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First Substitute H.B. 267

Senator John L. Valentine proposes the following substitute bill:


             1     
LOBBYIST DISCLOSURE AND REGULATION

             2     
ACT AMENDMENTS

             3     
2010 GENERAL SESSION

             4     
STATE OF UTAH

             5     
Chief Sponsor: Kevin S. Garn

             6     
Senate Sponsor: Scott K. Jenkins

             7      Cosponsors:
             8      Trisha S. Beck
             9      Rebecca Chavez-Houck
             10      Tim M. Cosgrove
             11      Brad L. Dee
             12      John Dougall
             13      Jack R. Draxler
             14      Susan Duckworth
             15      James A. Dunnigan
             16      Rebecca P. EdwardsJanice M. Fisher
Lorie D. Fowlke
Gage Froerer
Keith Grover
Lynn N. Hemingway
Eric K. Hutchings
Don L. Ipson
Brian S. King
Steven R. Mascaro
Marie H. PoulsonKraig Powell
Paul Ray
Phil Riesen
F. Jay Seegmiller
Evan J. Vickers
C. Brent Wallis
Mark A. Wheatley
Ryan D. Wilcox
Larry B. Wiley
Carl Wimmer              17     
             18      LONG TITLE
             19      General Description:
             20          This bill amends the Lobbyist Disclosure and Regulation Act related to an expenditure
             21      by a lobbyist, principal, or government officer for the benefit of a public official.
             22      Highlighted Provisions:
             23          This bill:
             24          .    requires the disclosure of an expenditure or aggregate daily expenditure greater than
             25      $10;
             26          .    prohibits a lobbyist, principal, or government officer from making an expenditure
             27      greater than $10, except for food, a beverage, travel, lodging, or attendance at a
             28      meeting or activity;

             29          .    repeals and amends definitions, including the definition of expenditure to exclude
             30      certain items or items under certain circumstances;
             31          .    amends the information a lobbyist files when registering;
             32          .    changes a lobbyist's filing fee from $25 to $100;
             33          .    requires a person to file a report electronically by the close of regular business
             34      hours;
             35          .    repeals a section establishing different reporting schedules; and
             36          .    makes technical changes.
             37      Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
             38          None
             39      Other Special Clauses:
             40          None
             41      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             42      AMENDS:
             43          36-11-102, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2009, Chapter 109
             44          36-11-103, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2009, Chapters 356 and 360
             45          36-11-201, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2009, Chapter 109
             46      REPEALS AND REENACTS:
             47          36-11-304, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2009, Chapter 109
             48      REPEALS:
             49          36-11-201.3, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 233
             50     
             51      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             52          Section 1. Section 36-11-102 is amended to read:
             53           36-11-102. Definitions.
             54          As used in this chapter:
             55          (1) "Aggregate daily expenditures" means:
             56          (a) for a single lobbyist, principal, or government officer, the total of all expenditures
             57      made within a calendar day by the lobbyist, principal, or government officer for the benefit of
             58      an individual public official;
             59          (b) [when] for an expenditure [is] made by a member of a lobbyist group, the total of

             60      all expenditures made within a calendar day by every member of the lobbyist group for the
             61      benefit of an individual public official; or
             62          (c) for a multiclient lobbyist, the total of all expenditures made by the multiclient
             63      lobbyist within a calendar day for the benefit of an individual public official, regardless of
             64      whether the expenditures were attributed to different clients.
             65          (2) "Approved meeting or activity" means a meeting or activity:
             66          (a) to which a legislator is invited; and
             67          (b) attendance at which is approved by:
             68          (i) the speaker of the House of Representatives, if the public official is a member of the
             69      House of Representatives; or
             70          (ii) the president of the Senate, if the public official is a member of the Senate.
             71          (3) (a) "Compensation" means anything of economic value, however designated, that is
             72      paid, loaned, granted, given, donated, or transferred to an individual for the provision of
             73      services or ownership before any withholding required by federal or state law.
             74          (b) "Compensation" includes:
             75          (i) a salary or commission;
             76          (ii) a bonus;
             77          (iii) a benefit;
             78          (iv) a contribution to a retirement program or account;
             79          (v) a payment includable in gross income, as defined in Section 62, Internal Revenue
             80      Code, and subject to Social Security deductions, including a payment in excess of the
             81      maximum amount subject to deduction under Social Security law;
             82          (vi) an amount that the individual authorizes to be deducted or reduced for salary
             83      deferral or other benefits authorized by federal law; or
             84          (vii) income based on an individual's ownership interest.
             85          (4) "Compensation payor" means a person who pays compensation to a public official
             86      in the ordinary course of business:
             87          (a) because of the public official's ownership interest in the compensation payor; or
             88          (b) for services rendered by the public official on behalf of the compensation payor.
             89          [(2)] (5) "Executive action" means:
             90          (a) [nominations and appointments] a nomination or appointment by the governor;

