HB 524 -- LOBBYISTS

SPONSOR:  May

COMMITTEE ACTION:  Voted "do pass by consent" by the Committee on
Elections by a vote of 11 to 0.

Currently, lobbyists are required twice a year to provide the
Missouri Ethics Commission with information on legislation they
supported or opposed.  This bill removes that requirement.

FISCAL NOTE:  No impact on state funds in FY 2006, FY 2007, and
FY 2008.

PROPONENTS:  Supporters say that the lobbyist report has little
meaning because it can be completed so broadly, and the
information can be obtained from the required witness forms.

Testifying for the bill were Representative May; and Missouri
Society of Governmental Consultants.

OPPONENTS:  There was no opposition voiced to the committee.

OTHERS:  Others testifying on the bill say that some of the
information contained in the report can be accessed on the
commission's web site.

Others testifying on the bill was Missouri Ethics Commission.

Julie Jinkens McNitt, Legislative Analyst

Missouri House of Representatives
93rd General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
Last Updated August 25, 2005 at 1:19 pm