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2005 SESSION
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 2.2-426 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 2.2-426. Lobbyist reporting; penalty.
A. Each lobbyist shall file a separate annual report of
expenditures, including gifts, for each principal for whom he lobbies by July 1
for the preceding twelve 12-month period complete through April
30.
B. Each principal who expends more than $500 to employ or compensate multiple lobbyists shall be responsible for filing a consolidated lobbyist report pursuant to this section in any case in which the lobbyists are each exempt under the provisions of subdivision 7 or 8 of § 2.2-420 from the reporting requirements of this section.
C. The report shall be on a form provided by the Secretary of the Commonwealth, which shall be substantially as follows and shall be accompanied by instructions provided by the Secretary.
LOBBYIST'S DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
PART I:
(1) PRINCIPAL:........................................................
In Part I, item 2a, provide the name of the individual authorizing
your employment as a lobbyist. The lobbyist filing this statement
MAY NOT list his name in item 2a. THE INDIVIDUAL LISTED IN PART I,
ITEM 2A, MUST SIGN THE PRINCIPAL'S STATEMENT.
(2a)Name:...........................................................
(2b)Permanent Business Address:.....................................
(2c)Business Telephone:.............................................
(3) Provide a list of executive and legislative actions (with as much specificity as possible) for which you lobbied and a description of activities conducted.
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(4) INCORPORATED FILINGS: If you are filing an incorporated disclosure
statement, please complete the following:
Individual filing financial information:.........................
Individuals to be included in the filing:........................
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(5) Please indicate which schedules will be attached to your disclosure statement:
[ ] Schedule A: Entertainment Expenses
[ ] Schedule B: Gifts
[ ] Schedule C: Other Expenses
(6) EXPENDITURE TOTALS:
a) ENTERTAINMENT................................ $ ..........
b) GIFTS........................................ $ ..........
c) OFFICE EXPENSES.............................. $ ..........
d) COMMUNICATIONS............................... $ ..........
e) PERSONAL LIVING AND TRAVEL EXPENSES.......... $ ..........
f) COMPENSATION OF LOBBYISTS.................... $ ..........
g) HONORARIA.................................... $ ..........
h) REGISTRATION COSTS........................... $ ..........
i) OTHER........................................ $ ..........
TOTAL.............................................. $ ..........
PART II:
(1a)NAME OF LOBBYIST:................................................
(1b)Permanent Business Address:......................................
(1c)Business Telephone:..............................................
(2) As a lobbyist, you are (check one)
[ ] EMPLOYED (on the payroll of the principal)
[ ] RETAINED (not on the payroll of the principal, however compensated)
[ ] NOT COMPENSATED (not compensated; expenses may be reimbursed)
(3) List all lobbyists other than yourself who registered to
represent your principal.
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(4) If you selected "EMPLOYED" as your answer to Part II, item 2,
provide your job title.
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(5) If you selected "NOT COMPENSATED" as your answer to Part II, item
2, please indicate why you received no compensation.
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PLEASE NOTE: Some lobbyists are not individually compensated for lobbying
activities. This may occur when several members of a firm represent a
single principal. The principal, in turn, makes a single payment to the firm. If this describes your situation, do not answer Part II, items 6a
and 6b. Instead, complete Part III, items 1 and 2.
(6a) What was the DOLLAR AMOUNT OF YOUR COMPENSATION as a lobbyist?
(If you have job responsibilities other than those involving lobbying,
you may have to prorate to determine the part of your salary
attributable to your lobbying activities.) Transfer your answer to
this item to Part I, item 6f.
(6b) Explain how you arrived at your answer to Part II, item 6a.
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PART III:
PLEASE NOTE: If you answered Part II, items 6a and 6b, you WILL NOT complete
this section.
(1) List all members of your firm, organization, association, corporation,
or other entity who furnished lobbying services to your principal.
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(2) Indicate the total amount paid to your firm, organization, association,
corporation or other entity for services rendered. Transfer your answer
to this item to Part I, item 6f..................................