             91          (b) the proposal, drafting, amendment, enactment, or defeat by a state agency of [any] a
             92      rule made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act;
             93      [and]
             94          (c) agency ratemaking proceedings[.]; or
             95          (d) an adjudicative proceeding of a state agency.
             96          [(3)] (6) (a) "Expenditure" means any of the items listed in this Subsection [(3)] (6)(a)
             97      when given to or for the benefit of a public official[:] unless consideration of equal or greater
             98      value is received:
             99          (i) a purchase, payment, or distribution[,];
             100          (ii) a loan, gift, or advance[,];
             101          (iii) a deposit, subscription, or forbearance[,];
             102          (iv) services[,] or goods[, unless consideration of equal or greater value is received;
             103      and];
             104          (v) money;
             105          (vi) real property;
             106          (vii) a ticket or admission to a sporting, recreational, or artistic event; or
             107          [(ii)] (viii) a contract, promise, or agreement, whether or not legally enforceable, to
             108      provide any [of the items] item listed in [Subsection (3)(a)(i)] Subsections (6)(a)(i) through
             109      (vii).
             110          (b) "Expenditure" does not mean:
             111          (i) a commercially reasonable loan made in the ordinary course of business;
             112          (ii) a campaign contribution reported in accordance with Title 20A, Chapter 11,
             113      Campaign and Financial Reporting Requirements;
             114          (iii) printed informational material that is related to the performance of the recipient's
             115      official duties;
             116          (iv) a devise or inheritance;
             117          (v) any item listed in Subsection [(3)] (6)(a) if:
             118          (A) given by a relative;
             119          [(vi) a modest item of food or refreshment such as a beverage or pastry offered other
             120      than as part of a meal, the value of which does not exceed $5;]
             121          [(vii) a greeting card or other item of little intrinsic value that is intended solely for

             122      presentation; or]
             123          (B) given by a compensation payor for a purpose solely unrelated to the public
             124      official's position as a public official; or
             125          (C) (I) the item has a value of less than $10; and
             126          (II) the aggregate daily expenditures do not exceed $10;
             127          (vi) food or beverage that is provided at an event to which the following are invited:
             128          (A) all members of the Legislature;
             129          (B) all members of a standing or interim committee;
             130          (C) all members of an official legislative task force;
             131          (D) all members of a party caucus; or
             132          (E) all members of a group described in Subsections (6)(b)(vi)(A) through (D) who are
             133      attending a meeting of a national organization whose primary purpose is addressing general
             134      legislative policy;
             135          (vii) food or beverage that is provided at an event to a public official who is:
             136          (A) giving a speech at the event;
             137          (B) participating in a panel discussion at the event; or
             138          (C) presenting or receiving an award at the event;
             139          [(viii) plaques, commendations, or awards]
             140          (viii) a plaque, commendation, or award presented in public and having a cash value
             141      not exceeding $50[.];
             142          [(4) "Gift" is as defined in Section 36-11-304 .]
             143          (ix) admission to or attendance at an event, the primary purpose of which is:
             144          (A) to solicit contributions reportable under:
             145          (I) Title 20A, Chapter 11, Campaign and Financial Reporting Requirements; or
             146          (II) 2 U.S.C. Sec. 434; or
             147          (B) charitable solicitation, as defined in Section 13-22-2 ;
             148          (x) travel to, lodging at, food or beverage served at, and admission to an approved
             149      meeting or activity; or
             150          (xi) sponsorship of an official event or official entertainment of an approved meeting
             151      or activity.
             152          [(5)] (7) (a) "Government officer" means:

             153          (i) an individual elected to a position in state or local government, when acting within
             154      the government officer's official capacity; or
             155          (ii) an individual appointed to or employed in a full-time position by state or local
             156      government, when acting within the scope of the individual's employment.
             157          (b) "Government officer" does not mean a member of the legislative branch of state
             158      government.
             159          [(6)] (8) "Immediate family" means:
             160          (a) a spouse;
             161          (b) a child residing in the household; or
             162          (c) an individual claimed as a dependent for tax purposes.
             163          [(7) "Interested person" means an individual defined in Subsections (10)(b)(iii) and
             164      (viii).]
             165          [(8)] (9) "Legislative action" means:
             166          (a) [bills, resolutions, amendments, nominations, and other matters] a bill, resolution,
             167      amendment, nomination, veto override, or other matter pending or proposed in either house of
             168      the Legislature or its committees or requested by a legislator; and
             169          (b) the action of the governor in approving or vetoing legislation.
             170          [(9)] (10) "Lobbying" means communicating with a public official for the purpose of
             171      influencing the passage, defeat, amendment, or postponement of legislative or executive action.
             172          [(10)] (11) (a) "Lobbyist" means:
             173          (i) an individual who is employed by a principal; or
             174          (ii) an individual who contracts for economic consideration, other than reimbursement
             175      for reasonable travel expenses, with a principal to lobby a public official.
             176          (b) "Lobbyist" does not include:
             177          (i) a government officer;
             178          (ii) a member or employee of the legislative branch of state government;
             179          (iii) [any] a person while appearing at, or providing written comments to, a hearing
             180      conducted in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act or
             181      Title 63G, Chapter 4, Administrative Procedures Act;
             182          (iv) [any] a person participating on or appearing before an advisory or study task force,
             183      commission, board, or committee, constituted by the Legislature or any agency or department

             184      of state government, except legislative standing, appropriation, or interim committees;
             185          (v) a representative of a political party;
             186          (vi) an individual representing a bona fide church solely for the purpose of protecting
             187      the right to practice the religious doctrines of the church, unless the individual or church makes
             188      an expenditure that confers a benefit on a public official;
             189          (vii) a newspaper, television station or network, radio station or network, periodical of
             190      general circulation, or book publisher for the purpose of publishing news items, editorials,
             191      other comments, or paid advertisements that directly or indirectly urge legislative or executive
             192      action; or
             193          (viii) an individual who appears on the individual's own behalf before a committee of
             194      the Legislature or an agency of the executive branch [agency] of state government solely for the
             195      purpose of testifying in support of or in opposition to legislative or executive action.
             196          [(11)] (12) "Lobbyist group" means two or more lobbyists, principals, government
             197      officers, [and] or any combination of lobbyists, principals, and officers who each contribute a
             198      portion of an expenditure made to benefit a public official or member of the public official's
             199      immediate family.
             200          [(12)] (13) "Multiclient lobbyist" means a single lobbyist, principal, or government
             201      officer who represents two or more clients and divides the aggregate daily expenditure made to
             202      benefit a public official or member of the public official's immediate family between two or
             203      more of those clients.
             204          [(13) "Person" includes individuals, bodies politic and corporate, partnerships,
             205      associations, and companies.]
             206          (14) "Principal" means a person that employs an individual to perform lobbying, either
             207      as an employee or as an independent contractor.
             208          (15) "Public official" means:
             209          (a) (i) a member of the Legislature;
             210          (ii) an individual elected to a position in the executive branch of state government; or
             211          (iii) an individual appointed to or employed in a position in the executive or legislative
             212      branch of state government if that individual:
             213          (A) occupies a policymaking position or makes purchasing or contracting decisions;
             214          (B) drafts legislation or makes rules;

             215          (C) determines rates or fees; or
             216          (D) makes adjudicative decisions; or
             217          (b) an immediate family member of a person described in Subsection (15)(a).
             218          (16) "Public official type" means a notation to identify whether a public official is:
             219          (a) (i) a member of the Legislature;
             220          (ii) an individual elected to a position in the executive branch of state government;
             221          (iii) an individual appointed to or employed in a position in the legislative branch of
             222      state government who meets the definition of public official under Subsection (15)(a)(iii); or
             223          (iv) an individual appointed to or employed in a position in the executive branch of
             224      state government who meets the definition of public official under Subsection (15)(a)(iii); or
             225          (b) an immediate family member of a person described in Subsection (15)(b).
             226          (17) "Quarterly reporting period" means the three-month period covered by each
             227      financial report required under Subsection 36-11-201 (2)(a).
             228          (18) "Related person" means [any] a person, [or] agent, or employee [of a person,] who
             229      knowingly and intentionally assists a lobbyist, principal, or government officer in lobbying.
             230          (19) "Relative" means a spouse, child, parent, grandparent, grandchild, brother, sister,
             231      parent-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, nephew, niece, aunt, uncle, first cousin, or spouse
             232      of any of these individuals.
             233          [(20) "Tangible personal property" means an item having a description that is consistent
             234      with the meaning of tangible personal property found in the Utah Constitution, Article XIII.]
             235          Section 2. Section 36-11-103 is amended to read:
             236           36-11-103. Licensing requirements.
             237          (1) (a) Before engaging in any lobbying, a lobbyist shall obtain a license from the
             238      lieutenant governor by completing the form required by this section.
             239          (b) The lieutenant governor shall issue licenses to qualified lobbyists.
             240          (c) The lieutenant governor shall prepare a Lobbyist License Application Form that
             241      includes:
             242          (i) a place for the lobbyist's name and business address;
             243          (ii) a place for the [name and business address of] following information for each
             244      principal for whom the lobbyist works or is hired as an independent contractor[;]:
             245          (A) the principal's name;

