PRINTER'S NO. 564
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
529
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY BREWSTER, FONTANA, FARNESE, TARTAGLIONE, HUGHES,
COSTA AND DINNIMAN, APRIL 5, 2019
REFERRED TO STATE GOVERNMENT, APRIL 5, 2019
AN ACT
Amending Title 65 (Public Officers) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in lobbying disclosure, further
providing for registration, for prohibited activities and for
penalties.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 13A04(a) of Title 65 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, amended February 14, 2018 (P.L.2, No.2),
is amended and the section is amended by adding a subsection to
read:
§ 13A04. Registration.
(a) General rule.--Unless excluded under section 13A06
(relating to exemption from registration and reporting), and
subject to the requirements under subsection (f), a lobbyist,
lobbying firm or a principal must register with the department
electronically using the computerized filing system developed by
the department that is consistent with the purposes of this
chapter within ten days of acting in any capacity as a lobbyist,
lobbying firm or principal. Registration shall be biennial and
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