“Legislative lobbyist” means any individual who is employed or retained by another for financial or other compensation to perform services that include legislative lobbying, other than an individual whose lobbying activities are only incidental to, and are not a significant part of, the services provided by such individual to the client. § 10A.01. Ann. (6) Agency officials and employees while they are engaged in activities within the agency in which they serve or are employed or with another agency with which the official's or employee's agency is involved in a collaborative project. § 2-7-1-10. (g) A member of a lobbyist, if the lobbyist is a membership organization or association, and if the member of a lobbyist does not separately qualify as a lobbyist under subsection (4). The Royal Society welcomes applications from scientists with disabilities and provides adjustments to ensure that they can participate fully in the selection process. Ann. “Lobbying” means promoting or opposing through direct communication with public officials or public employees: (a) the introduction or enactment of legislation before the General Assembly or the committees or members of the General Assembly; (b) covered gubernatorial actions; (c) covered agency actions; or (d) consideration of the election or appointment of an individual to a public office elected or appointed by the General Assembly. Code Ann. All content is up to date through 09/08/2020. § 42.17A.005. The exemptions contained in this subparagraph and in subparagraph (ii) are intended to permit and encourage citizens of this state to exercise their constitutional rights to assemble in a peaceable manner, consult for the common good, instruct their representatives, and apply for a redress of grievances. “Lobbying” means communicating directly or soliciting others to communicate with any public servant with the purpose of influencing legislative action or administrative action. Ariz. Rev. Ethics Rule 5.2. Vt. Stat. and Cons. “Lobbyist” means any individual who is compensated for the specific purpose of lobbying; is designated by an interest group or organization to represent it on a substantial or regular basis for the purpose of lobbying; or in the course of his employment is engaged in lobbying on a substantial or regular basis. “Lobby” and “lobbying” shall also mean communicating with an executive official for the purpose of influencing any rule or rulemaking, or any ratemaking decision, procurement, contract, bid or bid process, financial services agreement, or bond issue. (2) The National Conference of State Legislatures. Publications primarily designed for, and distributed to, members of bona fide associations or charitable or fraternal nonprofit corporations; 5. Ann. Ark. Colo. Rev. N.M. Stat. (All current as of 09/08/2020). § 24:51. Ala. Code § 36-25-1. “Legislative lobbying,” any act to promote, oppose, influence or attempt to influence legislation, or to promote, oppose or influence the governor's approval or veto thereof including any action to influence the introduction, sponsorship, consideration, action or non-action with respect to any legislation; provided that legislative lobbying shall include acts to influence or attempt to influence the decision of any officer or employee of a city or town when those acts are intended to carry out a common purpose with legislative lobbying at the state level; and provided further, that legislative lobbying shall include strategizing, planning and research if performed in connection with or for use in an actual communication with a government employee. (c) For the purpose of subdivisions (a) and (b), groups of 25 or more people shall not have their personal expenditures for food, travel, and beverage included, providing those expenditures are not reimbursed by a lobbyist or lobbyist agent. Stat. § 36-11-102. Rev. § 28-7-101. (iii) Oral questions or comments made by a person to a state officer or employee regarding a proposed rule and made in public at a meeting or workshop that is open to the public and that is sponsored by a state agency, board, commission, council or office. Stat. § 163A-250. § 41-1231. (11) Individuals responding to a request for information made by a state agency, department, legislative body, or public corporation. tit. “Lobbying” means: 1. Does not include public officials communicating directly or soliciting others to communicate with other public officials; provided, that a public official does not receive compensation in addition to his or her salary for such communication or solicitation and makes such communication and solicitation in his or her official capacity. Does not include attorney-client communications, duties performed by employees of the legislative department. Fla. Stat. As used in this subsection, “technical information” means empirically verifiable data provided by a person recognized as an expert in the subject area to which the information provided is related. The term “lobbying” or “lobbying activities” shall mean and include any attempt to