SB 114 Summary

• Removes requirement for legislators to report lobbyist gifts and purchases from their business in statements of economic interest; instead requires lobbyists to report such transactions to the commission, legislator, and clerk/secretary.

• Lowers single expenditure reporting threshold from $100 to $50 and annual threshold from $500 to $250; requires lobbyist consent before making expenditures for legislators and increases daily penalties for late filings from $10 to $100 per day with maximum of $9,000.

• Expands definition of "lobbying" to include communication with state executive branch officers and exempts national legislative support organizations from lobbyist registration requirements.

• Prohibits former legislators from registering as lobbyists for 365 days after leaving office and prevents state officers from using their name or likeness in publicly-funded audio or video communications except for public health, safety, or approved compelling policy reasons.

• Establishes "local office large expenditure candidate's committee" designation for local offices receiving more than $25,000 in contributions/expenditures, requiring electronic filing with election division; reduces PAC contribution threshold for electronic filing from $50,000 to $25,000.