Maine Revised Statutes Title 3 Sec. 319-A – Testimony before Legislature; lobbyist
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1. Disclosure of compensation. A lobbyist or lobbyist associate who testifies before a joint select or joint standing committee of the Legislature shall disclose to the committee as part of the testimony the name of the person or organization that the lobbyist or lobbyist associate is representing. A lobbyist or lobbyist associate shall disclose to the committee orally or in written form the name of any person who is being compensated by the lobbyist or lobbyist associate or by the person or organization that the lobbyist or lobbyist associate is representing to testify before that committee.
[PL 2005, c. 562, §1 (NEW).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 3 Sec. 319-A
- Commission: means the Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices as defined in Title 1, chapter 25. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 3 Sec. 312-A
- Committee: means any committee, subcommittee, joint or select committee of the Legislature or any special committee or commission, by whatever name, established by the Legislature to make recommendations for legislative action or to develop legislation. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 3 Sec. 312-A
- Compensation: means anything of value that is received or to be received in return for, or in connection with, services rendered or to be rendered. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 3 Sec. 312-A
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Lobbying: includes the time spent to prepare and submit to the Governor, an official in the legislative branch, an official in the executive branch, a constitutional officer or a legislative committee oral and written proposals for, or testimony or analyses concerning, a legislative action. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 3 Sec. 312-A
- Lobbyist: means any person who is specifically employed by another person for the purpose of and who engages in lobbying in excess of 8 hours in any calendar month, or any individual who, as a regular employee of another person, expends an amount of time in excess of 8 hours in any calendar month in lobbying. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 3 Sec. 312-A
- Lobbyist associate: means an individual who:
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 3 Sec. 312-APerson: means an individual, corporation, proprietorship, joint stock company, business trust, syndicate, association, professional association, labor union, firm, partnership, club or other organization, whether profit or nonprofit, or any municipality or quasi-municipality or group of persons acting in concert, but does not include this State or any other agency of this State. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 3 Sec. 312-A Testify: Answer questions in court. Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
2. Report of violation. A member of the Legislature may file a complaint with the commission alleging a violation of this section in accordance with the Joint Rules of the Legislature. The commission shall notify all interested parties and shall investigate any apparent violations of this section.
[PL 2005, c. 562, §1 (NEW).]
3. Penalty. If a lobbyist or lobbyist associate fails to disclose information required in subsection 1, the commission may:
A. Suspend the lobbyist or lobbyist associate from further lobbying by written notice of the commission; and [PL 2005, c. 562, §1 (NEW).]
B. Assess a penalty of up to $5,000 against the lobbyist or lobbyist associate. [PL 2005, c. 562, §1 (NEW).]
[PL 2005, c. 562, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2005, c. 562, §1 (NEW).