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Senate advances lobbyist-reporting changes after debate over how to count ‘dual-purpose’ events
Summary
The Utah Senate voted to advance Senate Bill 265, a rewrite clarifying lobbyist disclosures, after extended floor debate and an amendment defining how to calculate the “actual cost” of dual‑purpose events such as fundraisers and the governor’s ball.
The Utah Senate voted to place Senate Bill 265 (lobbyist-reporting issues) on the third-reading calendar on Feb. 26 after an extended floor debate over how to report expenditures tied to events that serve both public and fundraising purposes.
Senator Lane Beatty, sponsor of the bill, told colleagues the proposal largely codifies existing reporting practice but introduces a new treatment of “dual‑purpose activities” to make reporting consistent across lobbyists. “What this basically, at this point in time, just says it's the fee of whatever the normal cost would be for you if…
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