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Officials Back H 686 to Expand Disclosure for Lobbying Advertisements
Summary
Attorneys from the Attorney General's Office and the Secretary of State's Office told a Government Operations & Military Affairs committee they support H 686, which would require clearer identification of lobbying advertisements year-round and recommends aligning enforcement and confidentiality rules across related statutes; no vote was taken.
Leslie Wilkes, who identified herself as chair of the campaign finance committee in the Attorney General's Office, told the Government Operations & Military Affairs committee that her office supports H 686, "In short, we support the bill," arguing the change would increase transparency in political advertising and simplify compliance.
Wilkes said the bill removes a time-based test that has required lobbyists and regulators to determine whether an ad falls inside or outside a legislative biennium. "It takes away that time requirement... it just sort of reduces the questions that one needs to ask," she said, saying the…
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