SB185. An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Registration Of Lobbyists.

Delaware General Assembly. 146th General Assembly. Senate.

Introduced:
Apr 03, 2012
Last Action:
Aug 15, 2012
Signed by Governor

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History

Apr 03, 2012: Assigned to Executive Committee in Senate

Apr 25, 2012: Reported Out of Committee (EXECUTIVE) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits, 1 Unfavorable

May 02, 2012: Amendment SA 1 - Introduced in Senate

May 02, 2012: Amendment SA 1 - Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 20 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT 0 VACANT

May 02, 2012: Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 15 YES 5 NO 0 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT 0 VACANT

May 03, 2012: Introduced and Assigned to House Administration Committee in House

May 03, 2012: Amendment HA 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill

May 09, 2012: Reported Out of Committee (HOUSE ADMINISTRATION) in House with 4 On Its Merits

May 15, 2012: Amendment HA 2 - Introduced and Placed With Bill

May 17, 2012: Amendment HA 1 to HA 1 - Introduced in House

May 17, 2012: Amendment HA 1 to HA 1 defeated

May 17, 2012: Amendment HA 1 to HA 1 - Defeated by House of Representatives. Votes: Defeated 20 YES 16 NO 2 NOT VOTING 3 ABSENT 0 VACANT

May 17, 2012: Amendment HA 1 defeated

May 17, 2012: Amendment HA 1 - Defeated by House of Representatives. Votes: Defeated 14 YES 23 NO 1 NOT VOTING 3 ABSENT 0 VACANT

May 17, 2012: Amendment HA 2 - Stricken

May 17, 2012: Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 26 YES 12 NO 0 NOT VOTING 3 ABSENT 0 VACANT

Aug 15, 2012: Signed by Governor

Summary

The Act generally requires lobbyists to disclose the bill, resolution, or regulation on which they are lobbying by making an electronic filing with the Public Integrity Commission within five business days of contact with a relevant public official. For budget appropriations bills and bond and capital improvements bills, the Act requires identification of the subject in the bill being lobbied. The Act further requires that the Public Integrity Commission, in coordination with Legislative Council and with the assistance of the Government Information Center, make such reports available on the internet in a manner in which they can be easily reviewed by bill, resolution, regulation, lobbyist or employer, and that regular updates be distributed to members of the General Assembly. Finally, the Act requires lobbyists to file registration forms registration and financial disclosure forms electronically. It also shortens the time frame for reporting updated lobbyist information to five business days, which will be consistent with the reporting period under the Act and reflects the ease of filing the updates electronically.