influence: (i) the passage or defeat of any legislation or resolution by either house of the state legislature including but not limited to the introduction or intended introduction of such legislation or resolution or approval or disapproval of any legislation by the governor; (ii) the adoption, issuance, rescission, modification or terms of a gubernatorial executive order; (iii) the adoption or rejection of any rule or regulation having the force and effect of law by a state agency; (iv) the outcome of any rate making proceeding by a state agency; (v) any determination: (A) by a public official, or by a person or entity working in cooperation with a public official related to a governmental procurement, or (B) by an officer or employee of the unified court system, or by a person or entity working in cooperation with an officer or employee of the unified court system related to a governmental procurement; (vi) the approval, disapproval, implementation or administration of tribal-state compacts, memoranda of understanding, or any other tribal-state agreements and any other state actions related to Class III gaming, except to the extent designation of such activities as “lobbying” is barred by the federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, by a public official or by a person or entity working in cooperation with a public official in relation to such approval, disapproval, implementation or administration; (vii) the passage or defeat of any local law, ordinance, resolution, or regulation by any municipality or subdivision thereof; (viii) the adoption, issuance, rescission, modification or terms of an executive order issued by the chief executive officer of a municipality; (ix) the adoption or rejection of any rule, regulation, or resolution having the force and effect of a local law, ordinance, resolution, or regulation; or (x) the outcome of any rate making proceeding by any municipality or subdivision thereof. Code Ann. § 2-11-2. Rev. Code § 21-8-402. § 6B-3-1. W. Va. Code Ann. Cal. “Lobbying” means communicating with a public official for the purpose of influencing the passage, defeat, amendment, or postponement of legislative or executive action. § 13A03. “Lobbyist” means any person who is specifically employed by another person for the purpose of and who engages in lobbying in excess of 8 hours in any calendar month, or any individual who, as a regular employee of another person, expends an amount of time in excess of 8 hours in any calendar month in lobbying. (1) Licensed attorneys who: (i) Represent a client in a contested administrative proceeding, a licensing or permitting proceeding, or a disciplinary proceeding; and (ii) Engage in any communications with an executive branch official or office if those communications are incidental to the attorney's representation of their client rather than lobbying activities as defined in this section. “Lobbying” means communicating by any means, or paying others to communicate by any means, with any legislative person with the purpose of influencing any legislative action. 42 R.I. Gen. Laws Ann. Absolute surrender and obedience to Jesus Christ: the Scriptures call it holiness. Something from or related to Malaysia, a country in Southeast Asia; Malaysian language, spoken mainly in Malaysia; Malaysian people, people who are identified with the country of Malaysia regardless of their ethnicities.Most Malaysians are of Malay, Chinese and Indian descent. § 3-6-301. Kan. Stat. (8) Any other national organization established for the education and support of legislative leadership, legislators, legislative staff, or related government employees. An individual who volunteers personal time to work without pay or other consideration on a lobbying campaign, and who does not spend more than $3,000, need not register as a lobbyist. N.M. Stat. Ann. (iv) Communications between a public body and a self-employed person or person employed by a partnership or company regarding the procurement of materials, services or construction unless the self-employed person or person employed by a partnership or company is otherwise required to register pursuant to this article or is employed by, supervised by at any level or contracted by a person who is otherwise required to register as a lobbyist for compensation pursuant to this article. Rev. Tel: 202-624-5400 | Fax: 202-737-1069, Research, Editorial, Legal and Committee Staff, E-Learning | Staff Professional Development, Communications, Financial Services and Interstate Commerce. Washington, D.C. 20001 The Hawaiian Humane Society is dedicated to promoting the human-animal bond and the humane treatment of all animals. Lobbying means any activity by a lobbyist which is reasonably designed to influence the passage, defeat, or content of any legislation. Tuesday, April 6, 2021 Mailing Address: Rev. (c) Employees of departments, divisions or agencies of the state government who appear before legislative committees only to explain the effect of legislation related to their departments, divisions