Lobby/ing |
Any communication with an official of the executive or legislative branch of State government for the ultimate purpose of influencing any executive, legislative, or administrative action |
To communicate, including the soliciting of others to communicate, with an official for the ultimate purpose of influencing any executive, legislative, or administrative action at the State, municipal, county, or township government level. Soliciting of others to communicate shall not include the making of a grant by a 501(c)3 or communication by a 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(5) to the public or a segment thereof or to its members to communicate with legislators, executives, or administrators with respect to a proposed action by the legislature, executive, or administrator |
Influencing |
Any communication, action, reportable expenditure or other means used to promote, support, affect, modify, oppose or delay any executive, legislative or administrative action or to promote goodwill with officials |
No change |
Executive Action* |
The proposal, drafting, development, consideration, amendment, adoption, approval, promulgation, issuance, modification, rejection or postponement by a State entity of a rule, regulation, order, decision, determination, contractual arrangement, purchasing agreement or other quasi-legislative or quasi-judicial action or proceeding. |
The proposal, drafting, development, consideration, amendment, adoption, approval, promulgation, issuance, modification, rejection or postponement by a State, municipal, county, or township government* entity of a rule, regulation, order, decision, determination, contractual arrangement, purchasing agreement or other quasi-legislative or quasi-judicial action or proceeding.
*Similarly, the bill also added “municipal, county, or township” to the levels of government included in the definitions of administrative action, lobbyist, lobbying entity, and client. |
Legislative Action |
The development, drafting, introduction, consideration, modification, adoption, rejection, review, enactment, or passage or defeat of any bill, amendment, resolution, report, nomination, administrative rule or other matter by either house of the General Assembly or a committee thereof or by a legislator. Legislative action also means the action of the Governor in approving or vetoing any bill or portion thereof, and the action of the Governor or any agency in the development of a proposal for introduction in the legislature |
The development, drafting, introduction, consideration, modification, adoption, rejection, review, enactment, or passage or defeat of any bill, amendment, resolution, ordinance, report, nomination, administrative rule or other matter by either house of the General Assembly or a committee thereof, or by a legislator, by the legislative body of a municipality, county, or township, or by an alderman, trustee, or township board member. Legislative action also means the action of the Governor, mayor, or village or township board president, or county executive in approving or vetoing any bill, ordinance, or resolution or portion thereof, and the action of such officials or any agency under their jurisdiction in the development of a legislative proposal. |
Consultant |
Not previously defined |
Any person or entity who, for compensation, provides advisory services, including but not limited to, rendering opinions on or developing strategies for lobbying or influencing, to a lobbyist or lobbying entity for the ultimate purpose of influencing any executive, legislative, or administrative action. “Consultant” excludes registered lobbyists, employees of a lobbying entity, and attorneys providing legal services such as drafting legislation or writing opinions about the impact of proposals or legislation. |
Covered Officials |
1) The Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, State Treasurer, and State Comptroller; 2) Chiefs of Staff described in item 1; 3) Cabinet members of any elected constitutional officer, including Directors, Assistant Directors and Chief Legal Counsel or General Counsel; 4) Members of the General Assembly; and 5) Members of any board, commission, authority, or task force of the State authorized or created by State law or by executive order of the Governor. |
1) The Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, State Treasurer, and State Comptroller; 2) Chiefs of Staff described in item 1, the Deputy Governor, the Deputy Secretary of State, the Deputy Attorney General, the Deputy Treasurer, and the Deputy Comptroller; 3) Cabinet members of any elected constitutional officer, including Directors, Assistant Directors and Chief Legal Counsel or General Counsel; 4) Members of the General Assembly; 5) Members of any board, commission, authority, or task force of the State authorized or created by State law or by executive order of the Governor; 6) Mayors, presidents, aldermen, commissioners, and trustees of a city, village, or town; 7) County board memb ers and countywide elected officials; 8) Township board members and township elected officials; and 9) Members of any board, commission, authority, or task force created by a local ordinance or order of a mayor orn village or town president. |
Compensation |
Any money, thing of value or financial benefits received or to be received in return for services rendered or to be rendered, for lobbying as defined above |
Any money, thing of value or financial benefits received or to be received in return for services rendered or to be rendered, for lobbying or as a consultant |
Lobbyist |
Any natural person who undertakes to lobby State government |
Any natural person who undertakes to lobby State, municipal, county, or township government |
Lobbying Entity |
Any entity that hires, retains, employs, or compensates a natural person to lobby State government |
Any entity that hires, retains, employs, or compensates a natural person to lobby State, municipal, county, or township government |
Expenditure |
A payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit, or gift of money or anything of value, and includes a contract, promise, or agreement, whether or not legally enforceable, to make an expenditure, for the ultimate purpose of influencing executive, legislative, or administrative action, other than compensation as defined above |
No changes |