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2 | + | Brady Brammer proposes the following substitute bill: | |
3 | 3 | 1 | |
4 | 4 | Lobbying Amendments | |
5 | 5 | 2025 GENERAL SESSION | |
6 | 6 | STATE OF UTAH | |
7 | 7 | Chief Sponsor: Brady Brammer | |
8 | - | House Sponsor: | |
8 | + | House Sponsor: | |
9 | 9 | 2 | |
10 | 10 | ||
11 | 11 | 3 | |
12 | 12 | LONG TITLE | |
13 | 13 | 4 | |
14 | 14 | General Description: | |
15 | 15 | 5 | |
16 | 16 | This bill amends and enacts provisions relating to lobbying. | |
17 | 17 | 6 | |
18 | 18 | Highlighted Provisions: | |
19 | 19 | 7 | |
20 | 20 | This bill: | |
21 | 21 | 8 | |
22 | 22 | ▸ defines terms; | |
23 | 23 | 9 | |
24 | 24 | ▸ modifies and clarifies the definitions of lobbyist, lobbying, and a principal; | |
25 | 25 | 10 | |
26 | 26 | ▸ modifies the limits for certain expenditures; | |
27 | 27 | 11 | |
28 | 28 | ▸ prohibits consideration, a reward, or an incentive for lobbying that is contingent on | |
29 | 29 | 12 | |
30 | 30 | certain government action and provides criminal and civil penalties for violation of the | |
31 | 31 | 13 | |
32 | 32 | prohibition; | |
33 | 33 | 14 | |
34 | 34 | ▸ replaces the offense of employing or soliciting a person to lobby for contingent | |
35 | 35 | 15 | |
36 | 36 | compensation with the offense described in the preceding paragraph; | |
37 | 37 | 16 | |
38 | 38 | ▸ creates an exception to the definition of "expenditure" in relation to certain sporting | |
39 | 39 | 17 | |
40 | 40 | events, performances, or exhibitions of a state institution of higher education or a | |
41 | 41 | 18 | |
42 | 42 | private, nonprofit institution of higher education; | |
43 | 43 | 19 | |
44 | 44 | ▸ amends provisions relating to lobbying by a former state official; and | |
45 | 45 | 20 | |
46 | 46 | ▸ makes technical and conforming changes. | |
47 | 47 | 21 | |
48 | 48 | Money Appropriated in this Bill: | |
49 | 49 | 22 | |
50 | 50 | None | |
51 | 51 | 23 | |
52 | 52 | Other Special Clauses: | |
53 | 53 | 24 | |
54 | 54 | None | |
55 | 55 | 25 | |
56 | 56 | Utah Code Sections Affected: | |
57 | 57 | 26 | |
58 | 58 | AMENDS: | |
59 | 59 | 27 | |
60 | 60 | 36-11-102, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapters 425, 438 | |
61 | 61 | 28 | |
62 | 62 | 36-11-201, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 16 | |
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64 | 64 | 29 | |
65 | 65 | 36-11-304, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 16 | |
66 | 66 | 30 | |
67 | 67 | 53-1-102, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 425 | |
68 | 68 | 31 | |
69 | 69 | 53-1-106, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 506 | |
70 | 70 | 32 | |
71 | 71 | 63G-23-102, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 158 | |
72 | 72 | 33 | |
73 | 73 | 67-24-103, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2009, Chapter 360 | |
74 | 74 | 34 | |
75 | 75 | REPEALS AND REENACTS: | |
76 | 76 | 35 | |
77 | 77 | 36-11-301, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1991, Chapter 280 | |
78 | 78 | 36 | |
79 | 79 | ||
80 | 80 | 37 | |
81 | 81 | Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah: | |
82 | 82 | 38 | |
83 | 83 | Section 1. Section 36-11-102 is amended to read: | |
84 | 84 | 39 | |
85 | 85 | 36-11-102 . Definitions. | |
86 | 86 | 40 | |
87 | 87 | As used in this chapter: | |
88 | 88 | 41 | |
89 | 89 | (1) "Aggregate daily expenditures" means: | |
90 | 90 | 42 | |
91 | 91 | (a) for a single lobbyist, principal, or government officer, the total of all expenditures | |
92 | 92 | 43 | |
93 | 93 | made within a calendar day by the lobbyist, principal, or government officer for the | |
94 | 94 | 44 | |
95 | 95 | benefit of an individual public official; | |
96 | 96 | 45 | |
97 | 97 | (b) for an expenditure made by a member of a lobbyist group, the total of all | |
98 | 98 | 46 | |
99 | 99 | expenditures made within a calendar day by every member of the lobbyist group for | |
100 | 100 | 47 | |
101 | 101 | the benefit of an individual public official; or | |
102 | 102 | 48 | |
103 | 103 | (c) for a multiclient lobbyist, the total of all expenditures made by the multiclient | |
104 | 104 | 49 | |
105 | 105 | lobbyist within a calendar day for the benefit of an individual public official, | |
106 | 106 | 50 | |
107 | 107 | regardless of whether the expenditures were attributed to different clients. | |
108 | 108 | 51 | |
109 | 109 | (2) "Approved activity" means an event, a tour, or a meeting: | |
110 | 110 | 52 | |
111 | 111 | (a)(i) to which a legislator or another nonexecutive branch public official is invited; | |
112 | 112 | 53 | |
113 | 113 | and | |
114 | 114 | 54 | |
115 | 115 | (ii) attendance at which is approved by: | |
116 | 116 | 55 | |
117 | 117 | (A) the speaker of the House of Representatives, if the public official is a member | |
118 | 118 | 56 | |
119 | 119 | of the House of Representatives or another nonexecutive branch public official; | |
120 | 120 | 57 | |
121 | 121 | or | |
122 | 122 | 58 | |
123 | 123 | (B) the president of the Senate, if the public official is a member of the Senate or | |
124 | 124 | 59 | |
125 | 125 | another nonexecutive branch public official; or | |
126 | 126 | 60 | |
127 | 127 | (b)(i) to which a public official who holds a position in the executive branch of state | |
128 | 128 | 61 | |
129 | 129 | government is invited; and | |
130 | 130 | 62 | |
131 | 131 | (ii) attendance at which is approved by the governor or the lieutenant governor. | |
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133 | 133 | 63 | |
134 | 134 | (3) "Board of education" means: | |
135 | 135 | 64 | |
136 | 136 | (a) a local school board described in Title 53G, Chapter 4, School Districts; | |
137 | 137 | 65 | |
138 | 138 | (b) the State Board of Education; | |
139 | 139 | 66 | |
140 | 140 | (c) the State Charter School Board created under Section 53G-5-201; or | |
141 | 141 | 67 | |
142 | 142 | (d) a charter school governing board described in Title 53G, Chapter 5, Charter Schools. | |
143 | 143 | 68 | |
144 | 144 | (4) "Capitol hill complex" means capitol hill, as defined in Section 63O-1-101. | |
145 | 145 | 69 | |
146 | 146 | (5)(a) "Compensation" means anything of economic value, however designated, that is | |
147 | 147 | 70 | |
148 | 148 | paid, loaned, granted, given, donated, or transferred to an individual for the provision | |
149 | 149 | 71 | |
150 | 150 | of services or ownership before any withholding required by federal or state law. | |
151 | 151 | 72 | |
152 | 152 | (b) "Compensation" includes: | |
153 | 153 | 73 | |
154 | 154 | (i) a salary or commission; | |
155 | 155 | 74 | |
156 | 156 | (ii) a bonus; | |
157 | 157 | 75 | |
158 | 158 | (iii) a benefit; | |
159 | 159 | 76 | |
160 | 160 | (iv) a contribution to a retirement program or account; | |
161 | 161 | 77 | |
162 | 162 | (v) a payment includable in gross income, as defined in Section 62, Internal Revenue | |
163 | 163 | 78 | |
164 | 164 | Code, and subject to social security deductions, including a payment in excess of | |
165 | 165 | 79 | |
166 | 166 | the maximum amount subject to deduction under social security law; | |
167 | 167 | 80 | |
168 | 168 | (vi) an amount that the individual authorizes to be deducted or reduced for salary | |
169 | 169 | 81 | |
170 | 170 | deferral or other benefits authorized by federal law; or | |
171 | 171 | 82 | |
172 | 172 | (vii) income based on an individual's ownership interest. | |
173 | 173 | 83 | |
174 | 174 | (6) "Compensation payor" means a person who pays compensation to a public official in | |
175 | 175 | 84 | |
176 | 176 | the ordinary course of business: | |
177 | 177 | 85 | |
178 | 178 | (a) because of the public official's ownership interest in the compensation payor; or | |
179 | 179 | 86 | |
180 | 180 | (b) for services rendered by the public official on behalf of the compensation payor. | |
181 | 181 | 87 | |
182 | 182 | (7) "Education action" means: | |
183 | 183 | 88 | |
184 | 184 | (a) the passage or defeat of a resolution, policy, amendment, or other official action for | |
185 | 185 | 89 | |
186 | 186 | consideration by a board of education; | |
187 | 187 | 90 | |
188 | 188 | (b) a nomination or appointment by an education official or a board of education; | |
189 | 189 | 91 | |
190 | 190 | (c) the passage or defeat of a vote on an administrative action taken by a vote of a board | |
191 | 191 | 92 | |
192 | 192 | of education; or | |
193 | 193 | 93 | |
194 | 194 | [(d) an adjudicative proceeding over which an education official has direct or indirect | |
195 | 195 | 94 | |
196 | 196 | control;] | |
197 | 197 | 95 | |
198 | 198 | [(e) a purchasing or contracting decision;] | |
199 | 199 | 96 | |
200 | 200 | [(f) drafting or making a policy, resolution, or rule;] | |
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202 | 202 | 97 | |
203 | 203 | [(g)] (d) determining a rate or fee[; or] . | |
204 | 204 | 98 | |
205 | 205 | [(h) making an adjudicative decision.] | |
206 | 206 | 99 | |
207 | 207 | (8) "Education official" means: | |
208 | 208 | 100 | |
209 | 209 | (a) a member of a board of education; or | |
210 | 210 | 101 | |
211 | 211 | (b) an individual appointed to or employed in a position under a board of education, if | |
212 | 212 | 102 | |
213 | 213 | that individual: | |
214 | 214 | 103 | |
215 | 215 | (i) occupies a policymaking position[ or makes purchasing or contracting decisions]; | |
216 | 216 | 104 | |
217 | 217 | [(ii) drafts resolutions or policies or drafts or makes rules;] | |
218 | 218 | 105 | |
219 | 219 | [(iii)] (ii) determines rates or fees; or | |
220 | 220 | 106 | |
221 | 221 | [(iv)] (iii) makes decisions relating to an education budget or the expenditure of | |
222 | 222 | 107 | |
223 | 223 | public money[; or] . | |
224 | 224 | 108 | |
225 | 225 | [(v) makes adjudicative decisions; or] | |
226 | 226 | 109 | |
227 | 227 | [(c) an immediate family member of an individual described in Subsection (8)(a) or (b).] | |
228 | 228 | 110 | |
229 | 229 | (9) "Event" means entertainment, a performance, a contest, or a recreational activity that an | |
230 | 230 | 111 | |
231 | 231 | individual participates in or is a spectator at, including a sporting event, an artistic event, | |
232 | 232 | 112 | |
233 | 233 | a play, a movie, dancing, or singing. | |
234 | 234 | 113 | |
235 | 235 | (10) "Executive action" means: | |
236 | 236 | 114 | |
237 | 237 | (a) a nomination or appointment by the governor; | |
238 | 238 | 115 | |
239 | 239 | (b) the action of the governor in approving or vetoing legislation; | |
240 | 240 | 116 | |
241 | 241 | [(b)] (c) the [proposal, drafting, amendment, enactment,] passage or defeat by a state | |
242 | 242 | 117 | |
243 | 243 | agency of a rule, or an amendment to a rule, made in accordance with Title 63G, | |
244 | 244 | 118 | |
245 | 245 | Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act; or | |
246 | 246 | 119 | |
247 | 247 | [(c)] (d) agency ratemaking proceedings[; or] . | |
248 | 248 | 120 | |
249 | 249 | [(d) an adjudicative proceeding of a state agency.] | |
250 | 250 | 121 | |
251 | 251 | (11) "Executive official" means: | |
252 | 252 | 122 | |
