	599	(vii) Greater than $100,000.00 but not more than $1 million;528
600	600	(viii) Greater than $1 million but not more than $5 million; or529
601	601	(ix) Greater than $5 million.530
602	602	(C) 'Person' and 'transact business' shall have the meanings specified in Code531
603	603	Section 45-10-20.532
604	604	(D) 'Substantial interest' means the direct or indirect ownership of 10 percent or more533
605	605	of the assets or stock of any business.534
606	606	(5) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this subsection, if, due to a special election535
607	607	or otherwise, a person does not qualify as a candidate for nomination or election to public536
608	608	office until after the filing date otherwise applicable, such person shall make the filings537
609	609	required by this subsection within seven days after so qualifying."538
610	610	SECTION 4.539
611	611	Said chapter is further amended by revising Code Section 21-5-51, relating to inspection and540
612	612	copying of financial disclosure statements, as follows:541
613	613	"21-5-51.542
614	614	(a) Financial disclosure statements filed pursuant to this article shall be public records and543
615	615	shall be subject to inspection and copying by any member of the public as provided by law544
616	616	for other public records.545
617	617	(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this Code section or any provision of Chapter 18 of546
618	618	Title 50 to the contrary, the commission shall redact any identifiable home addresses from547
619	619	any records the commission discloses, posts, or releases to the public."548
620	620	S. B. 528
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622	622	SECTION 5.
623	623	549
624	624	Said chapter is further amended in Code Section 21-5-70, relating to definitions, by revising 550
625	625	paragraphs (1) and (4.1) as follows:551
626	626	"(1) 'Expenditure': 552
627	627	(A) Means a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit, or conveyance553
628	628	of money or anything of value made for the purpose of influencing the actions of any554
629	629	public officer, specifically including any such transaction which is made on behalf of555
630	630	or for the benefit of a public employee for the purpose of influencing a public officer; 556
631	631	(B) Includes any other form of payment when such can be reasonably construed as557
632	632	designed to encourage or influence a public officer; 558
633	633	(B.1) Includes reimbursement or payment of expenses exceeding $75.00
634	634	$250.00559
635	635	provided to a public officer from any individual lobbyist for transportation, travel,560
636	636	lodging, registration, food, and beverages; 561
637	637	(C) Includes any gratuitous transfer, payment, subscription, advance, or deposit of562
638	638	money, services, tickets for admission to athletic, sporting, recreational, musical563
639	639	concert, or other entertainment events, or anything of value, unless consideration of564
640	640	equal or greater than face value is received;565
641	641	(D) Includes reimbursement or payment of expenses for recreational or leisure566
642	642	activities; and567
643	643	(E) Does not include anything defined in paragraph (4.1) of this Code section as a568
644	644	lobbying expenditure, the provisions of subparagraphs (A) through (D) of this569
645	645	paragraph notwithstanding."570
646	646	"(4.1) 'Lobbying expenditure' means:571
647	647	(A) Promotional items generally distributed to the general public or to public officers572
648	648	and food and beverages produced in Georgia;573
649	649	(B) An award, plaque, certificate, memento, or similar item given in recognition of the574
650	650	recipient's civic, charitable, political, professional, or public service;575
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653	653	(C) Discounts, upgrades, memberships, or other accommodations extended by a
654	654	576
655	655	business to a bona fide customer; or legitimate salary, benefits, fees, commissions, or577
656	656	expenses associated with a recipient's nonpublic business, employment, trade, or578
657	657	profession;579
658	658	(D) Food, beverages, and registration at group events to which all members of an580
659	659	agency, as defined in paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of Code Section 21-5-30.2, are581
660	660	invited. For purposes of this subparagraph, an agency shall also include the House of582
661	661	Representatives, the Senate, standing committees of such bodies but not for more than583
662	662	one of such group events per committee per calendar year, caucuses of members of the584
663	663	majority or minority political parties of the House or Senate, other caucuses of the585
664	664	House or Senate as approved by the House Committee on Ethics or the Senate Ethics586
665	665	Committee, and the governing body of each political subdivision of this state;587
666	666	(E) Campaign contributions or expenditures as defined by Code Section 21-5-3 and588
667	667	reported as required by Article 2 of this chapter;589
