Utah Code 36-11-305.5. Lobbyist requirements

36-11-305.5. Lobbyist requirements.

(1)

The lieutenant governor shall issue to each lobbyist a name tag that includes:

Terms Used In Utah Code 36-11-305.5

Capitol hill complex: means the same as that term is defined in Section 63C-9-102. See Utah Code 36-11-102
Foreign agent: means an individual who engages in lobbying under contract with a foreign government. See Utah Code 36-11-102
Lobbying: means communicating with a public official for the purpose of influencing a legislative action, executive action, local action, or education action. See Utah Code 36-11-102
Lobbyist: means :

(i)	an individual who is employed by a principal; or

(ii)

an individual who contracts for economic consideration, other than reimbursement for reasonable travel expenses, with a principal to lobby a public official. See Utah Code 36-11-102

Principal: means a person that employs an individual to perform lobbying, either as an employee or as an independent contractor. See Utah Code 36-11-102

Public official: means :

(a)

(i)	a member of the Legislature;

(ii)	an individual elected to a position in the executive branch of state government; or

(iii)

an individual appointed to or employed in a position in the executive or legislative branch of state government if that individual:

(A)	occupies a policymaking position or makes purchasing or contracting decisions;

(B)	drafts legislation or makes rules;

(C)	determines rates or fees; or

(D)	makes adjudicative decisions;

(b)	an immediate family member of a person described in Subsection (27)(a);

(c)	a local official; or

(d)	an education official. See Utah Code 36-11-102
(a)	the word “Lobbyist” in at least 18-point type;

(b)	the first and last name of the lobbyist, in at least 18-point type; and

(c)	if the lobbyist is registered as a foreign agent under Section 36-11-103.5, the words “Registered Foreign Lobbyist” in at least 14-point type.

(2)	A lobbyist may not lobby a public official while the lobbyist is at the capitol hill complex unless the lobbyist is wearing the name tag described in Subsection (1), with the information described in Subsection (1), in plain view.

(3)	A lobbyist shall, at the beginning of making a communication to a public official that constitutes lobbying, inform the public official of the identity of the principal on whose behalf the lobbyist is lobbying.

Amended by Chapter 125, 2022 General Session

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