Section 5-706 – Meals or Beverages
(a) In addition to any other report required under this subtitle, a regulated lobbyist shall file a separate report disclosing the name of each State official of the Executive Branch or member of the immediate family of a State official of the Executive Branch who has benefited during the reporting period from a gift of a […]
Section 5-707 – Reports of Business Transactions — Generally
(a) (1) This section applies only to an individual regulated lobbyist described in § 5–702(a)(1), (2), (3), or (4) of this subtitle who lobbies the Executive Branch or Legislative Branch. (2) This section does not apply to an entity that employs an individual regulated lobbyist described in § 5–702(a)(1), (2), (3), or (4) of this subtitle. (b) In addition […]
Section 5-708 – Reports of Business Transactions — Political Contributions
(a) In addition to any other report required under this subtitle, an individual regulated lobbyist described in § 5–702(a)(1), (2), (3), or (4) of this subtitle shall file a separate report disclosing any political contribution made: (1) directly or indirectly by the regulated lobbyist; (2) during the reporting period; (3) under the Election Law Article; and (4) for the benefit […]
Section 5-709 – Legislative Unit Meals and Receptions
(a) A regulated lobbyist who invites all members of a legislative unit to a meal or reception shall, at least 5 days before the date of the meal or reception: (1) extend a written invitation to all members of the legislative unit; and (2) register the meal or reception with the Department of Legislative Services by filing a […]
Section 5-710 – Electronic Filing; Public Inspection; Oath or Affirmation
(a) The Ethics Commission shall develop procedures under which a report required under §§ 5–705 through 5–709 of this subtitle: (1) shall be filed electronically without additional cost to the individual who files the report; and (2) shall be made available for public inspection electronically. (b) (1) If the report filed electronically under subsection (a) of this section is required […]
Section 5-711 – Gifts to Family Members
This subtitle does not require the disclosure by a regulated lobbyist of any gift to the regulated lobbyist’s immediate family if the gift is: (1) purely personal and private in nature and not related to the regulated lobbyist’s lobbying activities; and (2) from the regulated lobbyist’s personal funds and not attributable to any other entity.
Section 5-712 – Additional Reports
The Ethics Commission may require a regulated lobbyist to file any additional report the Ethics Commission determines to be necessary.
Section 5-713 – Disclosure of Statistics; Notice to Official Named in Report
(a) After each reporting period, the Ethics Commission shall compute and make available: (1) for each of the categories of expenses required to be reported under § 5–705(b)(2) of this subtitle, a total of the expenditures reported by all regulated lobbyists in that category; (2) for the categories of expenses required to be reported under § 5–705(b)(2)(v) through […]