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Committee sends lobbying recodification (House Bill 398) to the floor with due-pass recommendation
Summary
A House committee voted March 21 to send House Bill 398, a recodification of lobbying statutes that adds an "indirect lobbying" definition and tightens reporting rules for state entities, to the House floor with a due-pass recommendation.
Representative Bruce Skog (presentation recorded in the hearing as Bruce Gogg) presented House Bill 398, the lobbying component of a broader recodification of the sunshine laws. The bill reorganizes lobbying statutes, adds a definition of "indirect lobbying" (covering mailers, texts, social media and other methods intended to influence public opinion), requires monthly reporting for registered lobbyists year-round, and expands reporting requirements for state…
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