10105050D
SENATE BILL NO. 507
AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE
(Proposed by the Senate Committee on Rules
on February 12, 2010)
(Patron Prior to Substitute--Senator Smith, R.K.)
A BILL to amend and reenact §§2.2-426, 2.2-428, and 2.2-431
of the Code of Virginia, relating to lobbyist disclosure.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §§2.2-426, 2.2-428, and 2.2-431 of the Code of
Virginia are amended and reenacted as follows:
§2.2-426. Lobbyist reporting; penalty.
A. Each lobbyist shall file a separate annual report of
expenditures, including gifts, for each principal for whom he lobbies by July 1
for the preceding 12-month period complete through April 30.
B. Each principal who expends more than $500 to employ or
compensate multiple lobbyists shall be responsible for filing a consolidated
lobbyist report pursuant to this section in any case in which the lobbyists are
each exempt under the provisions of subdivision 7 or 8 of §2.2-420 from the
reporting requirements of this section.
C. The report shall be on a form provided by the Secretary of
the Commonwealth, which shall be substantially as follows and shall be
accompanied by instructions provided by the Secretary.
LOBBYIST'S DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
PART I:
(1) PRINCIPAL: ................................................
In Part I, item 2a, provide the name of the individual authorizing
your employment as a lobbyist. The lobbyist filing this statement
MAY NOT list his name in item 2a. THE INDIVIDUAL LISTED IN PART I,
ITEM 2A, MUST SIGN THE PRINCIPAL'S STATEMENT.
(2a) Name: ...............................................................
(2b) Permanent Business Address: .........................................
(2c) Business Telephone: .................................................
(3) Provide a list of executive and legislative actions (with as much
specificity as possible), including when appropriate the assigned
House of Delegates or Senate of Virginia bill, resolution, or joint
resolution number, for which you lobbied and a description of
activities conducted.
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(4) INCORPORATED FILINGS: If you are filing an incorporated disclosure
statement, please complete the following:
Individual filing financial information: ............................
Individuals to be included in the filing: ...........................
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(5) Please indicate which schedules will be attached to your disclosure
statement:
[ ] Schedule A: Entertainment Expenses
[ ] Schedule B: Gifts
[ ] Schedule C: Other Expenses
(6) EXPENDITURE TOTALS:
a) ENTERTAINMENT .......................................... $ ......
b) GIFTS .................................................. $ ......
c) OFFICE EXPENSES ........................................ $ ......
d) COMMUNICATIONS ......................................... $ ......
e) PERSONAL LIVING AND TRAVEL EXPENSES .................... $ ......
f) COMPENSATION OF LOBBYISTS .............................. $ ......
g) HONORARIA .............................................. $ ......
h) REGISTRATION COSTS ..................................... $ ......
i) OTHER .................................................. $ ......
TOTAL ..................................................... $ ......
PART II:
(1a) NAME OF LOBBYIST: ...................................................
(1b) Permanent Business Address: .........................................
(1c) Business Telephone: .................................................
(2) As a lobbyist, you are (check one)
[ ] EMPLOYED (on the payroll of the principal)
[ ] RETAINED (not on the payroll of the principal, however compensated)
[ ] NOT COMPENSATED (not compensated; expenses may be reimbursed)
(3) List all lobbyists other than yourself who registered to represent
your principal.
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(4) If you selected "EMPLOYED" as your answer to Part II, item 2, provide
your job title.
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PLEASE NOTE: Some lobbyists are not individually compensated for lobbying
activities. This may occur when several members of a firm represent a single
principal. The principal, in turn, makes a single payment to the firm. If
this describes your situation, do not answer Part II, items 5a and 5b.
Instead, complete Part III, items 1 and 2.
(5a) What was the DOLLAR AMOUNT OF YOUR COMPENSATION as a lobbyist? (If you
have job responsibilities other than those involving lobbying, you may
have to prorate to determine the part of your salary attributable to
your lobbying activities.) Transfer your answer to this item to
Part I, item6f.
(5b) Explain how you arrived at your answer to Part II, item 5a.
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PART III:
PLEASE NOTE: If you answered Part II, items 5a and 5b, you WILL NOT
complete this section.
(1) List all members of your firm, organization, association, corporation,
or other entity who furnished lobbying services to your principal.
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(2) Indicate the total amount paid to your firm, organization, association,
corporation or other entity for services rendered. Transfer your answer
to this item to Part I, item 6f........................................
SCHEDULE A
ENTERTAINMENT EXPENSES
PLEASE NOTE: Any single entertainment event included in the expense totals
of the principal, with a value greater than $50, should be itemized below.
Transfer any totals from this schedule to Part I, item 6a. (Please
duplicate as needed.)
Date and Location of Event:
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Description of Event:
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Total Number of Persons Attending:
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Names of Legislative and Executive Officials Attending: (List names only if
the average value for each person attending the event was greater than
$50.)
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Food ....................................................... $ ..........
Beverages .................................................. $ ..........
Transportation of Legislative and Executive Officials ...... $ ..........
Lodging of Legislative and Executive Officials ............. $ ..........
Performers, Speakers, Etc. ................................. $ ..........
Displays ................................................... $ ..........
Rentals .................................................... $ ..........
