H.B. 267 Enrolled

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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
25 than $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 office hours;
34 . repeals a section establishing different reporting schedules; and
35 . makes technical changes.
36 Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
37 None
38 Other Special Clauses:
39 None
40 Utah Code Sections Affected:
41 AMENDS:
42 36-11-102, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2009, Chapter 109
43 36-11-103, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2009, Chapters 356 and 360
44 36-11-201, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2009, Chapter 109
45 REPEALS AND REENACTS:
46 36-11-304, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2009, Chapter 109
47 REPEALS:
48 36-11-201.3, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 233
49
50 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
51 Section 1. Section 36-11-102 is amended to read:
52 36-11-102. Definitions.
53 As used in this chapter:
54 (1) "Aggregate daily expenditures" means:
55 (a) for a single lobbyist, principal, or government officer, the total of all expenditures
56 made within a calendar day by the lobbyist, principal, or government officer for the benefit of
57 an individual public official;
58 (b) [when] for an expenditure [is] made by a member of a lobbyist group, the total of
59 all expenditures made within a calendar day by every member of the lobbyist group for the
60 benefit of an individual public official; or

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

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

117 (A) given by a relative;
118 [(vi) a modest item of food or refreshment such as a beverage or pastry offered other
119 than as part of a meal, the value of which does not exceed $5;]
120 [(vii) a greeting card or other item of little intrinsic value that is intended solely for
121 presentation; or]
122 (B) given by a compensation payor for a purpose solely unrelated to the public
123 official's position as a public official; or
124 (C) (I) the item has a value of less than $10; and
125 (II) the aggregate daily expenditures do not exceed $10;
126 (vi) food or beverage that is provided at an event to which the following are invited:
127 (A) all members of the Legislature;
128 (B) all members of a standing or interim committee;
129 (C) all members of an official legislative task force;
130 (D) all members of a party caucus; or
131 (E) all members of a group described in Subsections (6)(b)(vi)(A) through (D) who are
132 attending a meeting of a national organization whose primary purpose is addressing general
133 legislative policy;
134 (vii) food or beverage that is provided at an event to a public official who is:
135 (A) giving a speech at the event;
136 (B) participating in a panel discussion at the event; or
137 (C) presenting or receiving an award at the event;
138 [(viii) plaques, commendations, or awards]
139 (viii) a plaque, commendation, or award presented in public and having a cash value
140 not exceeding $50[.];
141 [(4) "Gift" is as defined in Section 36-11-304 .]
142 (ix) admission to or attendance at an event, the primary purpose of which is:
143 (A) to solicit contributions reportable under:
144 (I) Title 20A, Chapter 11, Campaign and Financial Reporting Requirements; or

145 (II) 2 U.S.C. Sec. 434; or
146 (B) charitable solicitation, as defined in Section 13-22-2 ;
147 (x) travel to, lodging at, food or beverage served at, and admission to an approved
148 meeting or activity; or
149 (xi) sponsorship of an official event or official entertainment of an approved meeting
150 or activity.
151 [(5)] (7) (a) "Government officer" means:
152 (i) an individual elected to a position in state or local government, when acting within
153 the government officer's official capacity; or
154 (ii) an individual appointed to or employed in a full-time position by state or local
155 government, when acting within the scope of the individual's employment.
156 (b) "Government officer" does not mean a member of the legislative branch of state
157 government.
158 [(6)] (8) "Immediate family" means:
159 (a) a spouse;
160 (b) a child residing in the household; or
161 (c) an individual claimed as a dependent for tax purposes.
162 [(7) "Interested person" means an individual defined in Subsections (10)(b)(iii) and
163 (viii).]
164 [(8)] (9) "Legislative action" means:
165 (a) [bills, resolutions, amendments, nominations, and other matters] a bill, resolution,
166 amendment, nomination, veto override, or other matter pending or proposed in either house of
167 the Legislature or its committees or requested by a legislator; and
168 (b) the action of the governor in approving or vetoing legislation.
169 [(9)] (10) "Lobbying" means communicating with a public official for the purpose of
170 influencing the passage, defeat, amendment, or postponement of legislative or executive
171 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
183 force, commission, board, or committee, constituted by the Legislature or any agency or
184 department of state government, except legislative standing, appropriation, or interim
185 committees;
186 (v) a representative of a political party;
187 (vi) an individual representing a bona fide church solely for the purpose of protecting
188 the right to practice the religious doctrines of the church, unless the individual or church
189 makes an expenditure that confers a benefit on a public official;
190 (vii) a newspaper, television station or network, radio station or network, periodical of
191 general circulation, or book publisher for the purpose of publishing news items, editorials,
192 other comments, or paid advertisements that directly or indirectly urge legislative or executive
193 action; or
194 (viii) an individual who appears on the individual's own behalf before a committee of
195 the Legislature or an agency of the executive branch [agency] of state government solely for
196 the purpose of testifying in support of or in opposition to legislative or executive action.
197 [(11)] (12) "Lobbyist group" means two or more lobbyists, principals, government
198 officers, [and] or any combination of lobbyists, principals, and officers who each contribute a
199 portion of an expenditure made to benefit a public official or member of the public official's
200 immediate family.