             246          (B) the principal's business address;
             247          (C) the name of each public official that the principal employs and the nature of the
             248      employment with the public official; and
             249          (D) the general purposes, interests, and nature of the principal;
             250          (iii) a place for the name and address of the person who paid or will pay the lobbyist's
             251      registration fee, if the fee is not paid by the lobbyist;
             252          (iv) a place for the lobbyist to disclose:
             253          (A) any elected or appointed position that the lobbyist holds in state or local
             254      government, if any; and
             255          (B) the name of each public official that the lobbyist employs and the nature of the
             256      employment with the public official, if any;
             257          (v) a place for the lobbyist to disclose the types of expenditures for which the lobbyist
             258      will be reimbursed; and
             259          (vi) a certification to be signed by the lobbyist that certifies that the information
             260      provided in the form is true, accurate, and complete to the best of the lobbyist's knowledge and
             261      belief.
             262          (2) Each lobbyist who obtains a license under this section shall update the licensure
             263      information when the lobbyist accepts employment for lobbying by a new client.
             264          (3) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (4), the lieutenant governor shall grant a
             265      lobbying license to an applicant who:
             266          (i) files an application with the lieutenant governor that contains the information
             267      required by this section; and
             268          (ii) pays a [$25] $100 filing fee.
             269          (b) A license entitles a person to serve as a lobbyist on behalf of one or more principals
             270      and expires on December 31 of each even-numbered year.
             271          (4) (a) The lieutenant governor may disapprove an application for a lobbying license:
             272          (i) if the applicant has been convicted of violating Section 76-8-103 , 76-8-107 ,
             273      76-8-108 , or 76-8-303 within five years before the date of the lobbying license application;
             274          (ii) if the applicant has been convicted of violating Section 76-8-104 or 76-8-304
             275      within one year before the date of the lobbying license application;
             276          (iii) for the term of any suspension imposed under Section 36-11-401 ;

             277          (iv) if, within one year before the date of the lobbying license application, the applicant
             278      has been found to have willingly and knowingly:
             279          (A) violated this section or Section 36-11-201 , 36-11-301 , 36-11-302 , 36-11-303 ,
             280      36-11-304 , 36-11-305 , or 36-11-403 ; or
             281          (B) filed a document required by this chapter that the lobbyist knew contained
             282      materially false information or omitted material information; or
             283          (v) if the applicant is prohibited from becoming a lobbyist under Title 67, Chapter 24,
             284      Lobbying Restrictions Act.
             285          (b) An applicant may appeal the disapproval in accordance with the procedures
             286      established by the lieutenant governor under this chapter and Title 63G, Chapter 4,
             287      Administrative Procedures Act.
             288          (5) The lieutenant governor shall deposit license fees in the General Fund.
             289          (6) A principal need not obtain a license under this section, but if the principal makes
             290      expenditures to benefit a public official without using a lobbyist as an agent to confer those
             291      benefits, the principal shall disclose those expenditures as required by Section 36-11-201 .
             292          (7) Government officers need not obtain a license under this section, but shall disclose
             293      any expenditures made to benefit public officials as required by Section 36-11-201 .
             294          (8) Surrender, cancellation, or expiration of a lobbyist license does not absolve the
             295      lobbyist of the duty to file the financial reports if the lobbyist is otherwise required to file the
             296      reports by Section 36-11-201 .
             297          Section 3. Section 36-11-201 is amended to read:
             298           36-11-201. Lobbyist, principal, and government officer financial reporting
             299      requirements -- Prohibition for related person to make expenditures.
             300          (1) (a) (i) [Each] A lobbyist shall file [quarterly] financial reports with the lieutenant
             301      governor on or before the due dates [under] specified in Subsection (2)[(a)].
             302          (ii) If [the] a lobbyist has not made an expenditure during the quarterly reporting
             303      period, the lobbyist shall file a [quarterly] financial report listing the amount of expenditures as
             304      "none."
             305          (b) [Each] A government officer or principal that makes an expenditure during any of
             306      the quarterly reporting periods under Subsection (2)(a) shall file a [quarterly] financial report
             307      with the lieutenant governor on or before the date that a report for that quarter is due.

