State Lobbyist Disclosure Forms

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

Last Updated June 11, 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?

Explantion of Chart: A white box means that the answer to the corresponding question is "Yes." A gray box means the answer to the corresponding question is "No." The text is, if necessary, a further explanation or clarification of the state's practices, but the two-color system makes it easy for those just looking for a yes or now answer to quickly figure it out.

Sources: Every answer to these questions was found from one of the four following sources: The section of the state's code regarding lobbying disclosure (linked in the "State" column), information from the State Integrity Investigation's Lobbying Disclosure (linked in the "State Integrity Grade" column), the actual disclosure form for each state (found in the table below this one), and the website of the state's ethics commission or equivalent. The site from Alabama, for example, can be found here, and a directory of each state's site is in progress.

  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 Yes
 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 Only in Registration
 Yes
 Yes No
 Expenditures Only
 Yes
 Yes Yes Yes
 No
 D
VT Yes Tri-Annually
 Yes No
 Yes
 Yes
 Yes Yes Yes Excel B-
VA Yes Once Per Session
 Yes
 Yes Affidavit of Approval
 Yes Yes No
 Yes
 No
 F
WA Yes Monthly Yes Yes Yes
 Yes Yes Yes
 Yes
 PDF
 A
WV Yes Tri-Annually
 Yes
 Vauge
 Signature on Lobbyist Form
 No No
 No
 Yes PDF
 F
WI No
 Semi-Annually Yes
 If It Takes Up More Than 10% of Time
 Lobbyist Even Signs It
 Yes
 Yes Yes Yes Yes B
WY Yes Once a Year/Can Be After Session Ends
 Yes No
 Only if Lobbyists Don't
 Yes
 No No
 Yes PDF
 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
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