SB200 Alabama 2012 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Phillip W. Williams

Republican

Co-Sponsors

Clay ScofieldBryan Taylor

Session

Regular Session 2012

Title

Ethics, lobbyists required to report any item excluded from definition of thing of value whatever the actual cost, Sec. 36-25-19 am'd.

Summary

SB200 would overhaul Alabama ethics reporting by requiring lobbyists to report actual costs of certain items, removing time and dollar thresholds, expanding reporting to include lobbyists' expenditures to public employees and their families, and eliminating daily caps for non-lobbyists.

What This Bill Does

Lobbyists and the people who hire lobbyists would have to report actual costs for items excluded from a 'thing of value,' with no 24-hour or $250 threshold. The reports would require more detail about each lobbyist expenditure. Expenditures by lobbyists to public employees and their family members would be included in reporting. Non-lobbyists’ expenditure reports would be free of calendar-day limits and $250 minimum, with all reports filed quarterly to the ethics commission.

Who It Affects

• Lobbyists and the principals employing lobbyists are affected by new requirements to report actual costs, provide more detailed expenditure information, and include expenditures to public employees and their families.
• Non-lobbyists who spend money on public officials or public employees are affected by the removal of daily and dollar thresholds for their expenditure reports.

Key Provisions

• Delete the 24-hour time period and the $250 minimum for items excluded from the definition of a thing of value, requiring reporting of those items at actual cost.
• Require additional information relating to each expenditure made by a lobbyist.
• Include within reporting the expenditures made by lobbyists to public employees and their family members.
• Delete the calendar day and $250 limitations for reports of expenditures made by non-lobbyists.

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Subjects

Ethics Commission