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Supervisor Chiu's lobbying/ethics ordinance amended after public comment; forwarded to full Board for June 10
Summary
Supervisor Chiu presented an ordinance to broaden reportable lobbying contacts, require consultant registration and developer donation disclosures; committee adopted technical amendments to exempt many nonprofits, narrow permit‑expediter reporting to quarterly staff lists, and forwarded the package to the full Board for a June 10 vote.
Supervisor Chu (Supervisor Chiu) introduced legislation to expand the City—s campaign and governmental conduct code, increase transparency in lobbying and permit expediting, hold employers jointly and severally liable for lobbyist conduct, and require certain disclosures from consultants and developers.
Key substantive changes described by the sponsor included a distinction between in‑house and contract lobbyists (different thresholds for registration), elimination of a broad attorney exemption while preserving a non‑regulatory carve‑out for legal practice, and a newly added exemption for many 501(c)(3)…
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