§ 5-8-3. Definitions
The following words and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed herein unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (i) “Anything of value” means: 1. A pecuniary item, including money, or a bank bill or note; 2. A promissory note, bill of exchange, order, draft, warrant, check or bond given for the payment of money; 3. A […]
§ 5-8-5. Registration statements; filing; contents; length of registration period; effective date of registration; termination of registration; forms
Except as otherwise provided in Section 5-8-7 of this chapter and in addition to reports required by Sections 5-8-9 and 5-8-11 of this chapter, every lobbyist and every lobbyist’s client shall file a registration statement with the Secretary of State within five (5) calendar days after becoming a lobbyist, becoming a lobbyist’s client or beginning […]
§ 5-8-7. Persons excluded from definition of “lobbyist” and “lobbyist’s client”
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, except as otherwise provided in Section 5-8-3(l)(iv), the following person shall not be included within the definition of “lobbyist” or “lobbyist’s client” under this chapter, and accordingly the registration and reporting provisions, including the payment of related fees, of this chapter do not apply to: A legislative or […]
§ 5-8-9. Report of expenditures of lobbyist’s client; exceptions
Except as otherwise provided in Section 5-8-7 of this chapter and in subsection (7) of this section, no later than January 30 of each year, a lobbyist’s client shall file a report of expenditures with the Secretary of State. The report must contain information on all expenditures paid by the lobbyist’s client during the preceding […]
§ 5-8-11. Report of payments received by lobbyist from each lobbyist’s client; exceptions
Except as otherwise provided in Section 5-8-7 of this chapter, a lobbyist shall file with the Secretary of State a separate report for each lobbyist’s client. The report shall specifically list all payments received from the lobbyist’s client and all expenditures that were initiated or paid by the lobbyist on behalf of each lobbyist’s client […]
§ 5-8-13. Prohibited acts; required acts
A lobbyist shall not contract to receive or accept compensation dependent upon the success or failure of a legislative or executive action. A lobbyist or lobbyist’s client shall not knowingly or willfully make or cause to be made a false statement or misrepresentation of facts to an executive, legislative or public official or public employee, […]
§ 5-5-13. Committee sittings
The standing committees on interstate cooperation of the senate and the house of representatives, shall function during the regular sessions of the legislature and also during the interim periods between such sessions. Their members shall serve until their successors are designated. They shall respectively constitute the senate and house councils of the American Legislators’ Association […]
§ 5-5-15. Copies to other states
The secretary of state shall forthwith communicate the text of this measure to the governor, to the senate, and to the house of representatives of each of the other states of the union, and memorialize each legislature which has not already done so, to enact a law similar to this measure, thus establishing a similar […]
§ 5-5-17. Expenses
The legislature may appropriate any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this chapter.
§ 5-3-125. Per diem compensation; reimbursement for expenses and mileage
The members of the committee shall be entitled to receive compensation as follows: Per diem compensation for each day engaged in the discharge of official duties at the same rate as compensated during a special session of the Legislature and reimbursement for all actual, necessary expenses incurred in the discharge of official duties, including mileage […]