253 | 253 | (a) an individual elected to an executive office or appointed to fill a vacancy in an | |
254 | 254 | 123 | |
255 | 255 | executive office; or | |
256 | 256 | 124 | |
257 | 257 | (b) an individual appointed to or employed in a position in the executive branch of state | |
258 | 258 | 125 | |
259 | 259 | government, if that individual: | |
260 | 260 | 126 | |
261 | 261 | (i) occupies a policymaking position; or | |
262 | 262 | 127 | |
263 | 263 | (ii) determines rates or fees. | |
264 | 264 | 128 | |
265 | 265 | [(11)] (12)(a) "Expenditure" means any of the items listed in this Subsection [(11)(a)] | |
266 | 266 | 129 | |
267 | 267 | (12)(a) when given to or for the benefit of a public official unless consideration of | |
268 | 268 | 130 | |
269 | 269 | equal or greater value is received: | |
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271 | 271 | 131 | |
272 | 272 | (i) a purchase, payment, or distribution; | |
273 | 273 | 132 | |
274 | 274 | (ii) a loan, gift, or advance; | |
275 | 275 | 133 | |
276 | 276 | (iii) a deposit, subscription, or forbearance; | |
277 | 277 | 134 | |
278 | 278 | (iv) services or goods; | |
279 | 279 | 135 | |
280 | 280 | (v) money; | |
281 | 281 | 136 | |
282 | 282 | (vi) real property; | |
283 | 283 | 137 | |
284 | 284 | (vii) a ticket or admission to an event; or | |
285 | 285 | 138 | |
286 | 286 | (viii) a contract, promise, or agreement, whether or not legally enforceable, to | |
287 | 287 | 139 | |
288 | 288 | provide any item listed in Subsections [(11)(a)(i) through (vii)] (12)(a)(i) through | |
289 | 289 | 140 | |
290 | 290 | (vii). | |
291 | 291 | 141 | |
292 | 292 | (b) "Expenditure" does not [mean] include: | |
293 | 293 | 142 | |
294 | 294 | (i) a commercially reasonable loan made in the ordinary course of business; | |
295 | 295 | 143 | |
296 | 296 | (ii) a campaign contribution: | |
297 | 297 | 144 | |
298 | 298 | (A) reported in accordance with Title 20A, Chapter 11, Campaign and Financial | |
299 | 299 | 145 | |
300 | 300 | Reporting Requirements, Section 10-3-208, Section 17-16-6.5, or any | |
301 | 301 | 146 | |
302 | 302 | applicable ordinance adopted under Subsection 10-3-208(6) or 17-16-6.5(1); or | |
303 | 303 | 147 | |
304 | 304 | (B) lawfully given to a person that is not required to report the contribution under | |
305 | 305 | 148 | |
306 | 306 | a law or ordinance described in Subsection [(11)(b)(ii)(A)] (12)(b)(ii)(A); | |
307 | 307 | 149 | |
308 | 308 | (iii) printed informational material that is related to the performance of the recipient's | |
309 | 309 | 150 | |
310 | 310 | official duties; | |
311 | 311 | 151 | |
312 | 312 | (iv) a devise or inheritance; | |
313 | 313 | 152 | |
314 | 314 | (v) any item listed in Subsection [(11)(a)] (12)(a) if: | |
315 | 315 | 153 | |
316 | 316 | (A) given by a relative; | |
317 | 317 | 154 | |
318 | 318 | (B) given by a compensation payor for a purpose solely unrelated to the public | |
319 | 319 | 155 | |
320 | 320 | official's position as a public official; | |
321 | 321 | 156 | |
322 | 322 | (C) the item is food or beverage with a value that does not exceed the food | |
323 | 323 | 157 | |
324 | 324 | reimbursement rate, and the aggregate daily expenditures for food and | |
325 | 325 | 158 | |
326 | 326 | beverage do not exceed the food reimbursement rate; or | |
327 | 327 | 159 | |
328 | 328 | (D) the item is not food or beverage, has a value of less than [$10] $25, and the | |
329 | 329 | 160 | |
330 | 330 | aggregate daily expenditures do not exceed [$10] $25; | |
331 | 331 | 161 | |
332 | 332 | (vi) food or beverage that is provided at an event, a tour, or a meeting to which the | |
333 | 333 | 162 | |
334 | 334 | following are invited: | |
335 | 335 | 163 | |
336 | 336 | (A) all members of the Legislature; | |
337 | 337 | 164 | |
338 | 338 | (B) all members of a standing or interim committee; | |
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340 | 340 | 165 | |
341 | 341 | (C) all members of an official legislative task force; | |
342 | 342 | 166 | |
343 | 343 | (D) all members of a party caucus; or | |
344 | 344 | 167 | |
345 | 345 | (E) all members of a group described in Subsections [(11)(b)(vi)(A) through (D)] | |
346 | 346 | 168 | |
347 | 347 | (12)(b)(vi)(A) through (D) who are attending a meeting of a national | |
348 | 348 | 169 | |
349 | 349 | organization whose primary purpose is addressing general legislative policy; | |
350 | 350 | 170 | |
351 | 351 | (vii) food or beverage that is provided at an event, a tour, or a meeting to a public | |
352 | 352 | 171 | |
353 | 353 | official who is: | |
354 | 354 | 172 | |
355 | 355 | (A) giving a speech at the event, tour, or meeting; | |
356 | 356 | 173 | |
357 | 357 | (B) participating in a panel discussion at the event, tour, or meeting; or | |
358 | 358 | 174 | |
359 | 359 | (C) presenting or receiving an award at the event, tour, or meeting; | |
360 | 360 | 175 | |
361 | 361 | (viii) a plaque, commendation, or award that: | |
362 | 362 | 176 | |
363 | 363 | (A) is presented in public; and | |
364 | 364 | 177 | |
365 | 365 | (B) has the name of the individual receiving the plaque, commendation, or award | |
366 | 366 | 178 | |
367 | 367 | inscribed, etched, printed, or otherwise permanently marked on the plaque, | |
368 | 368 | 179 | |
369 | 369 | commendation, or award; | |
370 | 370 | 180 | |
371 | 371 | (ix) a gift that: | |
372 | 372 | 181 | |
373 | 373 | (A) is an item that is not consumable and not perishable; | |
374 | 374 | 182 | |
375 | 375 | (B) a public official, other than a local official or an education official, accepts on | |
376 | 376 | 183 | |
377 | 377 | behalf of the state; | |
378 | 378 | 184 | |
379 | 379 | (C) the public official promptly remits to the state; | |
380 | 380 | 185 | |
381 | 381 | (D) a property administrator does not reject under Section 63G-23-103; | |
382 | 382 | 186 | |
383 | 383 | (E) does not constitute a direct benefit to the public official before or after the | |
384 | 384 | 187 | |
385 | 385 | public official remits the gift to the state; and | |
386 | 386 | 188 | |
387 | 387 | (F) after being remitted to the state, is not transferred, divided, distributed, or used | |
388 | 388 | 189 | |
389 | 389 | to distribute a gift or benefit to one or more public officials in a manner that | |
390 | 390 | 190 | |
391 | 391 | would otherwise qualify the gift as an expenditure if the gift were given | |
392 | 392 | 191 | |
393 | 393 | directly to a public official; | |
394 | 394 | 192 | |
395 | 395 | (x) any of the following with a cash value not exceeding [$30] $50: | |
396 | 396 | 193 | |
397 | 397 | (A) a publication; or | |
398 | 398 | 194 | |
399 | 399 | (B) a commemorative item; | |
400 | 400 | 195 | |
401 | 401 | (xi) admission to or attendance at an event, a tour, or a meeting, the primary purpose | |
402 | 402 | 196 | |
403 | 403 | of which is: | |
404 | 404 | 197 | |
405 | 405 | (A) to solicit a contribution that is reportable under Title 20A, Chapter 11, | |
406 | 406 | 198 | |
407 | 407 | Campaign and Financial Reporting Requirements, 2 U.S.C. Sec. 434, Section | |
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409 | 409 | 199 | |
410 | 410 | 10-3-208, Section 17-16-6.5, or an applicable ordinance adopted under | |
411 | 411 | 200 | |
412 | 412 | Subsection 10-3-208(6) or 17-16-6.5(1); | |
413 | 413 | 201 | |
414 | 414 | (B) to solicit a campaign contribution that a person is not required to report under | |
415 | 415 | 202 | |
416 | 416 | a law or ordinance described in Subsection [(11)(b)(xi)(A)] (12)(b)(xi)(A); or | |
417 | 417 | 203 | |
418 | 418 | (C) charitable solicitation, as defined in Section 13-22-2; | |
419 | 419 | 204 | |
420 | 420 | (xii) travel to, lodging at, food or beverage served at, and admission to an approved | |
421 | 421 | 205 | |
422 | 422 | activity; | |
423 | 423 | 206 | |
424 | 424 | (xiii) sponsorship of an approved activity; | |
425 | 425 | 207 | |
426 | 426 | (xiv) notwithstanding Subsection [(11)(a)(vii)] (12)(a)(vii), admission to, attendance | |
427 | 427 | 208 | |
428 | 428 | at, or travel to or from an event, a tour, or a meeting: | |
429 | 429 | 209 | |
430 | 430 | (A) that is sponsored by a governmental entity; | |
431 | 431 | 210 | |
432 | 432 | (B) that is widely attended and related to a governmental duty of a public official; | |
433 | 433 | 211 | |
434 | 434 | (C) for a local official, that is sponsored by an organization that represents only | |
435 | 435 | 212 | |
436 | 436 | local governments, including the Utah Association of Counties, the Utah | |
437 | 437 | 213 | |
438 | 438 | League of Cities and Towns, or the Utah Association of Special Districts; or | |
439 | 439 | 214 | |
440 | 440 | (D) for an education official, that is sponsored by a public school, a charter | |
441 | 441 | 215 | |
442 | 442 | school, or an organization that represents only public schools or charter | |
443 | 443 | 216 | |
444 | 444 | schools, including the Utah Association of Public Charter Schools, the Utah | |
445 | 445 | 217 | |
446 | 446 | School Boards Association, or the Utah School Superintendents Association;[ | |
447 | 447 | 218 | |
448 | 448 | or] | |
449 | 449 | 219 | |
450 | 450 | (xv) travel to a widely attended tour or meeting related to a governmental duty of a | |
451 | 451 | 220 | |
452 | 452 | public official if that travel results in a financial savings to: | |
453 | 453 | 221 | |
454 | 454 | (A) for a public official who is not a local official or an education official, the | |
455 | 455 | 222 | |
456 | 456 | state; or | |
457 | 457 | 223 | |
458 | 458 | (B) for a public official who is a local official or an education official, the local | |
459 | 459 | 224 | |
460 | 460 | government or board of education to which the public official belongs[.] ; | |
461 | 461 | 225 | |
462 | 462 | (xvi) notwithstanding Subsection (12)(a)(vii), admission to, attendance at, or travel to | |
463 | 463 | 226 | |
464 | - | or from a | |
464 | + | or from a sporting event provided by an institution of higher education described | |
465 | 465 | 227 | |
466 | - | ||
466 | + | in Subsection 53B-2-101(1), or by a private, nonprofit institution of higher | |
467 | 467 | 228 | |
468 | - | ||
468 | + | education in the state, if: | |
469 | 469 | 229 | |
470 | - | (A) the institution of higher education is competing in the | |
470 | + | (A) the institution of higher education is competing in the sporting event; and | |
471 | 471 | 230 | |
472 | - | ||
472 | + | (B) the purpose of the public official attending the event is to build a relationship | |
473 | 473 | 231 | |
474 | - | ||
474 | + | between the institution of higher education and the public official; or | |
475 | 475 | 232 | |
476 | + | (xvii) notwithstanding Subsection (12)(a)(vii), admission to, attendance at, or travel | |
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478 | + | 233 | |
479 | + | to or from a theatrical, musical, dancing, or other artistic performance, an art | |
480 | + | 234 | |
481 | + | exhibition, or another artistic event provided by an institution of higher education | |
482 | + | 235 | |
483 | + | described in Subsection 53B-2-101(1), or by a private, nonprofit institution of | |
484 | + | 236 | |
