An Act To Require the Commission on Governmental -Ethics and Election Practices To Produce a Register of All Registered Lobbyists
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 1822
Committee Amendment CA_A-HA_B_H946 (House)
Amends: 3 MRSA §313-A, 3 MRSA §316-B

HOUSE 
AMENDMENT "B" to COMMITTEE 
AMENDMENT 
"A" to H. P • 
1262, 
L.D. 
1822, Bill, 
"An Act To Require the Commission on 
Governmental -Ethics and Election Practices To Produce a Register 
of All Registered Lobbyists" 
Amend the amendment in section 1 in subsection 9 in the 9th 
line 
(page 1, line 37 
in amendment) 
by inserting after the 
following: 
"action" the following: 
'and time spent in public 
hearings and work sessions of committees for the purpose of 
monitoring legislative actions' 
Further amend the amendment in section 1 in subsection 9 by 
striking out all of the last underlined sentence (page 1, lines 
to 42 in amendment) 
Further amend the amendment in section 2 by striking out all 
of subsection 10 and inserting in its place the following: 
'10. 
Lobbyist. 
"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. 
"Lobbyist" 
does 
not 
include 
a 
lobbyist associate.' 
Further amend the amendment by inserting after section 4 the 
following: 
'Sec. S. 3 MRSA §313-A, first 11, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 691, 
§11, is amended to read: 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
BOUSE AMENDMENT "b" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to B. P • 
L.D. 1822 
1262, 
Within 5 days of the convening of a regular legislative 
session, a state employee or an independent agency employee must 
register at the office of the commission as described in section 
316-A and provide a photograph pursuant to section 316-B if:' 
Further 
amend the 
amendment 
in section 7 
in §315-A in 
subsection 2 in paragraph C in the 3rd and 4th lines (page 4, 
lines 6 and 7 in amendment) by striking out the following: "~ 
provided by the lobbyist or lobbyist associate," 
Further amend the amendment by inserting after section 8 the 
following: 
'Sec. 9. 3 MRSA §316-B is enacted to read: 
531.6-B. 
AdditionAl information 
1. 
Photograph. 
A lobbyist or lobbyist associate shall 
ensure that the 
commission has 
a 
recent photograph of 
the 
lobbyist or lobbyist associate. 
2. 
Biogra»hical 
iDfonnation. 
A 
lobbyist 
or 
lobbyist 
usociate may provide professional biographical information to 
the 
commission, 
which 
may 
be 
used, 
including in an edited 
version, on the disclosure website under section 315-A.' 
Further 
amend 
the 
amendment 
in section 
in 
§317 
in 
subsection 1 in paragraph B in the 3rd line (page 6, line 4 in 
amendment) by striking out the following: "issue," 
Further 
amend 
the 
amendment 
in 
section 
in §317 
in 
subsection 1 by striking out all of paragraph B-1 (page 6, lines 
to 11 in amendment) 
Further 
amend 
the 
amendment 
in section 
subsection 1 in paragraph B-2 in the first line 
in amendment) 
by striking out the following: 
legislative 
action, 
issue" 
and 
inserting 
in 
following: 'B-1. For each legislative action,' 
in 
§317 
in 
( page 6, line 13 
"B-2. 
For each 
its place 
the 
Further 
amend 
the 
amendment 
in 
section 
in §317 
in 
subsection 1 in paragraph B-2 in the last line (page 6, line 18 
in amendment) by striking out the following: "issue," 
Further 
amend 
the 
amendment 
in section 
in 
§317 
in 
subsection 1 in paragraph I in the 3rd to 5th lines (page 6, 
lines 22 to 24 in amendment) 
by striking out the following: 
"nomination; budget bill section designation or topic; or issue 
or topic that is not the subject of a legislative action" and 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
HOUSE AMENDMENT "b" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 
L.D. 1822 
1262, 
inserting in its place the following: 'nomination or budget bill 
section designation or topic' 
Further 
amend 
the 
amendment 
in section 
in 
§317 
in 
subsection I-A in the 3rd to 5th lines (page 6, lines 42 to 44 in 
amendment) 
by striking out the following: 
"topic or issue or 
other matter. a lobbyist shall notify the commission regarding 
each legislative action. topic or issue or other matter that is 
the subject of the lobbying activity." and inserting in its place 
the following: 'topic or other matter in connection with which 
the lobbyist is engaged in lobbying. a lobbyist shall notify the 
commission regarding that lobbying' 
Further amend the amendment in section 11 by striking out 
all of the first paragraph (page 8, lines 23 and 24 in amendment) 
and inserting in its place the following: 
'Fees collected pursuant to this chapter must go in equal 
portions to the General Fund and to the commission. except that 
75% of all such fees collected in the fiscal year beginning July 
I. 2006 and ending June 30. 2007 must go to the commission.' 
Further amend the amendment by relettering or renumbering 
any 
nonconsecutive 
Part 
letter 
or 
section 
number 
to 
read 
consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment: 
1. 
Amends the definition of "lobbying" to include time 
spent in committee to monitor legislative actions; 
2. 
Amends the definition of "lobbyist" by reducing the 
threshold of lobbying from 8 to 4 hours in a calendar month for 
those persons who are specifically employed to lobby by other 
than the person's employer; 
3. 
Requires each lobbyist and lobbyist associate, including 
state agency employees, 
to provide 
a 
recent photograph, 
and 
permits a lobbyist or lobbyist associate to provide professional 
biographical information; 
4. 
Clarifies 
those 
activities 
for 
which 
disclosure 
is 
required by removing inconsistent new language; 
5. 
Strikes the provision requiring an estimate of hours 
spent for each legislative action; and 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
HOUSE 
AMENDMENT ,~" to COMMITTEE 
AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1262, 
L.D. 1822 
6. 
Provides that, for fiscal year 2006-07, 
75~ of all fees 
collected under the lobbying laws must go to the Commission on 
Governmental Ethics and Election Practices instead of 1/2 going 
to the General Fund. 
SPONSORED BY: 
TOWN: 
Waterville 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04/03/06 ~ae 
LD 1822 
LR2879(04) 
An Act to Require the Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices to Produce a 
Register of All Registered Lobbyists 
Fiscal Note for House Amendment "b' to Committee Amendment ,~, 
Sponsor: Rep. Canavan 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Revenue 
General Fund 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
2005-06 
$0 
$0 
$0 
2006-07 
($27,500) 
$27,500 
($27,500) 
Projections 
2007-08 
($55,000) 
$55,000 
($55,000) 
Projections 
2008-09 
($55,000) 
$55,000 
($55,000) 
This amendment authorizes the Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices to keep 75% of fine 
revenue on a one-time basis in fiscal year 2006-07 and retains the current law 50% split between the General Fund and 
Other Special Revenue Funds for fiscal year 2007-08 and beyond. Therefore, compared to the committee amendment, 
the General Fund revenue loss for fiscal year 2006-07 will be reduced by $27,500 and the General Fund will not 
experience future annual revenue losses of $55,000 beginning in fiscal year 2007-08. 
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