AB814, s. 9 17Section 9. 13.64 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB814,5,318 13.64 (1) (intro.) Every principal who makes expenditures or incurs obligations
19debts in an aggregate amount exceeding $500 in a calendar year for the purpose of
20engaging in lobbying which is not exempt under s. 13.621 shall, within 10 days after
21exceeding $500, cause to be filed with the board a registration statement specifying
22the principal's name, business address, the general areas of legislative and
23administrative action which the principal is attempting to influence, the names of
24any agencies in which the principal seeks to influence administrative action, and
25information sufficient to identify the nature and interest of the principal. The

1statement shall be signed, under the penalty for making false statements under s.
213.69 (6m), by an individual identified under par. (e) who is authorized to represent
3the principal. The statement shall include:
AB814, s. 10 4Section 10. 13.64 (1) (f) of the statutes is created to read:
AB814,5,75 13.64 (1) (f) If the principal intends to attempt to influence executive action of
6an agency, the name of each such agency and the general areas of executive action
7that the principal is attempting to influence.
AB814, s. 11 8Section 11. 13.64 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB814,5,149 13.64 (3) Each principal registered under this section shall, before the
10principal or a lobbyist for the principal attempts to influence legislative or,
11administrative, or executive action in any general area or agency not previously filed
12with the board, provide written notice to the board of the general area or agency in
13which the principal or a lobbyist for the principal will attempt to influence legislative
14or, administrative, or executive action and in relation to which a lobbyist is employed.
AB814, s. 12 15Section 12. 13.67 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB814,6,1116 13.67 (1) Except as authorized under s. 13.621, no person may engage in
17lobbying or attempting to influence executive action as a lobbyist on behalf of a
18principal and no principal may authorize a lobbyist to engage in lobbying or
19attempting to influence executive action
on its behalf unless the principal reports to
20the board, in such manner as the board may prescribe, each legislative proposal,
21budget bill subject, and proposed administrative rule number in connection with
22which the principal has made or intends to make a lobbying communication or, if the
23lobbying does not relate to a legislative proposal or proposed administrative rule that
24has been numbered or a budget bill subject, each topic of a lobbying communication
25made or intended to be made by the principal and each topic of a communication that

1attempts to influence executive action
. A principal shall describe any topic of a
2lobbying communication or a communication that attempts to influence executive
3action
with reasonable specificity, sufficient to identify the subject matter of the
4lobbying communication and whether the communication is an attempt to influence
5legislative or, administrative, or executive action, or both. The principal shall file the
6report no later than the end of the 15th day after the date on which the principal
7makes a lobbying communication with respect to a legislative proposal, proposed
8administrative rule, budget bill subject or other topic, or executive action not
9previously reported by the principal under this section during the biennial period for
10which the principal is registered. The report shall be made by a person who is
11identified by the principal under s. 13.64 (1) (e).
AB814, s. 13 12Section 13. 13.68 (1) (a) 1., 3. and 5. of the statutes are amended to read:
AB814,6,1613 13.68 (1) (a) 1. Lobbying expenditures made and obligations incurred for
14lobbying shall include compensation to lobbyists for lobbying, whether in cash or
15in-kind, and reimbursements to lobbyists and to the principal or officers or
16employees of the principal for lobbying or expenses.
AB814,7,417 3. A reasonable estimate of lobbying expenditures made and obligations
18incurred for conducting, compiling, or preparing research, information, statistics,
19studies, or analyses used in lobbying shall be included in the aggregate total.
20Lobbying expenditures and obligations shall not be reported under this subdivision
21if the use in lobbying or attempting to influence executive action occurs more than
223 years after the completion of the research or the compilation or preparation of the
23information, statistics, studies, or analyses. If the research, information, statistics,
24studies, or analyses are used by the principal both for lobbying or for attempting to
25influence executive action
and for other purposes other than lobbying, the principal