             308          (2) (a) [Quarterly expense reports shall be due] A financial report is due quarterly on
             309      the following dates:
             310          (i) April 10, for the period of January 1 through March 31;
             311          (ii) July 10, for the period of April 1 through June 30;
             312          (iii) October 10, for the period of July 1 through September 30; and
             313          (iv) January 10, for the period of October 1 through December 31 of the previous year.
             314          (b) If the due date for a financial report falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday,
             315      the report [shall be considered to be] is due on the next succeeding business day.
             316          (c) A financial report [shall be considered] is timely filed if it is[: (i) postmarked on its
             317      due date; or (ii)] filed electronically before the close of regular office hours on or before the
             318      due date.
             319          (3) A [quarterly] financial report shall contain:
             320          (a) the total amount of expenditures made to benefit any public official during the
             321      quarterly reporting period;
             322          (b) the total amount of expenditures made, by [public official] the type of public
             323      official, during the quarterly reporting period;
             324          (c) for the financial report due on January 10:
             325          (i) the total amount of expenditures made to benefit any public official during the last
             326      calendar year; and
             327          (ii) the total amount of expenditures made, by [public official] the type of public
             328      official, during the last calendar year;
             329          (d) a disclosure of each expenditure made during the quarterly reporting period to
             330      reimburse or pay for [the] travel or lodging [expenses of] for a public official, including [for
             331      each trip]:
             332          (i) [the purpose and] each travel destination [of the trip] and each lodging location;
             333          (ii) the name of each public official [that participated in the trip] who benefitted from
             334      the expenditure on travel or lodging;
             335          (iii) the public official type of each public official named;
             336          (iv) for each public official named, a listing of the amount and purpose of each
             337      expenditure made for travel or lodging [that benefitted the public official]; and
             338          (v) the total amount of expenditures [made to benefit each public official named] listed

             339      under Subsection (3)(d)(iv);
             340          (e) a disclosure of [each expenditure] aggregate daily expenditures greater than $10
             341      made during the quarterly reporting period [that was not disclosed under Subsection (3)(d), to
             342      be provided as follows:] including:
             343          [(i) using Schedule A under Section 36-11-201.3 , a disclosure of each of the following
             344      expenditures:]
             345          [(A) an expenditure made for the cost or value of admission to a sporting, recreational,
             346      or artistic event, whether as a spectator or a participant;]
             347          [(B) an expenditure made for a gift, if the aggregate daily expenditures benefitting the
             348      public official are greater than $10;]
             349          [(C) an expenditure made for food or beverage, if the aggregate daily expenditures
             350      benefitting the public official are greater than $25 unless the food or beverage is provided in
             351      connection with an event to which:]
             352          [(I) all of the members of the Legislature, a standing or interim committee or official
             353      legislative task force, or a party caucus are invited; or]
             354          [(II) all attendees from a house of the Legislature are invited, if the event is held in
             355      conjunction with a meeting of a regional or national organization the members of which are
             356      comprised of state legislatures or legislators; and]
             357          [(D) any expenditure not otherwise reported in Subsection (3)(d), or this Subsection
             358      (3)(e)(i), except for an expenditure for food and beverage provided in connection with an event
             359      to which:]
             360          [(I) all of the members of the Legislature, a standing or interim committee or official
             361      legislative task force, or a party caucus are invited; or]
             362          [(II) all attendees from a house of the Legislature are invited, if the event is held in
             363      conjunction with a meeting of a regional or national organization the members of which are
             364      comprised of state legislatures or legislators; and]
             365          [(ii) using Schedule B under Section 36-11-201.3 , a disclosure of every expenditure not
             366      reported in Subsection (3)(d) or (3)(e)(i);]
             367          (i) the date and purpose of the expenditure;
             368          (ii) the location of the expenditure;
             369          (iii) the name of any public official benefitted by the expenditure;