or agencies. Is there a God? Code Ann. they?) “Lobbyist” does not include: (1) a public official; (2) an employee of the state, including an employee of any of the public higher education systems; (3) an elected local official;(4) a nonelected local official or an employee of a political subdivision acting in an official capacity, unless the nonelected official or employee of a political subdivision spends more than 50 hours in any month attempting to influence legislative or administrative action, or the official action of a metropolitan governmental unit other than the political subdivision employing the official or employee, by communicating or urging others to communicate with public or local officials, including time spent monitoring legislative or administrative action, or the official action of a metropolitan governmental unit, and related research, analysis, and compilation and dissemination of information relating to legislative or administrative policy in this state, or to the policies of metropolitan governmental units; (5) a party or the party's representative appearing in a proceeding before a state board, commission, or agency of the executive branch unless the board, commission, or agency is taking administrative action; (6) an individual while engaged in selling goods or services to be paid for by public funds; (7) a news medium or its employees or agents while engaged in the publishing or broadcasting of news items, editorial comments, or paid advertisements which directly or indirectly urge official action; (8) a paid expert witness whose testimony is requested by the body before which the witness is appearing, but only to the extent of preparing or delivering testimony; or (9) a party or the party's representative appearing to present a claim to the legislature and communicating to legislators only by the filing of a claim form and supporting documents and by appearing at public hearings on the claim. § 105.470. S.C. Code Ann. See our COVID-19 page for updates and resources. Is authorized to act as a representative of any person who has as a substantial purpose the influencing of legislative or administrative action; or c. Expends any funds during the calendar year for members of the General Assembly or for employees or members of any state agency for 1) food and refreshment; 2) entertainment; 3) lodging expenses; 4) fair travel value if over 100 miles; 5) recreation expenses; 6) gifts or contributions, excluding political contributions. If a lobbyist is paid by a law firm, consulting firm, or other entity retained by a person or governmental unit for lobbying, the principal is the person or governmental unit whose interests the lobbyist represents in lobbying. Ann. Ethics Rule 5.2. “Lobby” and “lobbying” each mean attempting to influence the passage or defeat of any legislation by the legislature of the state of Washington, or the adoption or rejection of any rule, standard, rate, or other legislative enactment of any state agency under the state administrative procedure act. Lobbyists are not simply individuals who engage in lobbying. “Lobbyist” means: (i) An individual who is employed and receives payments, or who contracts for economic consideration, including reimbursement for reasonable travel and living expenses, for the purpose of lobbying; (ii) An individual who represents a legislative or public official or public employee, or who represents a person, organization, association or other group, for the purpose of lobbying; (iii) A sole proprietor, owner, part owner or shareholder in a business who has a pecuniary interest in legislative or executive action, who engages in lobbying activities; or (iv) Any individual described in subparagraphs (i), (ii) or (iii) of this paragraph (l) who is employed by or has contracted with any agency, legislative or public official or public employee, or any other public entity for the purpose of providing any type of consulting or other similar service but also engages in any type of lobbying activities. § 24-6-301. Idaho Code Ann. W. Va. Code Ann. § 305.003. Ann. Tex. Me. tit. To reach staff, who are working remotely, please email or call 800-442-2762. Ann. Unable to locate any statute defining "lobbyist" or "lobbying.". Ann. Wash. Rev. (4) An employee, a paid consultant, or a member of the staff of a lobbyist, whether or not he or she is paid, who regularly communicates with members of a legislative body regarding pending legislation and other matters while the legislative body is in session. Ariz. Rev. Any person who, in any manner whatsoever, directly or indirectly, performs any of the following activities: a. § 3-6-301. States generally define lobbying as an attempt to influence government action through either written or oral communication. § 97-1. Tex. Mich. Comp. Ann. (8) Persons whose activities are limited to submitting data, views, or arguments in writing, or requesting an opportunity to make an oral presentation under section 17A.4, subsection 1. P.O. 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