Bill Text: AZ HB2565 | 2012 | Fiftieth Legislature 2nd Regular | Introduced
Bill Title: Lobbyist registration; exception; 501(c)(3)
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2012-01-31 - House GOV Committee action: Held [HB2565 Detail]
Download: Arizona-2012-HB2565-Introduced.html
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REFERENCE TITLE: lobbyist registration; exception; 501(c)(3) |
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State of Arizona House of Representatives Fiftieth Legislature Second Regular Session 2012
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HB 2565 |
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Introduced by Representative Olson
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AN ACT
amending SECTION 41-1232.04, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to registration and regulation of lobbyists.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Section 41-1232.04, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
41-1232.04. Registration; exceptions
Sections 41‑1232, 41‑1232.01, 41‑1232.02 and 41‑1232.03 do not apply to a person if that person is acting in the following capacity:
1. A natural person who merely appears for himself before a committee of the legislature or before a state officer or employee or a state agency, board, commission or council to lobby in support of or in opposition to legislation or official action.
2. A natural person who, acting in his own behalf, sends a letter to, converses on the telephone with or has a personal conversation with a state officer or employee for the purpose of supporting or opposing any legislation or official action.
3. A duly elected or retained public official, judge or justice, a person duly appointed to an elective public office, or an appointed member of a state, county or local board, advisory committee, commission or council acting in his official capacity on matters pertaining to his office, board, advisory committee, commission or council.
4. A person who answers technical questions or provides technical information at the request of a lobbyist, designated public lobbyist, authorized public lobbyist or legislator and who makes no expenditures required to be reported by this article.
5. A person who performs professional services in drafting bills or in advising and rendering opinions to clients as to the construction and effect of proposed or pending legislation.
6. An attorney who represents clients before any court or before any quasi‑judicial body.
7. A person who contacts a state officer or state employee solely for the purpose of acquiring information.
8. A person who contacts a state officer, state employee, school district governing board member or school district employee in connection with the procurement or attempted procurement of, or the fulfillment of contracts for, materials, services or construction. For the purposes of this paragraph, services include bonding services.
9. A natural person who is a member of an association, who is not the lobbyist for compensation, designated lobbyist or authorized lobbyist for the association and who does not make any expenditures that would otherwise be required to be reported by this article if the natural person were a lobbyist, designated public lobbyist or authorized public lobbyist.
10. A natural person who is a representative of an ORGANIZATION that has been granted an exemption from federal INCOME taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code while that exemption remains in effect.