Service Personnel .......................................... $ ..........
Miscellaneous .............................................. $ ..........
TOTAL ...................................................... $ ..........
SCHEDULE B
GIFTS
PLEASE NOTE: Any single gift reported in the expense totals of the
principal, with a value greater than $50, should be itemized below.
(Report meals, entertainment and travel under Schedule A.) Transfer any
totals from this schedule to Part I, item 6b. (Please duplicate as needed.)
Name of each
legislative or
executive official Cost of
Date Description who is a recipient individual
of gift: of gift: of a gift: gift:
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TOTAL COST TO PRINCIPAL ............................... $ ..........
SCHEDULE C
OTHER EXPENSES
PLEASE NOTE: This section is provided for any lobbying-related expenses not
covered in Part I, items 6a - 6h. An example of an expenditure to be listed
on schedule C would be the rental of a bill box during the General Assembly
session. Transfer the total from this schedule to Part I, item 6i. (Please
duplicate as needed.)
DATE OF EXPENSE DESCRIPTION OF EXPENSE AMOUNT
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TOTAL "OTHER" EXPENSES ............................. $ ..........
PART IV: STATEMENTS
Both the lobbyist and principal officer must sign the disclosure statement,
attesting to its completeness and accuracy. The following items are
mandatory and if they are not properly completed, the entire filing will
be rejected and returned to the lobbyist:
(1) All signatures on the statement must be ORIGINAL in the format
specified in the instructions provided by the Secretary that accompany
this form.
No stamps, or other reproductions of the individual's signature will be
accepted.
(2) An individual MAY NOT sign the disclosure statement as lobbyist and
principal officer.
STATEMENT OF LOBBYIST
I, the undersigned registered lobbyist, do state that the information
furnished on this disclosure statement and on all accompanying attachments
required to be made thereto is, to the best of my knowledge and belief,
complete and accurate.
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Signature of lobbyist
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Date
STATEMENT OF PRINCIPAL
I, the undersigned principal (or an authorized official thereof), do state
that the information furnished on this disclosure statement and on all
accompanying attachments required to be made thereto is, to the best of my
knowledge and belief, complete and accurate.
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Signature of principal
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Date
D. A person who signs the disclosure statement knowing it to
contain a material misstatement of fact shall be guilty of a Class 5 felony.
E. Each lobbyist shall send to each legislative and executive
official who is required to be identified by name on Schedule A or B of the
Lobbyist's Disclosure Form a copy of Schedule A or B or a summary of the
information pertaining to that official. Copies or summaries shall be provided
to the official by December 15 for the preceding 12-month period complete
through November 30.
§2.2-428. Standards for automated preparation and transmittal
of lobbyists' disclosure statements; database.
A. The In lieu of a hard copy, the Secretary
shall accept any lobbyist's disclosure statement required by §2.2-426 filed by
computer or electronic means in accordance with the standards approved by the
Secretary and using software meeting standards approved by the Secretary. The
Secretary may provide software to filers without charge or at a reasonable
cost. The Secretary may prescribe the method of execution and certification of
electronically filed statements and the procedures for receiving statements in
the office of the Secretary.
B. The Secretary shall establish a lobbyist disclosure
database, available to the public, from required disclosure statements filed
electronically and may enter into that database information from required
disclosure statements filed by other methods.
§2.2-431. Penalties; filing of substituted statement.
A. The lobbyist shall sign the disclosure statement
prescribed by §2.2-426 attesting to its completeness and accuracy. The
Secretary shall review each statement for completeness and if a statement is
not properly completed, the entire filing shall be rejected and returned to the
lobbyist.
B. Every lobbyist failing to file the statement
prescribed by §2.2-426 within the time prescribed therein shall be assessed a
civil penalty of fifty dollars $50, and every individual failing
to file the statement within ten 10 days after the time
prescribed herein shall be assessed an additional civil penalty of fifty
dollars $50 per day from the eleventh day of such default until the
statement is filed. The penalties shall be assessed and collected by the
Secretary. The Attorney General shall assist the Secretary in collecting the
penalties, upon request.
BC. Every lobbyist's principal whose lobbyist
fails to file the statement prescribed by §2.2-426 shall be assessed a civil
penalty of fifty dollars $50, and shall be assessed an additional
civil penalty of fifty dollars $50 per day from the eleventh day
of such default until the statement is filed. The penalty shall be assessed and
collected by the Secretary. The Attorney General shall assist the Secretary in
collecting the penalties, upon request.
CD. No individual who has failed to file the
statement required by §2.2-426 or who has failed to pay all penalties assessed
pursuant to this section, shall register or act as a lobbyist as long as he
remains in default.
DE. Whenever any lobbyist is or will be in
default under §2.2-426, and the reasons for such default are or will be beyond
his control, or the control of his principal, or both, the Secretary may
suspend the assessment of any penalty otherwise assessable and accept a
substituted statement, upon the submission of sworn proofs that shall satisfy
him that the default has been beyond the control of the lobbyist or his
principal, and that the substituted statement contains the most accurate and
complete information available after the exercise of due diligence.
EF. Penalties collected pursuant to this section
shall be payable to the State Treasurer for deposit to the general fund.
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