An Act To Require the Reporting of Executive Branch Lobbying
Maine Legislature, Session 123, LD 1058
Committee: Legal and Veterans Affairs
Sponsors: CANAVAN, MITCHELL, ADAMS, BABBIDGE, FLETCHER, HOLMAN, BARTLETT, COURTNEY, MARRACHE, STRIMLING

Legislative Document 
No. 1058 
H.P.776 
House of Representatives, March 6, 2007 
An Act To Require the Reporting of Executive Branch Lobbying 
Reference to the Committee on Legal and Veterans Affairs suggested and ordered printed. 
Presented by Representative CANAVAN of Waterville. 
Cosponsored by Senator MITCHELL of Kennebec and 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Representatives: ADAMS of Portland, BABBIDGE of Kennebunk, FLETCHER of Winslow, 
HOLMAN of Fayette, Senators: BARTLETT of Cumberland, COURTNEY of York, 
MARRACHE of Kennebec, STRIMLING of Cumberland. 
PrinteJ on recycled paper 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 3 MRS A §312-A, sub-§9, as amended by PL 1993, c. 446, Pt. A, §5, is 
further amended to read: 
9. Lobbying. "Lobbying" means to communicate directly with any official in the 
Legislature for the purpose of influencing any legislative action or with the Governor for 
the purpose of influencing the approval or veto of a legislative action or with a state 
agency commissioner, a commissioner's designee directed to communicate with the 
Legislature on legislative action or a constitutional officer for the purpose of influencing 
any legislative action when reimbursement for expenditures or compensation is made for 
those activities. It "Lobbying" includes the time spent to prepare and submit to the 
Governor, an official within the executive branch, a state agency commissioner, a 
commissioner's designee directed to communicate with the Legislature on legislative 
action, a constitutional officer, a Legislator or a legislative committee oral and written 
proposals for, or testimony or analyses concerning, a legislative action. "Lobbying" does 
not include time spent by any person providing information to or participating in a 
subcommittee, stakeholder group, task force or other work group regarding a legislative 
action by the appointment or at the request of the Governor, a Legislator or legislative 
committee, a constitutional officer, a state agency commissioner or the chair of a state 
board or commission as long as the person's regular employment does not otherwise 
include lobbying. 
SUMMARY 
This bill amends the definition of "lobbying" under the lobbyist disclosure laws to 
ensure that all the reporting and disclosure requirements currently in place for lobbyists 
apply to individuals who lobby any official in the executive branch of State Government 
in addition to officials in the legislative branch and the Governor. The bill also adds to 
the definition of "lobbying" communication with state agency commissioners, 
commissioners' designees and constitutional officers for the purpose of influencing any 
legislative action when reimbursement for expenditures or compensation is made for that 
communication. 
The bill also provides that "lobbying" does not include time spent by any person 
providing information to or participating in a subcommittee, stakeholder group, task force 
or other work group regarding a legislative action by the appointment or at the request of 
the Governor, a Legislator or legislative committee, a constitutional officer, a state 
agency commissioner or the chair of a state board or commission as long as the person's 
regular employment does not otherwise include lobbying. 
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