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Committee advances lobbying recodification; indirect-lobbying rules and university disclosures added
Summary
House Bill 398 reorganizes the state's lobbying statutes, adds a definition of indirect lobbying, requires year-round monthly reports from registered lobbyists and 48-hour reporting for indirect lobbying expenditures of $100 or more; the committee sent the bill to the floor with a due-pass recommendation.
Representative Bruce Skog presented a reorganization of Idaho's lobbying statutes that, supporters said, brings the code into line with contemporary practices such as paid social media, mailings and other indirect efforts to influence lawmakers.
The bill moves existing lobbying law into a reorganized structure, adds a definition of "indirect lobbying" (in-language that covers email, text messaging, social media posts, billboards and other communications intended to influence public opinion about pending legislation), requires monthly year-round reporting for registered lobbyists, and requires 48-hour reporting for indirect lobbying expenditures of $100 or more. The RS also requires state entities, including universities, to disclose the…
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