485 | + | higher education in the state, if: | |
486 | + | 237 | |
487 | + | (A) the institution is participating in the event; and | |
488 | + | 238 | |
476 | 489 | (B) the purpose of the public official attending the event is to build a relationship | |
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478 | - | 233 | |
479 | - | between the institution of higher education and the public official; or | |
480 | - | 234 | |
481 | - | (xvii) notwithstanding Subsection (12)(a)(vii), admission to, attendance at, or travel | |
482 | - | 235 | |
483 | - | to or from a theatrical, musical, dancing, or other artistic performance, an art | |
484 | - | 236 | |
485 | - | exhibition, or another artistic event provided by an institution of higher education | |
486 | - | 237 | |
487 | - | described in Subsection 53B-2-101(1), or by a private, nonprofit institution of | |
488 | - | 238 | |
489 | - | higher education in the state, if: | |
490 | 490 | 239 | |
491 | - | ||
491 | + | between the institution of higher education and the public official. | |
492 | 492 | 240 | |
493 | - | ||
493 | + | [(12)] (13) "Food reimbursement rate" means the total amount set by the director of the | |
494 | 494 | 241 | |
495 | - | ||
495 | + | Division of Finance, by rule, under Section 63A-3-107, for in-state meal reimbursement, | |
496 | 496 | 242 | |
497 | - | ||
497 | + | for an employee of the executive branch, for an entire day. | |
498 | 498 | 243 | |
499 | - | [( | |
499 | + | [(13)] (14)(a) "Foreign agent" means an individual who engages in lobbying under | |
500 | 500 | 244 | |
501 | - | ||
501 | + | contract with a foreign government. | |
502 | 502 | 245 | |
503 | - | ||
503 | + | (b) "Foreign agent" does not include an individual who is recognized by the United | |
504 | 504 | 246 | |
505 | - | ||
505 | + | States Department of State as a duly accredited diplomatic or consular officer of a | |
506 | 506 | 247 | |
507 | - | ||
507 | + | foreign government, including a duly accredited honorary consul. | |
508 | 508 | 248 | |
509 | - | ( | |
509 | + | [(14)] (15) "Foreign government" means a government other than the government of: | |
510 | 510 | 249 | |
511 | - | States | |
511 | + | (a) the United States; | |
512 | 512 | 250 | |
513 | - | ||
513 | + | (b) a state within the United States; | |
514 | 514 | 251 | |
515 | - | ||
515 | + | (c) a territory or possession of the United States; or | |
516 | 516 | 252 | |
517 | - | (a | |
517 | + | (d) a political subdivision of the United States. | |
518 | 518 | 253 | |
519 | - | ( | |
519 | + | (16) "Government action" means: | |
520 | 520 | 254 | |
521 | - | ( | |
521 | + | (a) an education action; | |
522 | 522 | 255 | |
523 | - | ( | |
523 | + | (b) an executive action; | |
524 | 524 | 256 | |
525 | - | ( | |
525 | + | (c) a legislative action; or | |
526 | 526 | 257 | |
527 | - | ( | |
527 | + | (d) a local action. | |
528 | 528 | 258 | |
529 | - | ( | |
529 | + | [(15)] (17)(a) "Government officer" means: | |
530 | 530 | 259 | |
531 | - | ( | |
531 | + | (i) an individual elected to a position in state or local government, when acting in the | |
532 | 532 | 260 | |
533 | - | ||
533 | + | capacity of the state or local government position; | |
534 | 534 | 261 | |
535 | - | ||
535 | + | (ii) an individual elected to a board of education, when acting in the capacity of a | |
536 | 536 | 262 | |
537 | - | ||
537 | + | member of a board of education; | |
538 | 538 | 263 | |
539 | - | ||
539 | + | (iii) an individual appointed to fill a vacancy in a position described in Subsection [ | |
540 | 540 | 264 | |
541 | - | (ii) | |
541 | + | (15)(a)(i) or (ii)] (17)(a)(i) or (ii), when acting in the capacity of the position; or | |
542 | 542 | 265 | |
543 | - | ||
543 | + | (iv) an individual appointed to or employed in a full-time position by state | |
544 | 544 | 266 | |
545 | - | ||
546 | - | - 8 - | |
545 | + | government, local government, or a board of education, when acting in the | |
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547 | 547 | 267 | |
548 | - | ||
548 | + | capacity of the individual's appointment or employment. | |
549 | 549 | 268 | |
550 | - | ( | |
550 | + | (b) "Government officer" does not mean a member of the legislative branch of state | |
551 | 551 | 269 | |
552 | - | government | |
552 | + | government. | |
553 | 553 | 270 | |
554 | - | ||
554 | + | [(16)] (18) "Immediate family" means: | |
555 | 555 | 271 | |
556 | - | ( | |
556 | + | (a) a spouse; | |
557 | 557 | 272 | |
558 | - | ||
558 | + | (b) a child residing in the household; or | |
559 | 559 | 273 | |
560 | - | ||
560 | + | (c) an individual claimed as a dependent for tax purposes. | |
561 | 561 | 274 | |
562 | - | ( | |
562 | + | [(17)] (19) "Legislative action" means[:] | |
563 | 563 | 275 | |
564 | - | ( | |
564 | + | [(a)] the passage or defeat of a bill, resolution, amendment, nomination, veto override, | |
565 | 565 | 276 | |
566 | - | ||
566 | + | appropriation, or other matter pending or proposed in either house of the Legislature | |
567 | 567 | 277 | |
568 | - | [ | |
568 | + | or [its] the Legislature's committees, or requested by a legislator[; and] . | |
569 | 569 | 278 | |
570 | - | [( | |
570 | + | [(b) the action of the governor in approving or vetoing legislation.] | |
571 | 571 | 279 | |
572 | - | ||
572 | + | (20) "Legislative official" means a member, or a member-elect, of the Senate or the House | |
573 | 573 | 280 | |
574 | - | ||
574 | + | of Representatives. | |
575 | 575 | 281 | |
576 | - | [( | |
576 | + | [(18)] (21) "Lobbying" means communicating with a public official for the purpose of | |
577 | 577 | 282 | |
578 | - | ||
578 | + | influencing [a legislative action, executive action, local action, or education] government | |
579 | 579 | 283 | |
580 | - | ||
580 | + | action. | |
581 | 581 | 284 | |
582 | - | [( | |
582 | + | [(19)] (22)(a) "Lobbyist" means[:] an individual who accepts or agrees to accept | |
583 | 583 | 285 | |
584 | - | ||
584 | + | employment, payment, a reward, an incentive, something of value, or other | |
585 | 585 | 286 | |
586 | - | ||
586 | + | consideration in exchange for lobbying. | |
587 | 587 | 287 | |
588 | - | [( | |
588 | + | [(i) an individual who is employed by a principal; or] | |
589 | 589 | 288 | |
590 | - | ||
590 | + | [(ii) an individual who contracts for economic consideration, other than | |
591 | 591 | 289 | |
592 | - | ||
592 | + | reimbursement for reasonable travel expenses, with a principal to lobby a public | |
593 | 593 | 290 | |
594 | - | ||
594 | + | official.] | |
595 | 595 | 291 | |
596 | - | ||
596 | + | (b) "Lobbyist" includes an individual who engages in lobbying on behalf of an entity, | |
597 | 597 | 292 | |
598 | - | ||
598 | + | other than a publicly-traded entity, in which the individual obtained a non-controlling | |
599 | 599 | 293 | |
600 | - | ||
600 | + | ownership interest within the immediately preceding 18 months. | |
601 | 601 | 294 | |
602 | - | (b) "Lobbyist" | |
602 | + | [(b)] (c) "Lobbyist" does not include: | |
603 | 603 | 295 | |
604 | - | ||
604 | + | (i) a government officer; | |
605 | 605 | 296 | |
606 | - | ||
606 | + | (ii) a member or employee of the legislative branch of state government; | |
607 | 607 | 297 | |
608 | - | ||
608 | + | (iii) an individual who, in exchange for lobbying, accepts or agrees to accept only | |
609 | 609 | 298 | |
610 | - | ||
610 | + | reimbursement for reasonable travel expenses; | |
611 | 611 | 299 | |
612 | - | ( | |
612 | + | [(iii)] (iv) a person, including a principal, while appearing at, or providing written | |
613 | 613 | 300 | |
614 | - | ||
615 | - | - 9 - | |
614 | + | comments to, a hearing conducted in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah | |
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616 | 616 | 301 | |
617 | - | ||
617 | + | Administrative Rulemaking Act, or Title 63G, Chapter 4, Administrative | |
618 | 618 | 302 | |
619 | - | ||
619 | + | Procedures Act; | |
620 | 620 | 303 | |
621 | - | ||
621 | + | [(iv)] (v) a person participating on or appearing before an advisory or study task force, | |
622 | 622 | 304 | |
623 | - | ||
623 | + | commission, board, or committee, constituted by the Legislature, a local | |
624 | 624 | 305 | |
625 | - | ||
625 | + | government, a board of education, or any agency or department of state | |
626 | 626 | 306 | |
627 | - | ||
627 | + | government, except legislative standing, appropriation, or interim committees; | |
628 | 628 | 307 | |
629 | - | ||
629 | + | [(v)] (vi) a representative of a political party; | |
630 | 630 | 308 | |
631 | - | ||
631 | + | [(vi)] (vii) an individual representing a bona fide church solely for the purpose of | |
632 | 632 | 309 | |
633 | - | ||
633 | + | protecting the right to practice the religious doctrines of the church, unless the | |
634 | 634 | 310 | |
635 | - | ||
635 | + | individual or church makes an expenditure that confers a benefit on a public | |
636 | 636 | 311 | |
637 | - | ||
637 | + | official; | |
638 | 638 | 312 | |
639 | - | ||
639 | + | [(vii)] (viii) a newspaper, television station or network, radio station or network, | |
640 | 640 | 313 | |
641 | - | ||
641 | + | periodical of general circulation, or book publisher for the purpose of publishing | |
642 | 642 | 314 | |
643 | - | ||
643 | + | news items, editorials, other comments, or paid advertisements that directly or | |
644 | 644 | 315 | |
645 | - | [ | |
645 | + | indirectly urge [legislative action, executive action, local action, or education] | |
646 | 646 | 316 | |
647 | - | ||
647 | + | government action; | |
648 | 648 | 317 | |
649 | - | ||
649 | + | [(viii)] (ix) an individual who appears on the individual's own behalf before a | |
650 | 650 | 318 | |
651 | - | ||
651 | + | committee of the Legislature, an agency of the executive branch of state | |
652 | 652 | 319 | |
653 | - | government | |
653 | + | government, a board of education, the governing body of a local government, a | |
654 | 654 | 320 | |
655 | - | ||
655 | + | committee of a local government, or a committee of a board of education, solely | |
656 | 656 | 321 | |
657 | - | ||
657 | + | for the purpose of testifying in support of or in opposition to [legislative action, | |
658 | 658 | 322 | |
659 | - | ||
659 | + | executive action, local action, or education] government action; or | |
660 | 660 | 323 | |
661 | - | ||
661 | + | [(ix)] (x) an individual representing a business, entity, or industry, who: | |
662 | 662 | 324 | |
663 | - | ||
663 | + | (A) interacts with a public official, in the public official's capacity as a public | |
664 | 664 | 325 | |
665 | - | ||
665 | + | official, while accompanied by a registered lobbyist who is lobbying in relation | |
666 | 666 | 326 | |
667 | - | ||
667 | + | to the subject of the interaction or while presenting at a legislative committee | |
668 | 668 | 327 | |
669 | - | ||
669 | + | meeting at the same time that the registered lobbyist is attending another | |
670 | 670 | 328 | |
671 | - | ||
671 | + | legislative committee meeting; and | |
672 | 672 | 329 | |
673 | - | ||
673 | + | (B) does not make an expenditure for, or on behalf of, a public official in relation | |
