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House debate trims lobbyist disclosure thresholds; definitional amendment adopted, full bill left pending
Summary
Lawmakers debated Substitute House Bill 14 to lower lobbyist-reporting triggers from $100 to $15 and to cap reportable tangible gifts at $50; an amendment defining 'tangible personal property' was adopted but further amendments and final passage were left until the next sitting.
Debate continued Feb. 2 on Substitute House Bill 14, a lobbyist-disclosure proposal that would lower the reporting trigger for lobbyist expenditures to $15 and limit reportable tangible gifts to items over $50. Representative Connor walked the House through the bill’s two main changes: reducing the threshold for individual reporting from $100 to $15 and adopting a $50 limit for tangible gifts.
The sponsor explained that the $15 trigger would…
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