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_D_H1004 (House)
Amends: 3 MRSA §313-A, 3 MRSA §316-B

HOUSE 
AMENDMENT .:y" 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 by striking out all of section 1. 
Further amend the amendment by inserting after section 4 the 
following: 
·Sec.5. 3 MRSA §313-A, first" as enacted by PL 1993, c. 691, 
§ll, is amended to read: 
Within 
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 
3l6-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 
in section 7 
In §315-A 
subsection 2 in paragraph E in the first and 2nd lines (page 4, 
lines 15 and 16 in amendment) by striking out the following: 
III 
.. 
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issues" 
Further amend the amendment by inserting after section 8 the 
following: 
. Sec. 9. 3 MRSA §316-B is enacted to read: 
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AMENDMENT ,.p" to COMMITTEE 
AMENDMENT 
"A" to H.P. 1262, 
L.D. 1822 
§316-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. 
Lobbyist 
or 
lobbyist 
associate 
information. 
The 
commission shall determine other information that may be provided 
by 
a 
lobbyist 
or 
lobbyist 
associate 
for 
inclusion 
in 
the 
registration docket and on the disclosure website provided in 
section 3l5-A. 
That information may include, but is not limited 
to, 
the lobbyist's or lobbyist associate's employer, business 
address, telephone number and income from lobbying.' 
Further 
amend 
the 
amendment 
in 
section 
subsection 1 in paragraph H in the 3rd line (page 
amendment) by striking out the following: 
"issue," 
in §3l7 
in 
6, line 4 in 
Further 
amend 
the 
amendment 
in 
section 
in 
§3l7 
1n 
subsection 1 in paragraph H-1 in the 2nd line (page 6, line 10 in 
amendment) by striking out the following: 
", issue" 
Further 
amend 
the 
amendment 
in 
section 
in §3l7 
1n 
subsection 1 in paragraph H-2 in the 1st line (page 6, line 13 in 
amendment) by striking out the following: 
", issue" 
Further 
subsection 1 
in amendment) 
amend 
the 
amendment 
in 
section 
in 
§3l7 
in 
in paragraph H-2 in the last line (page 6, line 18 
by striking out the following: 
"issue," 
Further 
amend 
the 
amendment 
in 
section 
in 
§3l7 
in 
subsection 1 in paragraph I in the 4th line (page 6, line 23 in 
amendment) by striking out the following: 
"issue or" 
Further 
amend 
the 
amendment 
in 
section 
in 
§3l7 
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 
any 
nonconsecutive 
Part 
letter 
consecutively. 
by relettering or renumbering 
or 
section 
number 
to 
read 
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AMENDMENT "Y" to COMMITTEE 
AMENDMENT 
"A" to H.P. 
1262, 
L.D. 1822 
SUMMARY 
This 
amendment removes 
the changes to the definition of 
"lobbying" as proposed in Committee Amendment 
"A" 
and removes 
references to "issue" as it pertains to lobbying. 
This 
amendment also 
requires each lobbyist and lobbyist 
associate, including state agency employees, to provide a recent 
photograph, 
and requires the Commission on Governmental Ethics 
and Election Practices to determine other information that a 
lobbyist or lobbyist associate may provide for inclusion in the 
registration docket and on the disclosure website. 
O~f&~ 
(Representative WEBSTER)} 
SPONSORED BY: 
TOWN: 
Freeport 
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