674 | 674 | 330 | |
675 | - | ||
675 | + | to the interaction or during the period of interaction. | |
676 | 676 | 331 | |
677 | - | ||
677 | + | [(20)] (23) "Lobbyist group" means two or more lobbyists, principals, government officers, | |
678 | 678 | 332 | |
679 | - | ||
679 | + | or any combination of lobbyists, principals, and government officers, who each | |
680 | 680 | 333 | |
681 | - | to | |
681 | + | contribute a portion of an expenditure made to benefit a public official or member of the | |
682 | 682 | 334 | |
683 | - | ||
684 | - | - 10 - | |
683 | + | public official's immediate family. | |
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685 | 685 | 335 | |
686 | - | ||
686 | + | [(21)] (24) "Local action" means: | |
687 | 687 | 336 | |
688 | - | ||
688 | + | (a) an ordinance or resolution for consideration by a local government; | |
689 | 689 | 337 | |
690 | - | ||
690 | + | (b) a nomination or appointment by a local official or a local government; | |
691 | 691 | 338 | |
692 | - | ||
692 | + | (c) a vote on an administrative action taken by a vote of a local government's legislative | |
693 | 693 | 339 | |
694 | - | ||
694 | + | body; or | |
695 | 695 | 340 | |
696 | - | ( | |
696 | + | [(d) an adjudicative proceeding over which a local official has direct or indirect control;] | |
697 | 697 | 341 | |
698 | - | ( | |
698 | + | [(e) a purchasing or contracting decision;] | |
699 | 699 | 342 | |
700 | - | ||
700 | + | [(f) drafting or making a policy, resolution, or rule;] | |
701 | 701 | 343 | |
702 | - | [(d) | |
702 | + | [(g)] (d) determining a rate or fee[; or] . | |
703 | 703 | 344 | |
704 | - | [( | |
704 | + | [(h) making an adjudicative decision.] | |
705 | 705 | 345 | |
706 | - | [( | |
706 | + | [(22)] (25) "Local government" means: | |
707 | 707 | 346 | |
708 | - | ||
708 | + | (a) a county, city, or town; | |
709 | 709 | 347 | |
710 | - | ||
710 | + | (b) a special district governed by Title 17B, Limited Purpose Local Government Entities | |
711 | 711 | 348 | |
712 | - | ||
712 | + | - Special Districts; | |
713 | 713 | 349 | |
714 | - | ( | |
714 | + | (c) a special service district governed by Title 17D, Chapter 1, Special Service District | |
715 | 715 | 350 | |
716 | - | ||
716 | + | Act; | |
717 | 717 | 351 | |
718 | - | ||
718 | + | (d) a community reinvestment agency governed by Title 17C, Limited Purpose Local | |
719 | 719 | 352 | |
720 | - | ||
720 | + | Government Entities - Community Reinvestment Agency Act; | |
721 | 721 | 353 | |
722 | - | Act; | |
722 | + | (e) a conservation district governed by Title 17D, Chapter 3, Conservation District Act; | |
723 | 723 | 354 | |
724 | - | ( | |
724 | + | (f) a redevelopment agency; or | |
725 | 725 | 355 | |
726 | - | ||
726 | + | (g) an interlocal entity or a joint cooperative undertaking governed by Title 11, Chapter | |
727 | 727 | 356 | |
728 | - | ||
728 | + | 13, Interlocal Cooperation Act. | |
729 | 729 | 357 | |
730 | - | ( | |
730 | + | [(23)] (26) "Local official" means: | |
731 | 731 | 358 | |
732 | - | ( | |
732 | + | (a) an [elected member of a local government] individual elected to a local government | |
733 | 733 | 359 | |
734 | - | ||
734 | + | office or appointed to fill a vacancy in a local government office; or | |
735 | 735 | 360 | |
736 | - | ||
736 | + | (b) an individual appointed to or employed in a position in a local government if that | |
737 | 737 | 361 | |
738 | - | ||
738 | + | individual: | |
739 | 739 | 362 | |
740 | - | ||
740 | + | (i) occupies a policymaking position[ or makes purchasing or contracting decisions]; | |
741 | 741 | 363 | |
742 | - | ||
742 | + | or | |
743 | 743 | 364 | |
744 | - | ||
744 | + | [(ii) drafts ordinances or resolutions or drafts or makes rules;] | |
745 | 745 | 365 | |
746 | - | ( | |
746 | + | [(iii)] (ii) determines rates or fees[; or] . | |
747 | 747 | 366 | |
748 | - | or | |
748 | + | [(iv) makes adjudicative decisions; or] | |
749 | 749 | 367 | |
750 | - | [( | |
750 | + | [(c) an immediate family member of an individual described in Subsection (23)(a) or (b).] | |
751 | 751 | 368 | |
752 | - | [( | |
753 | - | - 11 - | |
752 | + | [(24)] (27) "Meeting" means a gathering of people to discuss an issue, receive instruction, or | |
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754 | 754 | 369 | |
755 | - | ||
755 | + | make a decision, including a conference, seminar, or summit. | |
756 | 756 | 370 | |
757 | - | [( | |
757 | + | [(25)] (28) "Multiclient lobbyist" means a single lobbyist, principal, or government officer | |
758 | 758 | 371 | |
759 | - | ||
759 | + | who represents two or more clients and divides the aggregate daily expenditure made to | |
760 | 760 | 372 | |
761 | - | ||
761 | + | benefit a public official or member of the public official's immediate family between | |
762 | 762 | 373 | |
763 | - | ||
763 | + | two or more of those clients. | |
764 | 764 | 374 | |
765 | - | ||
765 | + | [(26)] (29) "Principal" means a person that [employs an individual to perform lobbying, | |
766 | 766 | 375 | |
767 | - | ||
767 | + | either as an employee or as an independent contractor] pays or provides, or agrees or | |
768 | 768 | 376 | |
769 | - | ||
769 | + | promises to pay or provide, employment, a reward, an incentive, something of value, or | |
770 | 770 | 377 | |
771 | - | ||
771 | + | other consideration to a person to engage in lobbying. | |
772 | 772 | 378 | |
773 | - | ||
773 | + | [(27)] (30) "Public official" means: | |
774 | 774 | 379 | |
775 | - | ||
775 | + | (a) an education official; | |
776 | 776 | 380 | |
777 | - | ||
777 | + | (b) an executive official; | |
778 | 778 | 381 | |
779 | - | ||
779 | + | (c) a legislative official; | |
780 | 780 | 382 | |
781 | - | ( | |
781 | + | (d) a local official; or | |
782 | 782 | 383 | |
783 | - | ( | |
783 | + | (e) an immediate family member of an official or individual described in Subsections | |
784 | 784 | 384 | |
785 | - | ( | |
785 | + | (30)(a) through (d). | |
786 | 786 | 385 | |
787 | - | ( | |
787 | + | [(a)(i) a member of the Legislature;] | |
788 | 788 | 386 | |
789 | - | ( | |
789 | + | [(ii) an individual elected to a position in the executive branch of state government; or] | |
790 | 790 | 387 | |
791 | - | ( | |
791 | + | [(iii) an individual appointed to or employed in a position in the executive or | |
792 | 792 | 388 | |
793 | - | ||
793 | + | legislative branch of state government if that individual:] | |
794 | 794 | 389 | |
795 | - | [( | |
795 | + | [(A) occupies a policymaking position or makes purchasing or contracting | |
796 | 796 | 390 | |
797 | - | ||
797 | + | decisions;] | |
798 | 798 | 391 | |
799 | - | ||
799 | + | [(B) drafts legislation or makes rules;] | |
800 | 800 | 392 | |
801 | - | [( | |
801 | + | [(C) determines rates or fees; or] | |
802 | 802 | 393 | |
803 | - | decisions;] | |
803 | + | [(D) makes adjudicative decisions;] | |
804 | 804 | 394 | |
805 | - | [(B) | |
805 | + | [(b) an immediate family member of a person described in Subsection (27)(a);] | |
806 | 806 | 395 | |
807 | - | [(C) | |
807 | + | [(c) a local official; or] | |
808 | 808 | 396 | |
809 | - | [(D) | |
809 | + | [(d) an education official.] | |
810 | 810 | 397 | |
811 | - | [( | |
811 | + | [(28)] (31) "Public official type" means a notation to identify whether a public official is: | |
812 | 812 | 398 | |
813 | - | ||
813 | + | (a)(i) a member of the Legislature; | |
814 | 814 | 399 | |
815 | - | ||
815 | + | (ii) an individual elected to a position in the executive branch of state government; | |
816 | 816 | 400 | |
817 | - | ||
817 | + | (iii) an individual appointed to or employed in a position in the legislative branch of | |
818 | 818 | 401 | |
819 | - | ||
819 | + | state government who meets the definition of [public ] legislative official[ under | |
820 | 820 | 402 | |
821 | - | ( | |
822 | - | - 12 - | |
821 | + | Subsection (27)(a)(iii)]; | |
822 | + | - 12 - 02-24 07:31 1st Sub. (Green) S.B. 291 | |
823 | 823 | 403 | |
824 | - | ( | |
824 | + | (iv) an individual appointed to or employed in a position in the executive branch of | |
825 | 825 | 404 | |
826 | - | state government who meets the definition of [public | |
826 | + | state government who meets the definition of [public] executive official[ under | |
827 | 827 | 405 | |
828 | 828 | Subsection (27)(a)(iii)]; | |
829 | 829 | 406 | |
830 | - | ( | |
830 | + | (v) a local official, including a description of the type of local government for which | |
831 | 831 | 407 | |
832 | - | ||
832 | + | the individual is a local official; or | |
833 | 833 | 408 | |
834 | - | ||
834 | + | (vi) an education official, including a description of the type of board of education for | |
835 | 835 | 409 | |
836 | - | ||
836 | + | which the individual is an education official; or | |
837 | 837 | 410 | |
838 | - | ||
838 | + | (b) an immediate family member of an individual described in [Subsection (27)(a), (c), | |
839 | 839 | 411 | |
840 | - | ( | |
840 | + | or (d)] Subsections (30)(a) through (d). | |
841 | 841 | 412 | |
842 | - | ||
842 | + | [(29)] (32) "Quarterly reporting period" means the three-month period covered by each | |
843 | 843 | 413 | |
844 | - | ||
844 | + | financial report required under Subsection 36-11-201(2)(a). | |
845 | 845 | 414 | |
846 | - | ||
846 | + | [(30)] (33) "Related person" means a person, agent, or employee who [knowingly and | |
847 | 847 | 415 | |
848 | - | ||
848 | + | intentionally ]assists a lobbyist, principal, or government officer in lobbying. | |
849 | 849 | 416 | |
850 | - | ||
850 | + | [(31)] (34) "Relative" means: | |
851 | 851 | 417 | |
852 | - | ||
852 | + | (a) a spouse; | |
853 | 853 | 418 | |
854 | - | ||
854 | + | (b) a child, parent, grandparent, grandchild, brother, sister, parent-in-law, brother-in-law, | |
855 | 855 | 419 | |
856 | - | ||
856 | + | sister-in-law, nephew, niece, aunt, uncle, or first cousin; or | |
857 | 857 | 420 | |
858 | - | ( | |
858 | + | (c) a spouse of an individual described in Subsection [(31)(b)] (34)(b). | |
859 | 859 | 421 | |
860 | - | ( | |
860 | + | [(32)] (35) "Tour" means visiting a location, for a purpose relating to the duties of a public | |
861 | 861 | 422 | |
862 | - | ||
862 | + | official, and not primarily for entertainment, including: | |
863 | 863 | 423 | |
864 | - | ( | |
864 | + | (a) viewing a facility; | |
865 | 865 | 424 | |
866 | - | ||
866 | + | (b) viewing the sight of a natural disaster; or | |
867 | 867 | 425 | |
868 | - | official | |
868 | + | (c) assessing a circumstance in relation to which a public official may need to take | |
869 | 869 | 426 | |
870 | - | ||
870 | + | action within the scope of the public official's duties. | |
871 | 871 | 427 | |
872 | - | ||
872 | + | Section 2. Section 36-11-201 is amended to read: | |
873 | 873 | 428 | |
874 | - | ||
874 | + | 36-11-201 . Lobbyist, principal, and government officer financial reporting | |
875 | 875 | 429 | |
876 | - | ||
876 | + | requirements -- Prohibition for related person to make expenditures. | |
877 | 877 | 430 | |
878 | - | ||
878 | + | (1)(a)(i) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(a)(ii), a lobbyist shall file financial | |