             370          (iv) the type of the public official benefitted by the expenditure; and
             371          (v) the total monetary worth of the benefit that the expenditure conferred on any public
             372      official;
             373          (f) for each public official who was employed by the lobbyist, principal, or government
             374      officer [or who performed work as an independent contractor for the lobbyist, principal, or
             375      government officer during the last year], a list that provides:
             376          (i) the name of the public official; and
             377          (ii) the nature of the employment [or contract] with the public official;
             378          (g) each bill or resolution, by number and short title, on behalf of which the lobbyist,
             379      principal, or government officer made an expenditure to a public official [for which a report is
             380      required by this section, if any];
             381          (h) a description of each executive action on behalf of which the lobbyist, principal, or
             382      government officer made an expenditure to a public official [for which a report is required by
             383      this section, if any];
             384          (i) the general purposes, interests, and nature of the [organization or organizations]
             385      entities that the lobbyist, principal, or government officer filing the report represents; and
             386          (j) for a lobbyist, a certification that the information provided in the report is true,
             387      accurate, and complete to the lobbyist's best knowledge and belief.
             388          [(4) In reporting expenditures under this section for events to which all legislators are
             389      invited, each lobbyist, principal, and government officer:]
             390          [(a) may not divide the cost of the event by the number of legislators who actually
             391      attend the event and report that cost as an expenditure made to those legislators;]
             392          [(b) shall divide the total cost by the total number of Utah legislators and others invited
             393      to the event and report that quotient as the amount expended for each legislator who actually
             394      attended the event; and]
             395          [(c) may not report any expenditure as made to a legislator who did not attend the
             396      event.]
             397          [(5)] (4) A related person may not, while assisting a lobbyist, principal, or government
             398      officer in lobbying, make an expenditure that benefits a public official under circumstances
             399      [which] that would otherwise fall within the disclosure requirements of this chapter if the
             400      expenditure was made by the lobbyist, principal, or government officer.

             401          [(6)] (5) The lieutenant governor shall:
             402          (a) (i) develop a preprinted [forms for all financial reports] form for a financial report
             403      required by this section; and
             404          (ii) make copies of the [forms] form available to [each person] a lobbyist, principal, or
             405      government officer who requests [them] a form; and
             406          (b) provide a reporting system that allows a lobbyist, principal, or government officer
             407      to submit a financial [reports to be submitted] report required by this chapter via the Internet.
             408          [(7)] (6) (a) [Each] A lobbyist and [each] a principal shall continue to file [the
             409      quarterly] a financial [reports] report required by this section until the lobbyist or principal files
             410      a statement with the lieutenant governor that:
             411          (i) states:
             412          (A) for a lobbyist, that the lobbyist has ceased lobbying activities; or
             413          (B) for a principal, that the principal no longer employs an individual as a lobbyist;
             414          (ii) in the case of a lobbyist, states that the lobbyist is surrendering the lobbyist's
             415      license;
             416          (iii) contains a listing, as required by this section, of all previously unreported
             417      expenditures that have been made through the date of the statement; and
             418          (iv) states that the lobbyist or principal will not make any additional expenditure that is
             419      not disclosed on the statement unless the lobbyist or principal complies with the disclosure and
             420      licensing requirements of this chapter.
             421          (b) A [lobbyist] person that fails to renew the lobbyist's license or otherwise ceases to
             422      be licensed [shall be] is required to file [quarterly reports] a financial report quarterly until the
             423      [lobbyist] person files the statement required by Subsection [(7)] (6)(a).
             424          Section 4. Section 36-11-304 is repealed and reenacted to read:
             425          36-11-304. Expenditures over $10 prohibited -- Exceptions.
             426          (1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), a lobbyist, principal, or government officer
             427      may not make or offer to make aggregate daily expenditures that exceed $10.
             428          (2) A lobbyist, principal, or government officer may make aggregate daily expenditures
             429      that exceed $10:
             430          (a) for the following items, if the expenditure is reported in accordance with Section
             431      36-11-201 :

             432          (i) food;
             433          (ii) beverage;
             434          (iii) travel;
             435          (iv) lodging; or
             436          (v) admission to or attendance at a meeting or activity that is not an approved meeting
             437      or activity; or
             438          (b) if the expenditure is made for a purpose solely unrelated to the public official's
             439      position as a public official.
             440          Section 5. Repealer.
             441          This bill repeals:
             442          Section 36-11-201.3, Expenditure reporting schedules.

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