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 ,r4 #gbca  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #bb1          
#bjbf,mrs4 ,ramirez 7= h]self1 ,ms4     
,williams ( ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,mull91 &    
,ms4 ,simon7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !       
,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,lobby+
 ,disclosure ,act ( #aiie to exp& !     
scope ( individuals & activities :i* are
 subject to ! requirem5ts ( su* ,act1 & 
= o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is   
,act may be cit$ z ! ,lobbyi/ ,loophole 
,closure ,act4  #b4 ,exp&+ scope (      
individuals & activities subject to     
requirem5ts ( ,lobby+ ,disclosure ,act (
 #aiie  7a7 ,cov]age ( individuals      
provid+ legislative1 political1 &       
/rategic c\nsel+ s]vices  7#a7 ,treatm5t
 ( legislative1 political1 & /rategic   
c\nsel+ s]vices 9 support ( lobby+      
contacts z lobby+ activity ,section     
#c7g7 ( ! ,lobby+ ,disclosure ,act (    
#aiie 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #afjb7g77 is am5d$--
 7,a7 by /rik+ ef=ts & ins]t+ any ef=ts2

 &  7,b7 by /rik+ rese>* & o!r backgr\nd
 "w & ins]t+ ! foll[+3 c\nsel+ 9 support
 ( su* prep>ation & plann+ activities1  
rese>*1 & o!r backgr\nd "w4  7#b7       
,treatm5t ( lobby+ contact made )       
support ( c\nsel+ s]vices z lobby+      
contact made by individual provid+      
s]vices ,section #c7h7 ( su* ,act 7#b   
,u4,s4,c4 #afjb7h77 is am5d$ by add+ at 
! end ! foll[+ new subp>agraph3  7,c7   
,treatm5t ( provid]s ( c\nsel+ s]vices  
,any individual1 ) au?ority to director 
or sub/antially influ5ce any lobby+     
contact made by ano!r individual1 & =   
f9ancial or o!r comp5sation provides    
c\nsel+ s]vices 9 support ( prep>ation &
 plann+ activities :i* are treat$ z     
lobby+ activities "u p>agraph 7#g7 = t  
o!r individual's lobby+ contact & :o has
 k t ! specific lobby+ contact 0 made1  
%all be consid]$ to h made ! same lobby+
 contact at ! same "t 9 ! same mann] to 
! cov]$ executive bran* (ficial or cov]$
 legislative bran* (ficial involv$4  4  
7b7 ,r$uction ( p]c5tage exemption =    

det]m9ation ( ?re%old ( lobby+ contacts 
requir$ = individuals ,to regi/] z      
lobbyi/s ,section #c7aj7 ( su* ,act 7#b 
,u4,s4,c4 #afjb7aj77 is am5d$ by /rik+  
less ?an #bj p]c5t & ins]t+ less ?an #aj
 p]c5t4  7c7 ,effective date ,! am5dm5ts
 made by ?is section %all apply )       
respect to lobby+ contacts made on or   
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4