879 | 879 | 431 | |
880 | - | ||
880 | + | reports with the lieutenant governor on or before the due dates specified in | |
881 | 881 | 432 | |
882 | - | ||
882 | + | Subsection (2). | |
883 | 883 | 433 | |
884 | - | ||
884 | + | (ii) A lobbyist who has not made an expenditure during a quarterly reporting period | |
885 | 885 | 434 | |
886 | - | ||
886 | + | is not required to file a quarterly financial report for that quarterly reporting period. | |
887 | 887 | 435 | |
888 | - | ||
888 | + | (iii) A lobbyist who is not required to file any quarterly reports under this section for | |
889 | 889 | 436 | |
890 | - | ||
891 | - | - 13 - | |
890 | + | a calendar year shall, on or before January 10 of the following year, file a financial | |
891 | + | - 13 - 1st Sub. (Green) S.B. 291 02-24 07:31 | |
892 | 892 | 437 | |
893 | - | ||
893 | + | report listing the amount of the expenditures for the entire preceding year as | |
894 | 894 | 438 | |
895 | - | ||
895 | + | "none." | |
896 | 896 | 439 | |
897 | - | a | |
897 | + | (b) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(c), a government officer or principal that makes | |
898 | 898 | 440 | |
899 | - | ||
899 | + | an expenditure during any of the quarterly reporting periods under Subsection (2)(a) | |
900 | 900 | 441 | |
901 | - | ||
901 | + | shall file a financial report with the lieutenant governor on or before the date that a | |
902 | 902 | 442 | |
903 | - | ||
903 | + | report for that quarter is due. | |
904 | 904 | 443 | |
905 | - | ||
905 | + | (c)(i) As used in this Subsection (1)(c), "same local government type" means: | |
906 | 906 | 444 | |
907 | - | ||
907 | + | (A) for a county government, the same county government or another county | |
908 | 908 | 445 | |
909 | - | ||
909 | + | government; | |
910 | 910 | 446 | |
911 | - | ( | |
911 | + | (B) for a municipal government, the same municipal government or another | |
912 | 912 | 447 | |
913 | - | ||
913 | + | municipal government; | |
914 | 914 | 448 | |
915 | + | (C) for a board of education, the same board of education; | |
916 | + | 449 | |
917 | + | (D) for a local school board described in Title 53G, Chapter 4, School Districts, | |
918 | + | 450 | |
919 | + | the same local school board or another local school board; | |
920 | + | 451 | |
921 | + | (E) for a special district, the same special district or another special district or a | |
922 | + | 452 | |
923 | + | special service district; | |
924 | + | 453 | |
925 | + | (F) for a special service district, the same special service district or another special | |
926 | + | 454 | |
927 | + | service district or a special district; or | |
928 | + | 455 | |
929 | + | (G) for a participant in an interlocal agreement, another participant in the same | |
930 | + | 456 | |
931 | + | interlocal agreement. | |
932 | + | 457 | |
933 | + | (ii) A local official or an education official is not required, under this section, to | |
934 | + | 458 | |
935 | + | report an expenditure made by the local official or education official to another | |
936 | + | 459 | |
937 | + | local official or education official of the same local government type as the local | |
938 | + | 460 | |
939 | + | official or education official making the expenditure. | |
940 | + | 461 | |
941 | + | (2)(a) A financial report is due quarterly on the following dates: | |
942 | + | 462 | |
943 | + | (i) April 10, for the period of January 1 through March 31; | |
944 | + | 463 | |
945 | + | (ii) July 10, for the period of April 1 through June 30; | |
946 | + | 464 | |
947 | + | (iii) October 10, for the period of July 1 through September 30; and | |
948 | + | 465 | |
949 | + | (iv) January 10, for the period of October 1 through December 31 of the previous | |
950 | + | 466 | |
951 | + | year. | |
952 | + | 467 | |
953 | + | (b) If the due date for a financial report falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the | |
954 | + | 468 | |
955 | + | report is due on the next succeeding business day. | |
956 | + | 469 | |
957 | + | (c) A financial report is timely filed if it is filed electronically before the close of regular | |
958 | + | 470 | |
959 | + | office hours on or before the due date. | |
960 | + | - 14 - 02-24 07:31 1st Sub. (Green) S.B. 291 | |
961 | + | 471 | |
962 | + | (3) A financial report shall contain: | |
963 | + | 472 | |
964 | + | (a) the total amount of expenditures made to benefit any public official during the | |
965 | + | 473 | |
966 | + | quarterly reporting period; | |
967 | + | 474 | |
968 | + | (b) the total amount of expenditures made, by the type of public official, during the | |
969 | + | 475 | |
970 | + | quarterly reporting period; | |
971 | + | 476 | |
972 | + | (c) for the financial report due on January 10: | |
973 | + | 477 | |
974 | + | (i) the total amount of expenditures made to benefit any public official during the last | |
975 | + | 478 | |
976 | + | calendar year; and | |
977 | + | 479 | |
978 | + | (ii) the total amount of expenditures made, by the type of public official, during the | |
979 | + | 480 | |
980 | + | last calendar year; | |
981 | + | 481 | |
982 | + | (d) a disclosure of each expenditure made during the quarterly reporting period to | |
983 | + | 482 | |
984 | + | reimburse or pay for travel or lodging for a public official, including: | |
985 | + | 483 | |
986 | + | (i) each travel destination and each lodging location; | |
987 | + | 484 | |
988 | + | (ii) the name of each public official who benefitted from the expenditure on travel or | |
989 | + | 485 | |
990 | + | lodging; | |
991 | + | 486 | |
992 | + | (iii) the public official type of each public official named; | |
993 | + | 487 | |
994 | + | (iv) for each public official named, a listing of the amount and purpose of each | |
995 | + | 488 | |
996 | + | expenditure made for travel or lodging; and | |
997 | + | 489 | |
998 | + | (v) the total amount of expenditures listed under Subsection (3)(d)(iv); | |
999 | + | 490 | |
1000 | + | (e) a disclosure of aggregate daily expenditures greater than [$10] $25 made during the | |
1001 | + | 491 | |
1002 | + | quarterly reporting period including: | |
1003 | + | 492 | |
1004 | + | (i) the date and purpose of the expenditure; | |
1005 | + | 493 | |
1006 | + | (ii) the location of the expenditure; | |
1007 | + | 494 | |
1008 | + | (iii) the name of any public official benefitted by the expenditure; | |
1009 | + | 495 | |
1010 | + | (iv) the type of the public official benefitted by the expenditure; and | |
1011 | + | 496 | |
1012 | + | (v) the total monetary worth of the benefit that the expenditure conferred on any | |
1013 | + | 497 | |
1014 | + | public official; | |
1015 | + | 498 | |
1016 | + | (f) for each public official who was employed by the lobbyist, principal, or government | |
1017 | + | 499 | |
1018 | + | officer, a list that provides: | |
1019 | + | 500 | |
1020 | + | (i) the name of the public official; and | |
1021 | + | 501 | |
1022 | + | (ii) the nature of the employment with the public official; | |
1023 | + | 502 | |
1024 | + | (g) each bill or resolution, by number and short title, on behalf of which the lobbyist, | |
1025 | + | 503 | |
1026 | + | principal, or government officer made an expenditure to a public official; | |
1027 | + | 504 | |
1028 | + | (h) a description of each [executive] government action on behalf of which the lobbyist, | |
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1030 | + | 505 | |
1031 | + | principal, or government officer made an expenditure to a public official; | |
1032 | + | 506 | |
1033 | + | (i) a description of each [local action or education] government action regarding which | |
1034 | + | 507 | |
1035 | + | the lobbyist, principal, or government officer made an expenditure to a local official | |
1036 | + | 508 | |
1037 | + | or education official; | |
1038 | + | 509 | |
1039 | + | (j) the general purposes, interests, and nature of the entities that the lobbyist, principal, | |
1040 | + | 510 | |
1041 | + | or government officer filing the report represents; and | |
1042 | + | 511 | |
1043 | + | (k) for a lobbyist, a certification that the information provided in the report is true, | |
1044 | + | 512 | |
1045 | + | accurate, and complete to the lobbyist's best knowledge and belief. | |
1046 | + | 513 | |
1047 | + | (4) A related person may not, while assisting a lobbyist, principal, or government officer in | |
1048 | + | 514 | |
1049 | + | lobbying, make an expenditure that benefits a public official under circumstances that | |
1050 | + | 515 | |
1051 | + | would otherwise fall within the disclosure requirements of this chapter if the expenditure | |
1052 | + | 516 | |
1053 | + | was made by the lobbyist, principal, or government officer. | |
1054 | + | 517 | |
1055 | + | (5) The lieutenant governor shall: | |
1056 | + | 518 | |
1057 | + | (a)(i) develop a preprinted form for a financial report required by this section; and | |
1058 | + | 519 | |
1059 | + | (ii) make copies of the form available to a lobbyist, principal, or government officer | |
1060 | + | 520 | |
1061 | + | who requests a form; and | |
1062 | + | 521 | |
1063 | + | (b) provide a reporting system that allows a lobbyist, principal, or government officer to | |
1064 | + | 522 | |
1065 | + | submit a financial report required by this chapter via the Internet. | |
1066 | + | 523 | |
1067 | + | (6)(a) A lobbyist and a principal shall continue to file a financial report required by this | |
1068 | + | 524 | |
1069 | + | section until the lobbyist or principal files a statement with the lieutenant governor | |
1070 | + | 525 | |
1071 | + | that: | |
1072 | + | 526 | |
1073 | + | (i)(A) for a lobbyist, states that the lobbyist has ceased lobbying activities; or | |
1074 | + | 527 | |
1075 | + | (B) for a principal, states that the principal no longer employs an individual as a | |
1076 | + | 528 | |
1077 | + | lobbyist; | |
1078 | + | 529 | |
1079 | + | (ii) in the case of a lobbyist, states that the lobbyist is surrendering the lobbyist's | |
1080 | + | 530 | |
1081 | + | license; | |
1082 | + | 531 | |
1083 | + | (iii) contains a listing, as required by this section, of all previously unreported | |
1084 | + | 532 | |
1085 | + | expenditures that have been made through the date of the statement; and | |
1086 | + | 533 | |
1087 | + | (iv) states that the lobbyist or principal will not make any additional expenditure that | |
1088 | + | 534 | |
1089 | + | is not disclosed on the statement unless the lobbyist or principal complies with the | |
1090 | + | 535 | |
1091 | + | disclosure and licensing requirements of this chapter. | |
1092 | + | 536 | |
1093 | + | (b) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(a)(ii), a lobbyist or principal that is required to | |
1094 | + | 537 | |
1095 | + | file a financial report under this section is required to file the report quarterly until the | |
1096 | + | 538 | |
1097 | + | lobbyist or principal files the statement required by Subsection (6)(a). | |
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1099 | + | 539 | |
1100 | + | Section 3. Section 36-11-301 is repealed and reenacted to read: | |
1101 | + | 540 | |
