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AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILL NO. 1605
Sponsor: REPRESENTATIVE GROVE
Printer's No. 1770
Amend Bill, page 1, line 3, by inserting after "for"
registration, for reporting, providing for referral reporting,
further providing for exemption from registration and
reporting, for
Amend Bill, page 1, line 3, by inserting after "activities"
, for administration and for penalties
Amend Bill, page 1, lines 6 through 13, by striking out all
of said lines and inserting
Section 1. Section 13A04(e)(4) of Title 65 of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
§ 13A04. Registration.
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(e) Termination.--
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(4) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to
exempt a lobbyist, lobbying firm or principal from any of the
requirements in section 13A05 (relating to expense
reporting).
Section 2. The section heading of section 13A05 of Title 65
is amended to read:
§ 13A05. [Reporting] Expense reporting.
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Section 3. Title 65 is amended by adding a section to read:
§ 13A05.2. Referral reporting.
Each lobbyist, lobbying firm or principal shall, subject to
the penalties under section 13A09 (relating to penalties), file
a referral report with the department no later than five days
after the lobbyist has paid or received economic consideration
for the referral of a client for lobbying. Referral reports
shall be filed using the computerized filing system developed by
the department that is consistent with the purpose of this
chapter.
Section 4. The introductory paragraph of section 13A06 of
Title 65 is amended to read:
§ 13A06. Exemption from registration and reporting.
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The following persons and activities shall be exempt from
registration under section 13A04 (relating to registration) and
reporting under section 13A05 (relating to expense reporting):
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Section 5. Sections 13A07(d)(5), 13A08(c) and (j) and 13A09
(g)(2) of Title 65 are amended to read:
§ 13A07. Prohibited activities.
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(d) Conflicts of interest.--
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(5) A principal or lobbyist required to report under
section 13A05 (relating to expense reporting) shall include
in the report a statement affirming that to the best of the
principal's or lobbyist's knowledge the principal or lobbyist
has complied with this section.
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§ 13A08. Administration.
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(c) Public inspection and copying.--The department shall
make completed registration statements, expense reports,
conflict reports, referral reports and notices of termination,
which have been filed with the department, available for public
inspection and provide copies of these documents at a price not
in excess of the actual cost of copying. The department shall
make all registrations and reports available on a publicly
accessible Internet website. Documents maintained and
reproducible in an electronic format shall be provided in that
format upon request.
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(j) Inflation adjustment.--On a biennial basis commencing in
January 2009, the department shall review the threshold under
section 13A06 (relating to exemption from registration and
reporting) for registration under section 13A04 (relating to
registration) and the threshold for reporting under section
13A05(d) (relating to expense reporting) and shall increase
these amounts to rates deemed reasonable for assuring
appropriate disclosure. On a biennial basis commencing in
January 2009, the department shall review the filing fee
established under section 13A10 (relating to registration fees;
fund established; system; regulations) and may by regulation
adjust this amount if the department determines that a higher
fee is needed to cover the costs of carrying out the provisions
of this chapter. The department shall publish adjusted amounts
in the Pennsylvania Bulletin by June 1, 2009, and by June 1
every two years thereafter as necessary.
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§ 13A09. Penalties.
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(g) Affirmative defense.--Any of the following is an
affirmative defense to an action brought under Chapter 11
(relating to ethics standards and financial disclosure) or this
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chapter:
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(2) The respondent or defendant relied on notice under
section 13A05(b)(3)(iv) (relating to expense reporting).
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