S. 382 Summary

• Expands financial disclosure value categories from 6 to 15 categories, with the highest category now covering $1,000,000 or over (previously $250,000 or over).

• Adds new disclosure requirements for lawyers, real estate brokers, and consulting service providers to report clients and compensation amounts exceeding specified thresholds ($5,000 for law firm business clients, $1,000 for individual service providers).

• Requires public officers to report business dealings with lobbyists within 30 days, including lobbyist names, transaction descriptions, and compensation amounts, with reports filed with relevant ethics commissions and open to public inspection for three years.

• Includes domestic partners in family financial disclosure requirements alongside spouses and unemancipated children throughout all disclosure sections.

• Permits witholding of certain client information from disclosure if protected by attorney-client privilege or if disclosure would create unreasonable hardship, subject to ethics commission review and approval procedures.