1102 | + | 36-11-301 . Contingent consideration, reward, or incentive prohibited. | |
1103 | + | 541 | |
1104 | + | It is unlawful for a lobbyist to solicit, accept, or agree to accept anything of value from a | |
1105 | + | 542 | |
1106 | + | person as consideration for, a reward for, or an incentive for, lobbying, if: | |
1107 | + | 543 | |
1108 | + | (1) the consideration, reward, or incentive is based on whether certain government action | |
1109 | + | 544 | |
1110 | + | occurs or does not occur; or | |
1111 | + | 545 | |
1112 | + | (2) the value of the consideration is calculated based the amount appropriated for a certain | |
1113 | + | 546 | |
1114 | + | program or expenditure made by the entity lobbied. | |
1115 | + | 547 | |
1116 | + | Section 4. Section 36-11-304 is amended to read: | |
1117 | + | 548 | |
1118 | + | 36-11-304 . Expenditures over certain amounts prohibited -- Exceptions. | |
1119 | + | 549 | |
1120 | + | (1) Except as provided in Subsection (2) or (3), a lobbyist, principal, or government officer | |
1121 | + | 550 | |
1122 | + | may not make or offer to make aggregate daily expenditures that exceed: | |
1123 | + | 551 | |
1124 | + | (a) for food or beverage, the food reimbursement rate;[ or] | |
1125 | + | 552 | |
1126 | + | (b) [$10] except as provided in Subsection (1)(c), $25 for expenditures other than food or | |
1127 | + | 553 | |
1128 | + | beverage[.] ; or | |
1129 | + | 554 | |
1130 | + | (c) $50 for expenditures for a publication or a commemorative item. | |
1131 | + | 555 | |
1132 | + | (2) A lobbyist, principal, or government officer may make aggregate daily expenditures that | |
1133 | + | 556 | |
1134 | + | exceed the limits described in Subsection (1): | |
1135 | + | 557 | |
1136 | + | (a) for the following items, if the expenditure is reported in accordance with Section | |
1137 | + | 558 | |
1138 | + | 36-11-201: | |
1139 | + | 559 | |
1140 | + | (i) food; | |
1141 | + | 560 | |
1142 | + | (ii) beverage; | |
1143 | + | 561 | |
1144 | + | (iii) travel; | |
1145 | + | 562 | |
1146 | + | (iv) lodging; or | |
1147 | + | 563 | |
1148 | + | (v) admission to or attendance at a tour or meeting that is not an approved activity; or | |
1149 | + | 564 | |
1150 | + | (b) if the expenditure is made for a purpose solely unrelated to the public official's | |
1151 | + | 565 | |
1152 | + | position as a public official. | |
1153 | + | 566 | |
1154 | + | (3)(a) As used in this Subsection (3), "same local government type" means: | |
1155 | + | 567 | |
1156 | + | (i) for a county government, the same county government or another county | |
1157 | + | 568 | |
915 | 1158 | government; | |
916 | - | ||
917 | - | ( | |
918 | - | ||
1159 | + | 569 | |
1160 | + | (ii) for a municipal government, the same municipal government or another | |
1161 | + | 570 | |
919 | 1162 | municipal government; | |
920 | - | 451 | |
921 | - | (C) for a board of education, the same board of education; | |
922 | - | 452 | |
923 | - | (D) for a local school board described in Title 53G, Chapter 4, School Districts, | |
924 | - | 453 | |
925 | - | the same local school board or another local school board; | |
926 | - | 454 | |
927 | - | (E) for a special district, the same special district or another special district or a | |
928 | - | 455 | |
1163 | + | 571 | |
1164 | + | (iii) for a board of education, the same board of education; | |
1165 | + | 572 | |
1166 | + | (iv) for a local school board described in Title 53G, Chapter 4, School Districts, the | |
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1168 | + | 573 | |
1169 | + | same local school board or another local school board; | |
1170 | + | 574 | |
1171 | + | (v) for a special district, the same special district or another special district or a | |
1172 | + | 575 | |
929 | 1173 | special service district; | |
930 | - | ||
931 | - | ( | |
932 | - | ||
1174 | + | 576 | |
1175 | + | (vi) for a special service district, the same special service district or another special | |
1176 | + | 577 | |
933 | 1177 | service district or a special district; or | |
934 | - | ||
935 | - | ( | |
936 | - | ||
1178 | + | 578 | |
1179 | + | (vii) for a participant in an interlocal agreement, another participant in the same | |
1180 | + | 579 | |
937 | 1181 | interlocal agreement. | |
938 | - | 460 | |
939 | - | (ii) A local official or an education official is not required, under this section, to | |
940 | - | 461 | |
941 | - | report an expenditure made by the local official or education official to another | |
942 | - | 462 | |
943 | - | local official or education official of the same local government type as the local | |
944 | - | 463 | |
945 | - | official or education official making the expenditure. | |
946 | - | 464 | |
947 | - | (2)(a) A financial report is due quarterly on the following dates: | |
948 | - | 465 | |
949 | - | (i) April 10, for the period of January 1 through March 31; | |
950 | - | 466 | |
951 | - | (ii) July 10, for the period of April 1 through June 30; | |
952 | - | 467 | |
953 | - | (iii) October 10, for the period of July 1 through September 30; and | |
954 | - | 468 | |
955 | - | (iv) January 10, for the period of October 1 through December 31 of the previous | |
956 | - | 469 | |
957 | - | year. | |
958 | - | 470 | |
959 | - | (b) If the due date for a financial report falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the | |
960 | - | - 14 - 03-05 19:19 2nd Sub. (Salmon) S.B. 291 | |
961 | - | 471 | |
962 | - | report is due on the next succeeding business day. | |
963 | - | 472 | |
964 | - | (c) A financial report is timely filed if it is filed electronically before the close of regular | |
965 | - | 473 | |
966 | - | office hours on or before the due date. | |
967 | - | 474 | |
968 | - | (3) A financial report shall contain: | |
969 | - | 475 | |
970 | - | (a) the total amount of expenditures made to benefit any public official during the | |
971 | - | 476 | |
972 | - | quarterly reporting period; | |
973 | - | 477 | |
974 | - | (b) the total amount of expenditures made, by the type of public official, during the | |
975 | - | 478 | |
976 | - | quarterly reporting period; | |
977 | - | 479 | |
978 | - | (c) for the financial report due on January 10: | |
979 | - | 480 | |
980 | - | (i) the total amount of expenditures made to benefit any public official during the last | |
981 | - | 481 | |
982 | - | calendar year; and | |
983 | - | 482 | |
984 | - | (ii) the total amount of expenditures made, by the type of public official, during the | |
985 | - | 483 | |
986 | - | last calendar year; | |
987 | - | 484 | |
988 | - | (d) a disclosure of each expenditure made during the quarterly reporting period to | |
989 | - | 485 | |
990 | - | reimburse or pay for travel or lodging for a public official, including: | |
991 | - | 486 | |
992 | - | (i) each travel destination and each lodging location; | |
993 | - | 487 | |
994 | - | (ii) the name of each public official who benefitted from the expenditure on travel or | |
995 | - | 488 | |
996 | - | lodging; | |
997 | - | 489 | |
998 | - | (iii) the public official type of each public official named; | |
999 | - | 490 | |
1000 | - | (iv) for each public official named, a listing of the amount and purpose of each | |
1001 | - | 491 | |
1002 | - | expenditure made for travel or lodging; and | |
1003 | - | 492 | |
1004 | - | (v) the total amount of expenditures listed under Subsection (3)(d)(iv); | |
1005 | - | 493 | |
1006 | - | (e) a disclosure of aggregate daily expenditures greater than [$10] $25 made during the | |
1007 | - | 494 | |
1008 | - | quarterly reporting period including: | |
1009 | - | 495 | |
1010 | - | (i) the date and purpose of the expenditure; | |
1011 | - | 496 | |
1012 | - | (ii) the location of the expenditure; | |
1013 | - | 497 | |
1014 | - | (iii) the name of any public official benefitted by the expenditure; | |
1015 | - | 498 | |
1016 | - | (iv) the type of the public official benefitted by the expenditure; and | |
1017 | - | 499 | |
1018 | - | (v) the total monetary worth of the benefit that the expenditure conferred on any | |
1019 | - | 500 | |
1020 | - | public official; | |
1021 | - | 501 | |
1022 | - | (f) for each public official who was employed by the lobbyist, principal, or government | |
1023 | - | 502 | |
1024 | - | officer, a list that provides: | |
1025 | - | 503 | |
1026 | - | (i) the name of the public official; and | |
1027 | - | 504 | |
1028 | - | (ii) the nature of the employment with the public official; | |
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1030 | - | 505 | |
1031 | - | (g) each bill or resolution, by number and short title, on behalf of which the lobbyist, | |
1032 | - | 506 | |
1033 | - | principal, or government officer made an expenditure to a public official; | |
1034 | - | 507 | |
1035 | - | (h) a description of each [executive] government action on behalf of which the lobbyist, | |
1036 | - | 508 | |
1037 | - | principal, or government officer made an expenditure to a public official; | |
1038 | - | 509 | |
1039 | - | (i) a description of each [local action or education] government action regarding which | |
1040 | - | 510 | |
1041 | - | the lobbyist, principal, or government officer made an expenditure to a local official | |
1042 | - | 511 | |
1043 | - | or education official; | |
1044 | - | 512 | |
1045 | - | (j) the general purposes, interests, and nature of the entities that the lobbyist, principal, | |
1046 | - | 513 | |
1047 | - | or government officer filing the report represents; and | |
1048 | - | 514 | |
1049 | - | (k) for a lobbyist, a certification that the information provided in the report is true, | |
1050 | - | 515 | |
1051 | - | accurate, and complete to the lobbyist's best knowledge and belief. | |
1052 | - | 516 | |
1053 | - | (4) A related person may not, while assisting a lobbyist, principal, or government officer in | |
1054 | - | 517 | |
1055 | - | lobbying, make an expenditure that benefits a public official under circumstances that | |
1056 | - | 518 | |
1057 | - | would otherwise fall within the disclosure requirements of this chapter if the expenditure | |
1058 | - | 519 | |
1059 | - | was made by the lobbyist, principal, or government officer. | |
1060 | - | 520 | |
1061 | - | (5) The lieutenant governor shall: | |
1062 | - | 521 | |
1063 | - | (a)(i) develop a preprinted form for a financial report required by this section; and | |
1064 | - | 522 | |
1065 | - | (ii) make copies of the form available to a lobbyist, principal, or government officer | |
1066 | - | 523 | |
1067 | - | who requests a form; and | |
1068 | - | 524 | |
1069 | - | (b) provide a reporting system that allows a lobbyist, principal, or government officer to | |
1070 | - | 525 | |
1071 | - | submit a financial report required by this chapter via the Internet. | |
1072 | - | 526 | |
1073 | - | (6)(a) A lobbyist and a principal shall continue to file a financial report required by this | |
1074 | - | 527 | |
1075 | - | section until the lobbyist or principal files a statement with the lieutenant governor | |
1076 | - | 528 | |
1077 | - | that: | |
1078 | - | 529 | |
1079 | - | (i)(A) for a lobbyist, states that the lobbyist has ceased lobbying activities; or | |
