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Committee sends lobbying recodification (HB 398) to floor with due-pass; expands indirect-lobbying reporting
Summary
The State Affairs Committee voted to send House Bill 398 to the floor with a due-pass recommendation after adopting updated reporting and disclosure rules that expand the definition of "indirect lobbying" and add rapid reporting requirements for some expenditures.
The State Affairs Committee voted to send House Bill 398 to the floor with a due-pass recommendation after a presentation and public testimony that focused on modernizing Idaho's lobbying laws for current communications practices.
Representative Skog introduced the bill as a reorganization of existing lobbying code and explained that the measure clarifies long-standing concepts and updates reporting to reflect new forms of outreach. The bill explicitly defines "indirect lobbying" to cover attempts to influence legislators by affecting public opinion and encouraging constituents to act, and it lists examples including email, text messaging, direct messaging, billboards, door-to-door activity, radio, TV, online ads and social media.
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