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Ethics Commission accepts 2023 lobbyist audits and approves streamlined reporting approach
Summary
The commission accepted the bureau's 2023 lobbyist audits, heard that most findings were minor and that staff will streamline future reports; it also considered several lobbyist and employer registration enforcement matters and ordered a mix of waivers and assessments.
The Tennessee Ethics Commission on April 1 accepted the bureau's 2023 lobbyist audits and agreed to publish the reports. Director of Audit Jay Mok told the commission that overall compliance was improving and that most audit findings were minor, often involving short late registrations or training lapses.
Mok said audits showed "it's usually about 20, 25 lobbyists each year out of 600" who fail to complete required training in any given year, and that many late registrations were short delays or errors by larger firms managing multiple clients.
The commission voted to accept and publish the audit…
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