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A State-by-State Look at Lobbyist Disclosure Requirements and Forms.

Last Updated June 8, 2012

State by State Lobbyist Activity Disclosure Requirements

• Name of Recipient: Do lobbyists have to disclose the name of the person who received any money or contact from the lobbyist?
• Quarterly Disclosure: Are lobbyists required to disclose their expenditures at least once every quarter?
• Name of Client: Do lobbyists have to disclose the name of the principal client on whose behalf they gave a certain expenditure?
• Issue/Action: Do lobbyists have to disclose the issue they lobbied to change or the action they wanted taken by an executive agency?
• Employers: Do those who employ lobbying services also have to complete spending reports?
• Date: Are lobbyists required to list the date they made any contact with an elected official?
• Online: Can lobbyists submit and file electronically?
• Expenditure: Are expenditure reports available online?
• List: Can the public access a list of lobbyists registered in the state?
• List Online: Is this list online and available in a searchable and sortable format? 
• State Integrity Grade: What grade did the State Integrity Investigation give regarding potential corruption?

State	Name of Recipient	Quarterly Disclosure	Name of Client	Issue/Action	Employers	Date	Online	Expenditures	List	List Online	State Integrity Grade
AL	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Expenditures Only	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	PDF for Previous Year	C-
AK	Yes	Monthly In Session, Quarterly Out	Only on Yearly Registration Forms	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	In Juneau	Yes	Current, but PDF	C
AZ	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Expenditures Only	Yes	Yes	Not Online	Can Search but No List	No	F
AR	Yes	Yes--Monthly if Lobbying for General Assembly	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	C
CA	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	A
CO	Yes	Monthly	Yes	Yes	No	Only for Gift or Entertainment	Yes	Yes	Yes	List is PDF	C-
CT	Yes	Tri-Yearly--Monthly if Lobbying for General Assembly	Yes	Yes	Yes	Only for Expenditures Benefitting Public Officials	Yes	Yes	Yes	PDF	B
DE	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Only if Over $50	Yes	Doesn't Load	Doesn't Load	No	F
FL	Yes	Yes, but Compensation--Not Spending	Yes	No	Firms, not Employers	Yes	Yes	Only Compensation	Yes	PDF	D
GA	Only When Recipient is Legislator	Monthly, Bi-Monthly When in Session	Yes	Not in Practice	No	Yes	Yes	Only Searchable	Yes	Excel	F
HI	No	Tri-Yearly	Yes	Vague Categories	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	PDF	D-
ID	Yes	Monthly When in Session. If Only Executive Branch, Semi-Annually	Yes	Yes	Signature on Lobbyist Forms (One per Employer)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	PDF	C+
IL	Yes	Bi-Monthly	Yes	Not in Practice	Expenditures Only	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	PDF	C-
IN	Yes	Semi-Annually	Yes	Detailed Checklist	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Excel Until 2010	B-
IA	No	Annually by Employer	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Not Sortable	B
KS	Yes	Monthly for First Four Months, Two Afterwards	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Not Sortable	F
KY	Yes	Monthly for First Four Month, Two Afterwards	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	PDF	B+
LA	Yes	Monthly	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Exportable to Many Formats	D+
ME	Yes	Monthly	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Excel	F
MD	Yes	Semi-Annually	Yes	Not in Practice	Only if Lobbyists Don't	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	PDF	D-
MA	Yes	Semi-Annually	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	B
MI	Only for Food/Drink	Semi-Annually	Yes	Yes	Expenditures Only	Only for Food/Drink	Yes	Yes	Yes	Online Spreadsheet	F
MN	Yes	Semi-Annually	Yes	Only Type of Action	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	F
MS	Yes	Two While In Session	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Post-2010 Not Online/Salaries Only	Yes	No	B
MO	Yes	Monthly	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Excel	D-
MT	Yes	No	Yes	"Issue Area"	They, Not Lobbyists, Complete Forms	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	.CSV, but Split Up by Last Name	F
NE	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	B+
NV	Yes	Monthly While In Session	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	PDF	F
NH	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	PDF	D+
NJ	Yes	Yes, but no Spending on Quarterly Reports	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Excel	A
NM	Yes	Every 48 Hours While in Session	Yes	Vauge Issue	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Excel	F
NY	Yes	Bi-Monthly	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Online	B-
NC	Yes	Monthly In Session, Quarterly Out	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	A
ND	Yes	Annually	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Not Online	Yes	No	F
OH	No	Tri-Annually	Yes	Vague	Expenditures Only	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Excel	F
OK	Yes	Semi-Annually	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Gifts Only	Yes	.CSV	F
OR	Yes	Yes	Yes	"Purpose"	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Excel	C-
PA	Yes	Yes	Yes	Detailed Checklist	Expenditures Only	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	PDF	D-
RI	Yes	Monthly for Legislative, Semi-Annually for Executive	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	C+
SC	Not Always	Semi-Annually	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	B
SD	No	Yearly	Yes	Yes	Expenditures Only	Yes	No	In Process	Yes	Sortable Online	F
TN	Yes	Semi-Annually	Yes	Categories	They, Not Lobbyists, Complete Forms	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	C-
TX	Yes	Monthly	Yes	Detailed Checklist	No	Only for Expenditures	Yes	Yes	Yes	Excel	C-
UT	No	Yes	Yes	No	Expenditures Only	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	D
VT	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	B-
VA	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Affidavit of Approval	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	F
WA	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	A
WV	Yes	No	Yes	No	Signature on Lobbyist Form	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	F
WI	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	B
WY	Yes	No	Yes	No	Only if Lobbyists Don't	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	F

State Lobbying Disclosure Forms

State	Form or Resource
AL	Disclosure Form
AK	Disclosure Form
AZ	Disclosure Form
AR	Disclosure Form
CA	Disclosure Form
CO	Disclosure Form
CT	Disclosure Form
DE	Disclosure Form (Page 49/A-10) (Bill on the Way)
FL	Disclosure Form
GA	Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission: Page on Lobbying
HI	Disclosure Form
ID	Disclosure Form
IL	Disclosure Form
IN	Disclosure Form
IA	Lobbyist Function Report Instructions (Filled Out Client-side)
KS	Disclosure Form(s) Page 1 Page 2Page 3 Page 4 Page 5
KY	Disclosure Form
LA	Disclosure Forms: Legislative and Executive
ME	Disclosure Form
MD	Disclosure Form
MA	Disclosure Form Submission Instructions (Page 29) (Lobbyist Search)
MI	Disclosure Form
MN	Disclosure Form
MS	Lobbying Handbook (Page 10)
MO	Disclosure Form
MT	Disclosure Form
NE	Disclosure Form
NV	Lobbyist Information
NH	Disclosure Form (Addenda A, B, and C)
NJ	Disclosure Form (Save to Computer if Link Does't Work in Browser)
NM	Disclosure Form [.xls spreadhsset ]
NY	Disclosure Form
NC	Disclosure Form ("Lobbyist Expense Long Form")
ND	Disclosure Form
OH	Lobbyist Tutorial (Page 4)
OK	Lobbyist Tutorial (Page 31)
OR	Disclosure Form
PA	Disclosure Form
RI	Disclosure Instructions
SC	State Ethics Commission Lobbying Page (Search for Examples)
SD	Sec. of State: Information Access System
TN	Disclosure Form
TX	Disclosure Form
UT	Lobbyist List (Contains Forms)
VT	Disclosure Form
VA	Disclosure Form
WA	Disclosure Form
WV	Disclosure Form (Expenditure Detail, Shared Expense Report)
WI	Disclosure Form
WY	Disclosure Form