201 [(12)] (13) "Multiclient lobbyist" means a single lobbyist, principal, or government
202 officer who represents two or more clients and divides the aggregate daily expenditure made to
203 benefit a public official or member of the public official's immediate family between two or
204 more of those clients.
205 [(13) "Person" includes individuals, bodies politic and corporate, partnerships,
206 associations, and companies.]
207 (14) "Principal" means a person that employs an individual to perform lobbying, either
208 as an employee or as an independent contractor.
209 (15) "Public official" means:
210 (a) (i) a member of the Legislature;
211 (ii) an individual elected to a position in the executive branch of state government; or
212 (iii) an individual appointed to or employed in a position in the executive or legislative
213 branch of state government if that individual:
214 (A) occupies a policymaking position or makes purchasing or contracting decisions;
215 (B) drafts legislation or makes rules;
216 (C) determines rates or fees; or
217 (D) makes adjudicative decisions; or
218 (b) an immediate family member of a person described in Subsection (15)(a).
219 (16) "Public official type" means a notation to identify whether a public official is:
220 (a) (i) a member of the Legislature;
221 (ii) an individual elected to a position in the executive branch of state government;
222 (iii) an individual appointed to or employed in a position in the legislative branch of
223 state government who meets the definition of public official under Subsection (15)(a)(iii); or
224 (iv) an individual appointed to or employed in a position in the executive branch of
225 state government who meets the definition of public official under Subsection (15)(a)(iii); or
226 (b) an immediate family member of a person described in Subsection (15)(b).
227 (17) "Quarterly reporting period" means the three-month period covered by each
228 financial report required under Subsection 36-11-201 (2)(a).

229 (18) "Related person" means [any] a person, [or] agent, or employee [of a person,]
230 who knowingly and intentionally assists a lobbyist, principal, or government officer in
231 lobbying.
232 (19) "Relative" means a spouse, child, parent, grandparent, grandchild, brother, sister,
233 parent-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, nephew, niece, aunt, uncle, first cousin, or spouse
234 of any of these individuals.
235 [(20) "Tangible personal property" means an item having a description that is
236 consistent with the meaning of tangible personal property found in the Utah Constitution,
237 Article XIII.]
238 Section 2. Section 36-11-103 is amended to read:
239 36-11-103. Licensing requirements.
240 (1) (a) Before engaging in any lobbying, a lobbyist shall obtain a license from the
241 lieutenant governor by completing the form required by this section.
242 (b) The lieutenant governor shall issue licenses to qualified lobbyists.
243 (c) The lieutenant governor shall prepare a Lobbyist License Application Form that
244 includes:
245 (i) a place for the lobbyist's name and business address;
246 (ii) a place for the [name and business address of] following information for each
247 principal for whom the lobbyist works or is hired as an independent contractor[;]:
248 (A) the principal's name;
249 (B) the principal's business address;
250 (C) the name of each public official that the principal employs and the nature of the
251 employment with the public official; and
252 (D) the general purposes, interests, and nature of the principal;
253 (iii) a place for the name and address of the person who paid or will pay the lobbyist's
254 registration fee, if the fee is not paid by the lobbyist;
255 (iv) a place for the lobbyist to disclose:
256 (A) any elected or appointed position that the lobbyist holds in state or local

257 government, if any; and
258 (B) the name of each public official that the lobbyist employs and the nature of the
259 employment with the public official, if any;
260 (v) a place for the lobbyist to disclose the types of expenditures for which the lobbyist
261 will be reimbursed; and
262 (vi) a certification to be signed by the lobbyist that certifies that the information
263 provided in the form is true, accurate, and complete to the best of the lobbyist's knowledge and
264 belief.
265 (2) Each lobbyist who obtains a license under this section shall update the licensure
266 information when the lobbyist accepts employment for lobbying by a new client.
267 (3) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (4), the lieutenant governor shall grant a
268 lobbying license to an applicant who:
269 (i) files an application with the lieutenant governor that contains the information
270 required by this section; and
271 (ii) pays a [$25] $100 filing fee.
272 (b) A license entitles a person to serve as a lobbyist on behalf of one or more
273 principals and expires on December 31 of each even-numbered year.
274 (4) (a) The lieutenant governor may disapprove an application for a lobbying license:
275 (i) if the applicant has been convicted of violating Section 76-8-103 , 76-8-107 ,
276 76-8-108 , or 76-8-303 within five years before the date of the lobbying license application;
277 (ii) if the applicant has been convicted of violating Section 76-8-104 or 76-8-304
278 within one year before the date of the lobbying license application;
279 (iii) for the term of any suspension imposed under Section 36-11-401 ;
280 (iv) if, within one year before the date of the lobbying license application, the
281 applicant has been found to have willingly and knowingly:
282 (A) violated this section or Section 36-11-201 , 36-11-301 , 36-11-302 , 36-11-303 ,
283 36-11-304 , 36-11-305 , or 36-11-403 ; or
284 (B) filed a document required by this chapter that the lobbyist knew contained