1080 | - | 530 | |
1081 | - | (B) for a principal, states that the principal no longer employs an individual as a | |
1082 | - | 531 | |
1083 | - | lobbyist; | |
1084 | - | 532 | |
1085 | - | (ii) in the case of a lobbyist, states that the lobbyist is surrendering the lobbyist's | |
1086 | - | 533 | |
1087 | - | license; | |
1088 | - | 534 | |
1089 | - | (iii) contains a listing, as required by this section, of all previously unreported | |
1090 | - | 535 | |
1091 | - | expenditures that have been made through the date of the statement; and | |
1092 | - | 536 | |
1093 | - | (iv) states that the lobbyist or principal will not make any additional expenditure that | |
1094 | - | 537 | |
1095 | - | is not disclosed on the statement unless the lobbyist or principal complies with the | |
1096 | - | 538 | |
1097 | - | disclosure and licensing requirements of this chapter. | |
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1099 | - | 539 | |
1100 | - | (b) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(a)(ii), a lobbyist or principal that is required to | |
1101 | - | 540 | |
1102 | - | file a financial report under this section is required to file the report quarterly until the | |
1103 | - | 541 | |
1104 | - | lobbyist or principal files the statement required by Subsection (6)(a). | |
1105 | - | 542 | |
1106 | - | Section 3. Section 36-11-301 is repealed and reenacted to read: | |
1107 | - | 543 | |
1108 | - | 36-11-301 . Contingent consideration, reward, or incentive prohibited. | |
1109 | - | 544 | |
1110 | - | It is unlawful for a lobbyist to solicit, accept, or agree to accept anything of value from a | |
1111 | - | 545 | |
1112 | - | person as consideration for, a reward for, or an incentive for, lobbying, if: | |
1113 | - | 546 | |
1114 | - | (1) the consideration, reward, or incentive is based on whether certain government action | |
1115 | - | 547 | |
1116 | - | occurs or does not occur; or | |
1117 | - | 548 | |
1118 | - | (2) the value of the consideration is calculated based the amount appropriated for a certain | |
1119 | - | 549 | |
1120 | - | program or expenditure made by the entity lobbied. | |
1121 | - | 550 | |
1122 | - | Section 4. Section 36-11-304 is amended to read: | |
1123 | - | 551 | |
1124 | - | 36-11-304 . Expenditures over certain amounts prohibited -- Exceptions. | |
1125 | - | 552 | |
1126 | - | (1) Except as provided in Subsection (2) or (3), a lobbyist, principal, or government officer | |
1127 | - | 553 | |
1128 | - | may not make or offer to make aggregate daily expenditures that exceed: | |
1129 | - | 554 | |
1130 | - | (a) for food or beverage, the food reimbursement rate;[ or] | |
1131 | - | 555 | |
1132 | - | (b) [$10] except as provided in Subsection (1)(c), $25 for expenditures other than food or | |
1133 | - | 556 | |
1134 | - | beverage[.] ; or | |
1135 | - | 557 | |
1136 | - | (c) $50 for expenditures for a publication or a commemorative item. | |
1137 | - | 558 | |
1138 | - | (2) A lobbyist, principal, or government officer may make aggregate daily expenditures that | |
1139 | - | 559 | |
1140 | - | exceed the limits described in Subsection (1): | |
1141 | - | 560 | |
1142 | - | (a) for the following items, if the expenditure is reported in accordance with Section | |
1143 | - | 561 | |
1144 | - | 36-11-201: | |
1145 | - | 562 | |
1146 | - | (i) food; | |
1147 | - | 563 | |
1148 | - | (ii) beverage; | |
1149 | - | 564 | |
1150 | - | (iii) travel; | |
1151 | - | 565 | |
1152 | - | (iv) lodging; or | |
1153 | - | 566 | |
1154 | - | (v) admission to or attendance at a tour or meeting that is not an approved activity; or | |
1155 | - | 567 | |
1156 | - | (b) if the expenditure is made for a purpose solely unrelated to the public official's | |
1157 | - | 568 | |
1158 | - | position as a public official. | |
1159 | - | 569 | |
1160 | - | (3)(a) As used in this Subsection (3), "same local government type" means: | |
1161 | - | 570 | |
1162 | - | (i) for a county government, the same county government or another county | |
1163 | - | 571 | |
1164 | - | government; | |
1165 | - | 572 | |
1166 | - | (ii) for a municipal government, the same municipal government or another | |
1167 | - | - 17 - 2nd Sub. (Salmon) S.B. 291 03-05 19:19 | |
1168 | - | 573 | |
1169 | - | municipal government; | |
1170 | - | 574 | |
1171 | - | (iii) for a board of education, the same board of education; | |
1172 | - | 575 | |
1173 | - | (iv) for a local school board described in Title 53G, Chapter 4, School Districts, the | |
1174 | - | 576 | |
1175 | - | same local school board or another local school board; | |
1176 | - | 577 | |
1177 | - | (v) for a special district, the same special district or another special district or a | |
1178 | - | 578 | |
1179 | - | special service district; | |
1180 | - | 579 | |
1181 | - | (vi) for a special service district, the same special service district or another special | |
1182 | 1182 | 580 | |
1183 | - | ||
1183 | + | (b) This section does not apply to an expenditure made by a local official or an | |
1184 | 1184 | 581 | |
1185 | - | ||
1185 | + | education official to another local official or education official of the same local | |
1186 | 1186 | 582 | |
1187 | - | ||
1187 | + | government type as the local official or education official making the expenditure. | |
1188 | 1188 | 583 | |
1189 | - | ||
1189 | + | Section 5. Section 53-1-102 is amended to read: | |
1190 | 1190 | 584 | |
1191 | - | ||
1191 | + | 53-1-102 . Definitions. | |
1192 | 1192 | 585 | |
1193 | - | ||
1193 | + | (1) As used in this title: | |
1194 | 1194 | 586 | |
1195 | - | ||
1195 | + | (a) "Capitol hill complex" means capitol hill, as defined in Section 63O-1-101. | |
1196 | 1196 | 587 | |
1197 | - | ||
1197 | + | (b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of public safety appointed under Section | |
1198 | 1198 | 588 | |
1199 | - | ||
1199 | + | 53-1-107. | |
1200 | 1200 | 589 | |
1201 | - | ( | |
1201 | + | (c) "Department" means the Department of Public Safety created in Section 53-1-103. | |
1202 | 1202 | 590 | |
1203 | - | ( | |
1203 | + | (d) "Governor-elect" means an individual whom the board of canvassers determines to | |
1204 | 1204 | 591 | |
1205 | - | ||
1205 | + | be the successful candidate for governor after a general election for the office of | |
1206 | 1206 | 592 | |
1207 | - | ||
1207 | + | governor. | |
1208 | 1208 | 593 | |
1209 | - | ( | |
1209 | + | (e) "Law enforcement agency" means an entity or division of: | |
1210 | 1210 | 594 | |
1211 | - | ||
1211 | + | (i)(A) the federal government, a state, or a political subdivision of a state; | |
1212 | 1212 | 595 | |
1213 | - | ||
1213 | + | (B) a state institution of higher education; or | |
1214 | 1214 | 596 | |
1215 | - | ( | |
1215 | + | (C) a private institution of higher education, if the entity or division is certified by | |
1216 | 1216 | 597 | |
1217 | - | ||
1217 | + | the commissioner under Title 53, Chapter 19, Certification of Private Law | |
1218 | 1218 | 598 | |
1219 | - | ||
1219 | + | Enforcement Agency; and | |
1220 | 1220 | 599 | |
1221 | - | ( | |
1221 | + | (ii) that exists primarily to prevent and detect crime and enforce criminal laws, | |
1222 | 1222 | 600 | |
1223 | - | ||
1223 | + | statutes, and ordinances. | |
1224 | 1224 | 601 | |
1225 | - | Enforcement | |
1225 | + | (f) "Law enforcement officer" means the same as that term is defined in Section | |
1226 | 1226 | 602 | |
1227 | - | ||
1227 | + | 53-13-103. | |
1228 | 1228 | 603 | |
1229 | - | ||
1229 | + | (g) "Motor vehicle" means every self-propelled vehicle and every vehicle propelled by | |
1230 | 1230 | 604 | |
1231 | - | ||
1231 | + | electric power obtained from overhead trolley wires, but not operated upon rails, | |
1232 | 1232 | 605 | |
1233 | - | ||
1233 | + | except motorized wheel chairs and vehicles moved solely by human power. | |
1234 | 1234 | 606 | |
1235 | - | ( | |
1236 | - | - 18 - | |
1235 | + | (h) "Peace officer" means any officer certified in accordance with Title 53, Chapter 13, | |
1236 | + | - 18 - 02-24 07:31 1st Sub. (Green) S.B. 291 | |
1237 | 1237 | 607 | |
1238 | - | ||
1238 | + | Peace Officer Classifications. | |
1239 | 1239 | 608 | |
1240 | - | ||
1240 | + | (i) "Public official" means[ the same as that term is defined in Section 36-11-102.] : | |
1241 | 1241 | 609 | |
1242 | - | ( | |
1242 | + | (i) a member of the Legislature; | |
1243 | 1243 | 610 | |
1244 | - | ||
1244 | + | (ii) an individual elected to a position in the executive branch of state government; | |
1245 | 1245 | 611 | |
1246 | - | ( | |
1246 | + | (iii) an individual appointed to or employed in a position in the executive or | |
1247 | 1247 | 612 | |
1248 | - | ||
1248 | + | legislative branch of state government, if that individual: | |
1249 | 1249 | 613 | |
1250 | - | ( | |
1250 | + | (A) occupies a policymaking position; | |
1251 | 1251 | 614 | |
1252 | - | ( | |
1252 | + | (B) makes purchasing or contracting decisions; | |
1253 | 1253 | 615 | |
1254 | - | ||
1254 | + | (C) drafts legislation or makes rules; | |
1255 | 1255 | 616 | |
1256 | + | (D) determines rates or fees; or | |
1257 | + | 617 | |
1258 | + | (E) makes adjudicative decisions; | |
1259 | + | 618 | |
1260 | + | (iv) an elected member of a local government, as defined in Section 36-11-102; | |
1261 | + | 619 | |
1262 | + | (v) an individual appointed to or employed in a position in a local government, as | |
1263 | + | 620 | |
1264 | + | defined in Section 36-11-102, if that individual: | |
1265 | + | 621 | |
1256 | 1266 | (A) occupies a policymaking position; | |
1257 | - | ||
1267 | + | 622 | |
1258 | 1268 | (B) makes purchasing or contracting decisions; | |
1259 | - | ||
1260 | - | (C) drafts | |
1261 | - | ||
1269 | + | 623 | |
1270 | + | (C) drafts ordinances or resolutions, or drafts or makes rules; | |
1271 | + | 624 | |
1262 | 1272 | (D) determines rates or fees; or | |
1263 | - | ||
1273 | + | 625 | |
1264 | 1274 | (E) makes adjudicative decisions; | |
1265 | - | ||
1266 | - | ( | |
1267 | - | ||
1268 | - | ( | |
1269 | - | ||
1270 | - | defined in Section 36-11-102, if that individual: | |
1271 | - | ||
1275 | + | 626 | |
1276 | + | (vi) a member of a board of education, as defined in Section 36-11-102; | |
1277 | + | 627 | |
1278 | + | (vii) an individual appointed to or employed in a position under a board of education, | |
1279 | + | 628 | |
1280 | + | as defined in Section 36-11-102, if that individual: | |
1281 | + | 629 | |
1272 | 1282 | (A) occupies a policymaking position; | |
1273 | - | ||
1283 | + | 630 | |
1274 | 1284 | (B) makes purchasing or contracting decisions; | |
1275 | - | 626 | |
1276 | - | (C) drafts ordinances or resolutions, or drafts or makes rules; | |
1277 | - | 627 | |
1278 | - | (D) determines rates or fees; or | |
1279 | - | 628 | |
1280 | - | (E) makes adjudicative decisions; | |
1281 | - | 629 | |
1282 | - | (vi) a member of a board of education, as defined in Section 36-11-102; | |
1283 | - | 630 | |
1284 | - | (vii) an individual appointed to or employed in a position under a board of education, | |
1285 | 1285 | 631 | |
1286 | - | ||
1286 | + | (C) drafts resolutions or policies, or drafts or makes rules; | |
