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Ethics: Personal Financial Disclosure for Legislators: Lobbyist Connection Requirements

The Center for Ethics in Government - UPDATED March, 2008

This table is intended to provide general information and does not necessarily address all aspects of this topic.  Because the facts of each situation may vary, this information may need to be supplemented by consulting legal advisors.  It reflects in summary form statutes in effect as of 12/31/07 or statutes set to take effect shortly thereafter.

Other Requirements: Income | Client Names | Creditors and Debtors | State Connections | Gift and Honorariums | Household Member Information | Financial Disclosure Home Page
AL | AK | AZ | AR | CA | CO | CT | DE | FL | GA | HI | ID | IL | IN | IA | KS | KY | LA | ME | MD | MA | MI | MN | MS | MO | MT | NE | NV | NH | NJ | NM | NY | NC | ND | OH | OK | OR | PA | RI | SC | SD | TN | TX | UT | VT | VA | WA | WV | WI | WY Notes
State/Statute	Lobbyist Connections Required to be Disclosed
Ala.	None
Alaska 24.60.070	On a separate form, legislators must list close economic associations with registered lobbyists. If the registered lobbyist is the legislator's spouse or domestic partner, the legislator must disclose the names and addresses of the lobbyist's employers and the total monetary value received from each employer. Updates to this list of the associated lobbyist's employers must be filed within 48 hours of any changes. See also"Occupation/Income" and "Creditors/ Debtors"
Ariz.	None
Ark.	None
Calif.	None
Colo. 24-6-202 24-6-203	Name of any person or firm for whom compensated lobbying is done by any person associated with filer if filer could gain financially as a result of the lobbying.
Conn. 1-83	Description of any partnership between businesses associated with the filing individual, his or her spouse and dependent children and: a lobbyist, a person whom the filing individual knows or has reason to know is doing business with the state or seeking to do business with the state, or a business with which any lobbyists are associated.
Del.	None
Fla.	None
Ga.	None
Hawaii	None
Idaho	No regular financial disclosure requirements
Ill. 5ILCS420/ 4A-101	Names of paid lobbyists, including their client or principal, with whom closely associated economically; specify which matters lobbyist is interested in; general type of activity of lobbyists' clients.
Ind. IC 2-2.1-3-2	Names of lobbyists who: (1) gave cash gifts of cash; (2) purchased >$100 in goods from member, proprietorship or family business or >$1,000 from member's partner, unless businesses are retail; (3) are members, partners or officers in a company to which filer or spouse belongs. Describe lobbyists' issues in all cases. A separate affidavit must be filed if lobbyist gave >1/3 of income.
Iowa	None
Kan.	None
Ky. KRS 6.787	Names of lobbyists who are: (1) clients of filer or filer's employee; (2) members of filer's immediate family; (3) business partner of filer or family; (4) officers or directors of filer's employer; (5) an employer or business associate of the filer or immediate family.
La.	None
Maine	None
Md.	See "Gifts/ Honoraria."
Mass. Part IV Title I Chapter 268B Section 5	Name, address, value of expense reimbursement, gifts and honoraria >$100 when the source is a lobbyist or anyone with a direct interest in legislation.
Mich.	No financial disclosure requirements.
Minn.	Officials are prohibited from accepting gifts from lobbyists.
Miss.	None
Mo. 105.483 105.485	Name, position, relationship of any first-degree relative who is a lobbyist.
Mont.	None
Neb.	None
Nev.	None
N.H.	New Hampshire has unique financial disclosure requirements.
N.J.	None
N.M. 10-16A-2 10-16A-3	If a spouse or person in the reporting person's professional firm is a lobbyist or was last year, list names and addresses of all clients represented for lobbying purposes.
N.Y.	None
N.C.	None
N.D.	None
Ohio 102.01	Sources, amounts of income from lobbyists, brief description of nature of services, even if lobbyists are clients or any individual sources that constitute a part of the gross income of filer's business. See Gifts/Honoraria.
Okla. Rule 257:15-1-1	Names of lobbyists or principals with whom filer has engaged in business with worth >$5,000. Names of those with whom filer's employer has engaged in business with exempt, as are partners of lobbyists with whom filer has done business.
Ore. 244.050	Names of paid lobbyists associated with businesses in which filer or household members are associated. See "Occupation/ Income," "Creditors/ Debtors," "Business Associations"
Pa.	None
R.I.	None
S.C. Article 11 Section 8-13-1110	Names of lobbyists who (1) are members of filer's immediate family; (2) to whom filer or family are associated with. In a separate statement, filer must disclose the names of any known lobbyists who have purchased >$200 in goods or services from filer, reportable relative or business with which either is associated. See "Creditors/Debtors."
S.D.	None
Tenn. 8-50-501	Names of firms or people for which associated business or individuals lobby; terms of employment and measures firm supports or opposes. Any retainer fees received from an entity in practice of promoting or opposing legislation.
Texas Chapter 572	Names of partnerships, joint ventures, or other business association other than publicly-held companies with which filer and a lobbyist are both associated. Names of entities, amount categories for fees for services received from lobbyists or entities that directly compensate lobbyists.
Utah Joint Rules 16.05	Utah has unique financial disclosure requirements.
Vt.	No financial disclosure requirements.
Va. 30-111	Names of businesses in which >3 % ownership held that employ lobbyists. Names of lobbyists with which a legal, consulting or public relations agreement is held, regardless of whether payment is exchanged. For both, state nature, dates of relationship. This disclosure shall not be a breach of attorney/client privilege.
Wash.	None
W.Va.	None
Wis.	See "Occupation/ Income"
Wyo.	None