Senate Bill 141 Summary

• Establishes registration threshold requiring lobbyists to register with the Public Integrity Commission if they receive $1,000 or more in compensation or reimbursement in a calendar quarter, or make expenditures of $1,000 or more per quarter for lobbying activities

• Creates exemptions from registration for certain activities including professional bill drafting, testimony at legislative or executive request, student communications, news media actions, and non-profit educational institution officials

• Requires electronic filing of financial reports by the 20th day of January, April, July, and October detailing expenditures in categories including compensation, office expenses, meals, entertainment, travel, and gifts

• Prohibits lobbyists from serving as treasurers for statewide or legislative candidates' political committees, representing conflicting principals without written consent, accepting contingent compensation based on legislative outcomes, and engaging in bribery, coercion, or fraudulent conduct

• Creates misdemeanor penalties for knowingly failing to register or furnishing false information, and establishes administrative penalties up to $2,000 and potential five-year lobbying bans for violations of conflict of interest and ethical conduct provisions