1287 | 1287 | 632 | |
1288 | - | ( | |
1288 | + | (D) determines rates or fees; | |
1289 | 1289 | 633 | |
1290 | - | ( | |
1290 | + | (E) makes decisions relating to an education budget or the expenditure of public | |
1291 | 1291 | 634 | |
1292 | - | ||
1292 | + | money; or | |
1293 | 1293 | 635 | |
1294 | - | ( | |
1294 | + | (F) makes adjudicative decisions; or | |
1295 | 1295 | 636 | |
1296 | - | ( | |
1296 | + | (viii) an immediate family member of an individual described in Subsections (1)(i)(i) | |
1297 | 1297 | 637 | |
1298 | - | ||
1298 | + | through (vii). | |
1299 | 1299 | 638 | |
1300 | - | ( | |
1300 | + | (j) "State institution of higher education" means the same as that term is defined in | |
1301 | 1301 | 639 | |
1302 | - | ||
1302 | + | Section 53B-3-102. | |
1303 | 1303 | 640 | |
1304 | - | ||
1305 | - | - 19 - | |
1304 | + | (k) "Vehicle" means every device in, upon, or by which any person or property is or may | |
1305 | + | - 19 - 1st Sub. (Green) S.B. 291 02-24 07:31 | |
1306 | 1306 | 641 | |
1307 | - | ||
1307 | + | be transported or drawn upon a highway, excepting devices used exclusively upon | |
1308 | 1308 | 642 | |
1309 | - | ||
1309 | + | stationary rails or tracks. | |
1310 | 1310 | 643 | |
1311 | - | ( | |
1311 | + | (2) The definitions provided in Subsection (1) are to be applied throughout this title in | |
1312 | 1312 | 644 | |
1313 | - | ||
1313 | + | addition to definitions that are applicable to specific chapters or parts. | |
1314 | 1314 | 645 | |
1315 | - | ||
1315 | + | Section 6. Section 53-1-106 is amended to read: | |
1316 | 1316 | 646 | |
1317 | - | ||
1317 | + | 53-1-106 . Department duties -- Powers. | |
1318 | 1318 | 647 | |
1319 | - | addition to | |
1319 | + | (1) In addition to the responsibilities contained in this title, the department shall: | |
1320 | 1320 | 648 | |
1321 | - | ||
1321 | + | (a) make rules and perform the functions specified in Title 41, Chapter 6a, Traffic Code, | |
1322 | 1322 | 649 | |
1323 | - | ||
1323 | + | including: | |
1324 | 1324 | 650 | |
1325 | - | ( | |
1325 | + | (i) setting performance standards for towing companies to be used by the department, | |
1326 | 1326 | 651 | |
1327 | - | ||
1327 | + | as required by Section 41-6a-1406; and | |
1328 | 1328 | 652 | |
1329 | - | ||
1329 | + | (ii) advising the Department of Transportation regarding the safe design and | |
1330 | 1330 | 653 | |
1331 | - | ||
1331 | + | operation of school buses, as required by Section 41-6a-1304; | |
1332 | 1332 | 654 | |
1333 | - | ||
1333 | + | (b) make rules to establish and clarify standards pertaining to the curriculum and | |
1334 | 1334 | 655 | |
1335 | - | ||
1335 | + | teaching methods of a motor vehicle accident prevention course under Section | |
1336 | 1336 | 656 | |
1337 | - | ||
1337 | + | 31A-19a-211; | |
1338 | 1338 | 657 | |
1339 | - | ( | |
1339 | + | (c) aid in enforcement efforts to combat drug trafficking; | |
1340 | 1340 | 658 | |
1341 | - | ||
1341 | + | (d) meet with the Division of Technology Services to formulate contracts, establish | |
1342 | 1342 | 659 | |
1343 | - | ||
1343 | + | priorities, and develop funding mechanisms for dispatch and telecommunications | |
1344 | 1344 | 660 | |
1345 | - | ||
1345 | + | operations; | |
1346 | 1346 | 661 | |
1347 | - | ( | |
1347 | + | (e) provide assistance to the State Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice and the | |
1348 | 1348 | 662 | |
1349 | - | ||
1349 | + | Utah Office for Victims of Crime in conducting research or monitoring victims' | |
1350 | 1350 | 663 | |
1351 | - | ||
1351 | + | programs, as required by Section 63M-7-507; | |
1352 | 1352 | 664 | |
1353 | - | ( | |
1353 | + | (f) develop sexual assault exam protocol standards in conjunction with the Utah Hospital | |
1354 | 1354 | 665 | |
1355 | - | ||
1355 | + | Association; | |
1356 | 1356 | 666 | |
1357 | - | ||
1357 | + | (g) engage in emergency planning activities, including preparation of policy and | |
1358 | 1358 | 667 | |
1359 | - | ||
1359 | + | procedure and rulemaking necessary for implementation of the federal Emergency | |
1360 | 1360 | 668 | |
1361 | - | ||
1361 | + | Planning and Community Right to Know Act of 1986, as required by Section | |
1362 | 1362 | 669 | |
1363 | - | ||
1363 | + | 53-2a-702; | |
1364 | 1364 | 670 | |
1365 | - | ||
1365 | + | (h) implement the provisions of Section 53-2a-402, the Emergency Management | |
1366 | 1366 | 671 | |
1367 | - | ||
1367 | + | Assistance Compact; | |
1368 | 1368 | 672 | |
1369 | - | ||
1369 | + | (i) ensure that any training or certification required of a public official, as defined in | |
1370 | 1370 | 673 | |
1371 | - | ||
1371 | + | Section 53-1-102, or a public employee, as [those terms are ]defined in Section | |
1372 | 1372 | 674 | |
1373 | - | ||
1374 | - | - 20 - | |
1373 | + | 63G-22-102, complies with Title 63G, Chapter 22, State Training and Certification | |
1374 | + | - 20 - 02-24 07:31 1st Sub. (Green) S.B. 291 | |
1375 | 1375 | 675 | |
1376 | - | ||
1376 | + | Requirements, if the training or certification is required: | |
1377 | 1377 | 676 | |
1378 | - | ||
1378 | + | (i) under this title; | |
1379 | 1379 | 677 | |
1380 | - | ||
1380 | + | (ii) by the department; or | |
1381 | 1381 | 678 | |
1382 | - | ||
1382 | + | (iii) by an agency or division within the department; | |
1383 | 1383 | 679 | |
1384 | - | ( | |
1384 | + | (j) employ a law enforcement officer as a public safety liaison to be housed at the State | |
1385 | 1385 | 680 | |
1386 | - | ||
1386 | + | Board of Education who shall work with the State Board of Education to: | |
1387 | 1387 | 681 | |
1388 | - | ( | |
1388 | + | (i) support training with relevant state agencies for school resource officers as | |
1389 | 1389 | 682 | |
1390 | - | ||
1390 | + | described in Section 53G-8-702; | |
1391 | 1391 | 683 | |
1392 | - | ||
1392 | + | (ii) coordinate the creation of model policies and memorandums of understanding for | |
1393 | 1393 | 684 | |
1394 | - | ||
1394 | + | a local education agency and a local law enforcement agency; and | |
1395 | 1395 | 685 | |
1396 | - | ||
1396 | + | (iii) ensure cooperation between relevant state agencies, a local education agency, | |
1397 | 1397 | 686 | |
1398 | - | ||
1398 | + | and a local law enforcement agency to foster compliance with disciplinary related | |
1399 | 1399 | 687 | |
1400 | - | ||
1400 | + | statutory provisions, including Sections 53E-3-516 and 53G-8-211; | |
1401 | 1401 | 688 | |
1402 | - | ( | |
1402 | + | (k) provide for the security and protection of public officials, public officials' staff, and | |
1403 | 1403 | 689 | |
1404 | - | ||
1404 | + | the capitol hill complex in accordance with the provisions of this part; | |
1405 | 1405 | 690 | |
1406 | - | ||
1406 | + | (l) fulfill the duties described in Sections 77-36-2.1 and 78B-7-120 related to lethality | |
1407 | 1407 | 691 | |
1408 | - | ||
1408 | + | assessments; and | |
1409 | 1409 | 692 | |
1410 | - | the | |
1410 | + | (m) fulfill the duties described in Section 63L-13-201 related to restricted foreign | |
1411 | 1411 | 693 | |
1412 | - | ||
1412 | + | entities. | |
1413 | 1413 | 694 | |
1414 | - | ||
1414 | + | (2)(a) The department shall establish a schedule of fees as required or allowed in this | |
1415 | 1415 | 695 | |
1416 | - | ||
1416 | + | title for services provided by the department. | |
1417 | 1417 | 696 | |
1418 | - | ||
1418 | + | (b) All fees not established in statute shall be established in accordance with Section | |
1419 | 1419 | 697 | |
1420 | - | ||
1420 | + | 63J-1-504. | |
1421 | 1421 | 698 | |
1422 | - | ||
1422 | + | (3) The department may establish or contract for the establishment of an Organ | |
1423 | 1423 | 699 | |
1424 | - | ||
1424 | + | Procurement Donor Registry in accordance with Section 26B-8-319. | |
1425 | 1425 | 700 | |
1426 | - | ||
1426 | + | Section 7. Section 63G-23-102 is amended to read: | |
1427 | 1427 | 701 | |
1428 | - | ||
1428 | + | 63G-23-102 . Definitions. | |
1429 | 1429 | 702 | |
1430 | - | ||
1430 | + | As used in this chapter: | |
1431 | 1431 | 703 | |
1432 | - | ||
1432 | + | (1) "Public official" means, except as provided in Subsection (3), the same as that term is | |
1433 | 1433 | 704 | |
1434 | - | ||
1434 | + | defined in Section [36-11-102] 53-1-102. | |
1435 | 1435 | 705 | |
1436 | - | ||
1436 | + | (2) "Public official" includes a judge or justice of: | |
1437 | 1437 | 706 | |
1438 | - | ( | |
1438 | + | (a) the Utah Supreme Court; | |
1439 | 1439 | 707 | |
1440 | - | ||
1440 | + | (b) the Utah Court of Appeals; | |
1441 | 1441 | 708 | |
1442 | - | ( | |
1443 | - | - 21 - | |
1442 | + | (c) a district court; | |
1443 | + | - 21 - 1st Sub. (Green) S.B. 291 02-24 07:31 | |
1444 | 1444 | 709 | |
1445 | - | ( | |
1445 | + | (d) a juvenile court; or | |
1446 | 1446 | 710 | |
1447 | - | ( | |
1447 | + | (e) the Business and Chancery Court. | |
1448 | 1448 | 711 | |
1449 | - | ( | |
1449 | + | (3) "Public official" does not include a local official or an education official as defined in | |
1450 | 1450 | 712 | |
1451 | - | ||
1451 | + | Section 36-11-102. | |
1452 | 1452 | 713 | |
1453 | - | ||
1453 | + | Section 8. Section 67-24-103 is amended to read: | |
1454 | 1454 | 714 | |
1455 | - | ||
1455 | + | 67-24-103 . Qualified prohibitions on lobbyists -- Time limit -- Exceptions. | |
1456 | 1456 | 715 | |
1457 | - | ||
1457 | + | (1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), a former state official [serving on or after May 12, | |
1458 | 1458 | 716 | |
1459 | - | ||
1459 | + | 2009, ]may not become a lobbyist or engage in lobbying that would require registration | |
1460 | 1460 | 717 | |
1461 | - | ||
1461 | + | as a lobbyist under Title 36, Chapter 11, Lobbyist Disclosure and Regulation Act, for | |
1462 | 1462 | 718 | |
1463 | - | ||
1463 | + | one calendar year, beginning on the day the state official leaves office and ending on the | |
1464 | 1464 | 719 | |
1465 | - | ||
1465 | + | one-year anniversary of that day. | |
1466 | 1466 | 720 | |
1467 | - | ||
1467 | + | (2) This section does not apply if the former state official[ ] : | |
1468 | 1468 | 721 | |
1469 | - | ||
1469 | + | (a) engages in lobbying on behalf of: | |
1470 | 1470 | 722 | |
1471 | - | ||
1471 | + | [(a)] (i) [himself] the former state official; or | |
1472 | 1472 | 723 | |
1473 | - | ( | |
1473 | + | [(b)] (ii) a business with which [he ] the former state official is associated, unless the | |
1474 | 1474 | 724 | |
1475 | - | ||
1475 | + | primary activity of the business is lobbying or governmental relations[.] ; or | |
1476 | 1476 | 725 | |
1477 | - | ||
1477 | + | (b) lobbies only outside the branch of government where the former state official served. | |
1478 | 1478 | 726 | |
1479 | - | ||
1479 | + | Section 9. Effective Date. | |
1480 | 1480 | 727 | |
1481 | - | primary activity of the business is lobbying or governmental relations[.] ; or | |
1482 | - | 728 | |
1483 | - | (b) lobbies only outside the branch of government where the former state official served. | |
1484 | - | 729 | |
1485 | - | Section 9. Effective Date. | |
1486 | - | 730 | |
1487 | 1481 | This bill takes effect on May 7, 2025. | |
1488 | 1482 | - 22 - |