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

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

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

369 not reported in Subsection (3)(d) or (3)(e)(i);]
370 (i) the date and purpose of the expenditure;
371 (ii) the location of the expenditure;
372 (iii) the name of any public official benefitted by the expenditure;
373 (iv) the type of the public official benefitted by the expenditure; and
374 (v) the total monetary worth of the benefit that the expenditure conferred on any
375 public official;
376 (f) for each public official who was employed by the lobbyist, principal, or
377 government officer [or who performed work as an independent contractor for the lobbyist,
378 principal, or government officer during the last year], a list that provides:
379 (i) the name of the public official; and
380 (ii) the nature of the employment [or contract] with the public official;
381 (g) each bill or resolution, by number and short title, on behalf of which the lobbyist,
382 principal, or government officer made an expenditure to a public official [for which a report is
383 required by this section, if any];
384 (h) a description of each executive action on behalf of which the lobbyist, principal, or
385 government officer made an expenditure to a public official [for which a report is required by
386 this section, if any];
387 (i) the general purposes, interests, and nature of the [organization or organizations]
388 entities that the lobbyist, principal, or government officer filing the report represents; and
389 (j) for a lobbyist, a certification that the information provided in the report is true,
390 accurate, and complete to the lobbyist's best knowledge and belief.
391 [(4) In reporting expenditures under this section for events to which all legislators are
392 invited, each lobbyist, principal, and government officer:]
393 [(a) may not divide the cost of the event by the number of legislators who actually
394 attend the event and report that cost as an expenditure made to those legislators;]
395 [(b) shall divide the total cost by the total number of Utah legislators and others
396 invited to the event and report that quotient as the amount expended for each legislator who

397 actually attended the event; and]
398 [(c) may not report any expenditure as made to a legislator who did not attend the
399 event.]
400 [(5)] (4) A related person may not, while assisting a lobbyist, principal, or government
401 officer in lobbying, make an expenditure that benefits a public official under circumstances
402 [which] that would otherwise fall within the disclosure requirements of this chapter if the
403 expenditure was made by the lobbyist, principal, or government officer.
404 [(6)] (5) The lieutenant governor shall:
405 (a) (i) develop a preprinted [forms for all financial reports] form for a financial report
406 required by this section; and
407 (ii) make copies of the [forms] form available to [each person] a lobbyist, principal, or
408 government officer who requests [them] a form; and
409 (b) provide a reporting system that allows a lobbyist, principal, or government officer
410 to submit a financial [reports to be submitted] report required by this chapter via the Internet.
411 [(7)] (6) (a) [Each] A lobbyist and [each] a principal shall continue to file [the
412 quarterly] a financial [reports] report required by this section until the lobbyist or principal
413 files a statement with the lieutenant governor that:
414 (i) states:
415 (A) for a lobbyist, that the lobbyist has ceased lobbying activities; or
416 (B) for a principal, that the principal no longer employs an individual as a lobbyist;
417 (ii) in the case of a lobbyist, states that the lobbyist is surrendering the lobbyist's
418 license;
419 (iii) contains a listing, as required by this section, of all previously unreported
420 expenditures that have been made through the date of the statement; and
421 (iv) states that the lobbyist or principal will not make any additional expenditure that
422 is not disclosed on the statement unless the lobbyist or principal complies with the disclosure
423 and licensing requirements of this chapter.
424 (b) A [lobbyist] person that fails to renew the lobbyist's license or otherwise ceases to

425 be licensed [shall be] is required to file [quarterly reports] a financial report quarterly until the
426 [lobbyist] person files the statement required by Subsection [(7)] (6)(a).
427 Section 4. Section 36-11-304 is repealed and reenacted to read:
428 36-11-304. Expenditures over $10 prohibited -- Exceptions.
429 (1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), a lobbyist, principal, or government officer
430 may not make or offer to make aggregate daily expenditures that exceed $10.
431 (2) A lobbyist, principal, or government officer may make aggregate daily
432 expenditures that exceed $10:
433 (a) for the following items, if the expenditure is reported in accordance with Section
434 36-11-201 :
435 (i) food;
436 (ii) beverage;
437 (iii) travel;
438 (iv) lodging; or
439 (v) admission to or attendance at a meeting or activity that is not an approved meeting
440 or activity; or
441 (b) if the expenditure is made for a purpose solely unrelated to the public official's
442 position as a public official.
443 Section 5. Repealer.
444 This bill repeals:
445 Section 36-11-201.3, Expenditure reporting schedules.