1shall allocate the lobbying expenditures and obligations among the purposes for
2which the research, information, statistics, studies, or analyses are used and include
3the portion allocated to lobbying and attempting to influence executive action in the
4aggregate total.
AB814,7,105 5. Lobbying expenditures made and obligations incurred for paid advertising
6and any other activities conducted for the purpose of urging members of the general
7public to attempt to influence legislative or, administrative, or executive action shall
8be included in the aggregate total, if the total amount of all such lobbying
9expenditures made and obligations incurred exceeds $500 during the reporting
10period.
AB814, s. 14 11Section 14. 13.68 (1) (bn) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB814,7,1712 13.68 (1) (bn) For each legislative proposal, proposed administrative rule,
13budget bill subject or other topic, or executive action that accounts for 10% or more
14of the principal's time spent in lobbying during the reporting period, the principal's
15reasonable estimate of the proportion of its time spent in lobbying associated or
16attempting to influence executive action
with respect to that legislative proposal,
17proposed administrative rule, budget bill subject or other topic, or executive action.
AB814, s. 15 18Section 15. 13.68 (1) (c) (intro.) and 2. of the statutes are amended to read:
AB814,7,2519 13.68 (1) (c) (intro.) A record disclosing the amount of time spent to influence
20legislative or administrative action, or executive action in the case of a principal who
21employs a lobbyist to attempt to influence executive action
. The record shall be
22supplied on a form provided by the board and shall include a daily itemization of the
23time, except the time of a clerical employee, the time of an employee who is not a
24lobbyist and who devotes not more than 10 hours to lobbying during a reporting
25period, and the time of an unpaid volunteer, spent by the principal on:
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1 2. Research, preparation, and any other activity which includes lobbying or
2attempting to influence executive action
.
AB814, s. 16 3Section 16. 13.68 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB814,8,84 13.68 (1) (e) The total lobbying expenditures made and obligations incurred for
5personal travel and living expenses, except for expenditures made or obligations
6incurred for the travel and living expenses of unpaid volunteers if the primary
7purpose of the travel is for reasons unrelated to lobbying or attempting to influence
8executive action
.
AB814, s. 17 9Section 17. 13.68 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB814,8,1810 13.68 (2) (a) If the principal compensates or reimburses a lobbyist or employee
11both for lobbying activities or expenses expenditures which are not exempt under s.
1213.621 and for other activities or expenses, for the purposes of sub. (1) (a) 1. or 6., the
13lobbyist or principal shall estimate and report the portion of the compensation and
14reimbursements paid for nonexempt lobbying activities or expenses expenditures or,
15if 85% or more of the total compensation and reimbursements paid to the lobbyist or
16employee relate to are for lobbying or expenses expenditures which are not exempt
17under s. 13.621, the lobbyist or principal may report the entire amount of the
18compensation and reimbursements paid to the lobbyist or employee.
AB814, s. 18 19Section 18. 13.68 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB814,8,2420 13.68 (3) Exempt activities. Lobbying expenditures made and obligations
21incurred for activities identified under s. 13.621 (1) (a) to (f) and (3) are not required
22to be reported under sub. (1), regardless of whether the principal or a lobbyist for the
23principal also engages in lobbying activities which are not identified in s. 13.621 (1)
24(a) to (f) and (3)
that are required to be reported under sub. (1).
AB814, s. 19 25Section 19. 13.68 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
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113.68 (5) Records. Each principal and each lobbyist engaged by a principal
2shall obtain, organize, and preserve all accounts, bills, receipts, books, papers, and
3other documents necessary to substantiate the expense statement, including an
4account identifying the amount of time that a principal and each of its authorized
5lobbyists spend each day on lobbying each day or attempting to influence executive
6action
, for 3 years after the date of filing the expense statement. A principal may
7permit its authorized lobbyist to maintain any of the records identified in this
8subsection on its behalf.
AB814, s. 20 9Section 20. 13.68 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB814,9,2510 13.68 (6) Suspension for failure to file a complete expense statement. If a
11principal fails to timely file a complete expense statement under this section, the
12board may suspend the privilege of any lobbyist to lobby or to attempt to influence
13executive action
on behalf of the principal. Upon failure of a principal to file the
14required expense statement, the board shall mail written notices to the principal and
15to any lobbyist for whom a written authorization has been filed under s. 13.65 to act
16as a lobbyist for the principal informing them that unless the principal files the
17delinquent statement within 10 business days after the date of mailing of the notices,
18no lobbyist may lobby or attempt to influence executive action on behalf of the
19principal. The privilege of any lobbyist to lobby or attempt to influence executive
20action
on behalf of the principal shall be restored immediately upon filing the
21delinquent statement. The notices shall be sent by certified mail to the last-known
22addresses of the principal and lobbyist. Any principal or lobbyist who is aggrieved
23by a suspension of lobbying privileges or the privilege of attempting to influence
24executive action
under this subsection may request a hearing under s. 227.42
25regarding the suspension.
AB814, s. 21
1Section 21. Initial applicability.
AB814,10,42 (1) This act first applies with respect to reports filed by principals under section
313.68 (1) of the statutes for the first reporting period beginning after the effective
4date of this subsection.
AB814,10,55 (End)
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