SCHEDULE A
ENTERTAINMENT EXPENSES
PLEASE NOTE: Any single entertainment event included in the expense totals
of the principal, with a value greater than $50, should be itemized below
Transfer any totals from this schedule to Part I, item 6a. (Please
duplicate as needed.)
Date and Location of Event:
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Description of Event:
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Number of Legislative and Executive Officials Invited:
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Number of Legislative and Executive Officials Attending:
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Names of Legislative and Executive Officials Attending: (List names
only if the average value for each person attending the event was
greater than $50.)
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Food.................................................. $ ...........
Beverages............................................. $ ...........
Transportation of Legislative and Executive Officials. $ ...........
Lodging of Legislative and Executive Officials.........$ ...........
Performers, Speakers, Etc............................. $ ...........
Displays.............................................. $ ...........
Rentals............................................... $ ...........
Service Personnel..................................... $ ...........
Miscellaneous......................................... $ ...........
TOTAL................................................. $ ...........
SCHEDULE B
GIFTS
PLEASE NOTE: Any single gift reported in the expense totals of the
principal, with a value greater than $25, should be itemized below.
(Report meals, entertainment and travel under Schedule A.) Transfer
any totals from this schedule to Part I, item 6b. (Please duplicate
as needed.)
Date Description Name of each Cost of
of gift: of gift: legislative or individual
executive official gift:
who is a recipient
of a gift:
....... ........... .................. $ ........
....... ........... .................. $ ........
....... ........... .................. $ ........
....... ........... .................. $ ........
....... ........... .................. $ ........
TOTAL COST TO PRINCIPAL.......................... $ ........
SCHEDULE C
OTHER EXPENSES
PLEASE NOTE: This section is provided for any lobbying-related
expenses not covered in Part I, items 6a - 6h. An example of an
expenditure to be listed on Schedule C would be the rental of a bill
box during the General Assembly session. Transfer the total from
this schedule to Part I, item 6i. (Please duplicate as needed.)
DATE OF EXPENSE DESCRIPTION OF EXPENSE AMOUNT
............... ...................... $ ........
............... ...................... $ ........
............... ...................... $ ........
............... ...................... $ ........
............... ...................... $ ........
............... ...................... $ ........
............... ...................... $ ........
............... ...................... $ ........
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TOTAL "OTHER" EXPENSES ...................... $ ........
PART IV: STATEMENTS
Both the lobbyist and principal officer must sign the disclosure statement,
attesting to its completeness and accuracy. The following items are
mandatory and if they are not properly completed, the entire filing will
be rejected and returned to the lobbyist:
(1) All signatures on the statement must be ORIGINAL in the format specified
in the instructions provided by the Secretary that accompany this form.
No stamps, or other reproductions of the individual's signature will be
accepted.
(2) An individual MAY NOT sign the disclosure statement as lobbyist and
principal officer.
STATEMENT OF LOBBYIST
I, the undersigned registered lobbyist, do state that the information
furnished on this disclosure statement and on all accompanying attachments
required to be made thereto is, to the best of my knowledge and belief,
complete and accurate.
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Signature of lobbyist
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Date
STATEMENT OF PRINCIPAL
I, the undersigned principal (or an authorized official thereof), do
state that the information furnished on this disclosure statement and on
all accompanying attachments required to be made thereto is, to the best
of my knowledge and belief, complete and accurate.
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Signature of principal
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Date
D. A person who signs the disclosure statement knowing it to contain a material misstatement of fact shall be guilty of a Class 5 felony.
E. Each lobbyist shall send to each legislative and executive
official who is required to be identified by name on Schedule A or B of the
Lobbyist's Disclosure Form a copy of Schedule A or B or a summary of the
information pertaining to that official. Copies or summaries shall be provided
to the official by January 5 December 15 for the preceding
twelve 12-month period complete through December 31 November
30.
2. That information required to be filed by subsection E of § 2.2-786 to certain officials by December 15, 2005, shall cover the preceding 11 month period complete through November 30, 2005.