668	668	(F) Reimbursement or payment of actual and reasonable expenses provided to a public590
669	669	officer and his or her necessary public employee staff members for such public officer's591
670	670	and staff members' individual transportation, lodging, travel, and registration for592
671	671	attending educational, informational, charitable, or civic meetings or conferences that593
672	672	are held at locations within the United States and directly relate to the official duties of594
673	673	that public officer or the office of that public officer, plus food and beverages for such595
674	674	public officer, his or her necessary public employee staff members, and spouse while596
675	675	attending such educational, informational, charitable, or civic meetings or conferences; 597
676	676	(G) Anything which:598
677	677	(i) Does not qualify as a lobbying expenditure under subparagraphs (A) through (F)599
678	678	of this paragraph; and600
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681	681	(ii) Would qualify as an expenditure under subparagraph (B.1) of paragraph (1) of
682	682	601
683	683	this Code section except that it does not exceed an amount or value of $75.00
684	684	$250.00602
685	685	per person."603
686	686	SECTION 6.604
687	687	Said chapter is further amended in Code Section 21-5-73, relating to lobbyist disclosure605
688	688	reports, by revising subsections (b), (c), (d), and (e) as follows:606
689	689	"(b) A person who is required to register under this article and:607
690	690	(1) Lobbies lobbies to promote or oppose the passage of any legislation by the General608
691	691	Assembly, or any committee of either chamber or a joint committee thereof, or the609
692	692	approval or veto of legislation by the Governor: shall file a semimonthly disclosure report610
693	693	on the first and fifteenth day of each month, current through the end of the preceding611
694	694	report, beginning January 15 and continuing throughout the period that the General612
695	695	Assembly is in session.613
696	696	(2) Lobbies to promote or oppose the passage of any ordinance or resolution by a public614
697	697	officer specified under subparagraph (F) or (G) of paragraph (22) of Code Section 21-5-3,615
698	698	or any committee of such public officers, or the approval or veto of any such ordinance616
699	699	or resolution;617
700	700	(3) Lobbies to promote or oppose the passage of any legislation by the General618
701	701	Assembly, or any committee of either chamber or a joint committee thereof, or the619
702	702	approval or veto of legislation by the Governor;620
703	703	(4) As an employee of the executive branch or judicial branch of local government,621
704	704	lobbies to promote or oppose the passage of any ordinance or resolution by a public622
705	705	officer specified under subparagraph (F) or (G) of paragraph (22) of Code Section 21-5-3,623
706	706	or any committee of such public officers, or the approval or veto of any such ordinance624
707	707	or resolution;625
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710	710	(5) Lobbies to influence a public officer or state agency in the selection of a vendor to626
711	711	supply any goods or services to any state agency; or627
712	712	(6) Lobbies to promote or oppose any matter before the State Transportation Board628
713	713	shall file a monthly disclosure report, current through the end of the preceding period, on629
714	714	or before the fifth day of each month.630
715	715	(c) In addition to the requirements of subsection (b) of this Code section, a A person who631
716	716	is required to register under this article and lobbies to promote or oppose the passage of any632
717	717	ordinance or resolution by a public officer specified under subparagraph (F) or (G) of633
718	718	paragraph (22) of Code Section 21-5-3, or any committee of such public officers, or the634
719	719	approval or veto of any such ordinance or resolution shall: file a disclosure report on or635
720	720	before the fifth day of each month, provided that all persons or entities required to file such636
721	721	reports shall have a five-day grace period in filing the required reports.637
722	722	(1) File a disclosure report, current through the end of the preceding month, on or before638
723	723	the fifth day of May, September, and January of each year instead of the reports required639
724	724	by subsections (b) and (d) of this Code section; and640
725	725	(2) File such report with the commission, file a copy of such with the election641
726	726	superintendent of each county involved if the report contains any lobbying expenditures642
727	727	relating to county or county school district affairs, and file a copy of such report with the643
728	728	municipal clerk (or if there is no municipal clerk, with the chief executive officer of the644
729	729	municipality) of each municipality involved if the report contains any lobbying645
730	730	expenditures relating to municipal affairs or independent school district affairs.646
731	731	(d) A person who is required to register under this article and:647
732	732	(1) Lobbies to promote or oppose the passage of any legislation by the General648
