100-40-15 R.I. Code R. § 1.8

Current through October 25, 2024

Section 100-RICR-40-15-1.8 - Lobbying Reports - Lobbyists

A. Lobbyists, excluding Governmental Lobbyists, must submit monthly online reports to the Secretary on the form designated by the Secretary, in the months of February through July. Each report must include the Lobbying activity during the calendar month immediately preceding such filing, and upon termination of the Lobbyist's engagement. The reports will be maintained as public documents.

1. Monthly online reports are due as follows:

January activity	Report due February 15
February activity	Report due March 15
March activity	Report due April 15
April activity	Report due May 15
May activity	Report due June 15
June activity	Report due July 15

B. Lobbyists, excluding Governmental Lobbyists, must submit quarterly online reports to the Secretary on the form designated by the Secretary by October fifteenth (15th) and January fifteenth (15th). Each quarterly report must include the Lobbying activity during the three (3) calendar months immediately preceding such filing, and upon the termination of the Lobbyist's engagement. The reports will be maintained as public documents.

1. Quarterly online reports are due as follows:

July - September activity	Report due October 15
October - December activity	Report due January 15

C. Reports must include the following information, together with any and all updates to the information upon each subsequent filling:

1. All Compensation received for Lobbying;

a. In-house Lobbyists are required to report only that portion of the Compensation that represents a reasonable estimate of the percentage of the time spent by him or her on Lobbying activities;

b. Contract Lobbyists employed by a Lobbying Firm must disclose the total Compensation paid to that Lobbying Firm as directed under § 1.6(C) of this Part - Lobbying Firms;

2. The name(s) of the Person(s) who paid the Compensation;

3. All expenditures made for the purpose of Lobbying, other than regularly occurring office expenses, such as routine copies, printing, postage, binding, software and office supplies;

4. The legislation by bill number or by the subject matter(s) of the Lobbying and the stance on any such bill (i.e., promoting, opposing or neutral);

5. The executive branch officials or Public Bodies lobbied;

6. All Money and Anything of Value provided or promised (knowingly or in circumstances where the Lobbyist reasonably should know) to any legislative or executive branch official, once the total value exceeds two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) within the current calendar year.

7. This report shall include:

a. Name and Title of the legislative or executive branch official;

b. Office of the executive branch official; and

c. Dates and itemization of all prior and subsequent expenditures once the two hundred fifty dollar ($250.00) threshold is met.

8. All campaign contributions once the total contributions exceed one hundred dollars ($100.00), made to any elected state official, candidate for state elected office or political action committee within the calendar year:

This report shall include:

a. Name of the recipient(s) of the contribution;

b. Date(s) of the contribution(s); and

c. Office for which such state official or candidate is campaigning.

100 R.I. Code R. § 100-RICR-40-15-1.8