733	733	Assembly, or any committee of either chamber or a joint committee thereof, or the649
734	734	approval or veto of legislation by the Governor;650
735	735	(2) As an employee of the executive branch or judicial branch of local government,651
736	736	lobbies to promote or oppose the passage of any ordinance or resolution by a public652
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739	739	officer specified under subparagraph (F) or (G) of paragraph (22) of Code Section 21-5-3,653
740	740	or any committee of such public officers, or the approval or veto of any such ordinance654
741	741	or resolution;655
742	742	(3) Lobbies to influence a public officer or state agency in the selection of a vendor to656
743	743	supply any goods or services to any state agency; or657
744	744	(4) Lobbies to promote or oppose any matter before the State Transportation Board658
745	745	shall file a monthly disclosure report, current through the end of the preceding period, on659
746	746	or before the fifth day of each month; provided, however, that such monthly reports shall660
747	747	not be filed during any period that the lobbyist files a semimonthly report pursuant to661
748	748	subsection (b) of this Code section.662
749	749	(d) Reserved.663
750	750	(e) Reports filed by lobbyists shall be verified and shall include: 664
751	751	(1) A description of all lobbying expenditures described in subparagraphs (D), (F),665
752	752	and (G) of paragraph (4.1) of Code Section 21-5-70, or the value thereof made on behalf666
753	753	of or for the benefit of a public officer or on behalf of or for the benefit of a public667
754	754	employee for the purpose of influencing a public officer by the lobbyist or employees of668
755	755	the lobbyist or by any person on whose behalf the lobbyist is registered if the lobbyist has669
756	756	actual knowledge of such lobbying expenditure. The description of each reported670
757	757	lobbying expenditure shall include: 671
758	758	(A) The name and title of the public officer or public employee or, if the lobbying672
759	759	expenditure is simultaneously incurred for an identifiable group of public officers or673
760	760	public employees the individual identification of whom would be impractical, a general674
761	761	description of that identifiable group; 675
762	762	(B) The amount, date, and description of the lobbying expenditure and a summary of676
763	763	all spending classified by category. Such categories shall include meals, lodging,677
764	764	travel, and tickets; 678
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767	767	(C) The aggregate lobbying expenditures described in subparagraph (D) of
768	768	679
769	769	paragraph (4.1) of Code Section 21-5-70 incurred during the reporting period; provided,680
770	770	however, that expenses for travel and for food, beverage, and lodging in connection681
771	771	therewith afforded a public officer or public employee shall be reported in the same682
772	772	manner as under subparagraphs (A), (B), and (D) of this paragraph; 683
773	773	(D) If applicable, the number of the bill, resolution, ordinance, or regulation pending684
774	774	before the governmental entity in support of or opposition to which the lobbying685
775	775	expenditure was made; and686
776	776	(E) If applicable, the rule or regulation number or description of the rule or regulation687
777	777	pending before the state agency in support of or opposition to which the lobbying688
778	778	expenditure was made; 689
779	779	(1.1) In any case where lobbying expenditures are reported pursuant to subparagraph (A)690
780	780	of paragraph (1) of this subsection for an identifiable group not listed in subparagraph (D)691
781	781	of paragraph (4.1) of Code Section 21-5-70, the lobbyist shall certify on the disclosure692
782	782	report that no lobbying expenditure made on behalf of or for the benefit of any individual693
783	783	public officer exceeded $75.00
784	784	$250.00; 694
785	785	(2) For those who are required to register under this article and lobby to influence a695
786	786	public officer or state agency in the selection of a vendor to supply any goods or services696
787	787	to any state agency, the name of any vendor or vendors for which the lobbyist undertook697
788	788	to influence the awarding of a contract or contracts by any state agency together with a698
789	789	description of the contract or contracts and the monetary amount of the contract or699
790	790	contracts; and700
791	791	(3) For those who are required to register under this article and lobby to promote or701
792	792	oppose the passage of any rule or regulation of any state agency, the name of the702
793	793	individual or entity for which the lobbyist undertook to influence the rule or regulation703
794	794	of a state agency."704
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797	797	SECTION 7.
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799	799	All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.706
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