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SB26-147 • 2026

Lobbyist Regulation

The act requires a volunteer lobbyist to register and file a registration statement attesting they are not being compensated. The act exempts volunteer lobbyists from registration fees. The act provid

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Vetoed

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Sponsor
Sen. L. Cutter, Sen. R. Pelton, Rep. M. Froelich, Rep. D. Johnson, Sen. J. Carson, Sen. M. Catlin, Sen. J. Gonzales, Sen. I. Jodeh, Sen. C. Kipp, Sen. C. Kolker, Sen. W. Lindstedt, Sen. L. Liston, Sen. J. Marchman, Sen. J. Rich, Sen. T. Sullivan, Rep. J. Bacon, Rep. C. Barron, Rep. S. Bottoms, Rep. M. Bradfield, Rep. J. Caldwell, Rep. C. Clifford, Rep. L. Goldstein, Rep. R. Gonzalez, Rep. E. Hamrick, Rep. A. Hartsook, Rep. J. Jackson, Rep. R. Keltie, Rep. M. Lindsay, Rep. B. Marshall, Rep. M. Martinez, Rep. C. Richardson, Rep. S. Slaugh, Rep. M. Soper, Rep. R. Stewart, Rep. T. Story, Rep. R. Taggart, Rep. B. Titone, Rep. E. Velasco, Rep. J. Willford, Rep. T. Winter, Rep. D. Woog, Rep. Y. Zokaie, Sen. J. Coleman, Sen. J. Danielson, Sen. D. Roberts, Sen. R. Rodriguez, Sen. K. Wallace, Sen. M. Weissman, Rep. B. Bradley, Rep. M. Brooks, Rep. K. Brown, Rep. S. Camacho, Rep. K. DeGraaf, Rep. R. English, Rep. L. Feret, Rep. A. Flanell, Rep. L. García, Rep. J. Joseph, Rep. S. Lieder, Rep. J. Mabrey, Rep. T. Mauro, Rep. K. McCormick, Rep. A. Paschal, Rep. E. Sirota, Rep. L. Smith, Rep. L. Suckla, Rep. R. Weinberg, Rep. S. Woodrow
Last action
2026-05-29
Official status
Governor Vetoed
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Lobbyist Regulation

The act requires a volunteer lobbyist to register and file a registration statement attesting they are not being compensated.

What This Bill Does

  • The act requires a volunteer lobbyist to register and file a registration statement attesting they are not being compensated.
  • The act exempts volunteer lobbyists from registration fees.
  • The act provides that the judicial department may designate one individual for the judicial department and one individual for each independent agency in the judicial department who may lobby on behalf of the judicial department or an independent agency in the judicial department (judicial lobbyist).
  • A person designated by a principal executive department to be responsible for lobbying a state official or employee on behalf of the department (legislative liaison), a judicial lobbyist, or an individual who lobbies on behalf of the offices of the governor or lieutenant governor as a member of the governor's cabinet or as a personal staff employee in the offices of the governor or the lieutenant governor (governor's lobbyist) must register with the secretary of state annually.

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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J.002

SEN Appropriations

Passed [*]

Plain English: SB147_J.002 SENATE COMMITTEE OF REFERENCE AMENDMENT Committee on Appropriations.

  • SB147_J.002 SENATE COMMITTEE OF REFERENCE AMENDMENT Committee on Appropriations.
  • SB26-147 be amended as follows: 1 Amend printed bill, page 11, before line 15 insert: 2 "SECTION 7.
  • Appropriation.
  • (1) For the 2026-27 state fiscal 3 year, $91,000 is appropriated to the department of state.
L.008

SEN Appropriations

Passed [*]

Plain English: SB147_L.008 SENATE COMMITTEE OF REFERENCE AMENDMENT Committee on Appropriations.

  • SB147_L.008 SENATE COMMITTEE OF REFERENCE AMENDMENT Committee on Appropriations.
  • SB26-147 be amended as follows: 1 Amend printed bill, page 3, strike line 12 and substitute "(3.7) and (6); 2 and add (1.1) and (1.2) as follows:".
  • 3 Page 4, line 17, strike "A NONPROFIT ADVOCATE,".
  • 4 Page 4, strike lines 19 through 26.
L.002

SEN State, Veterans, & Military Affairs

Passed [*]

Plain English: SB147_L.002 SENATE COMMITTEE OF REFERENCE AMENDMENT Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs.

  • SB147_L.002 SENATE COMMITTEE OF REFERENCE AMENDMENT Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs.
  • SB26-147 be amended as follows: 1 Amend printed bill, page 3, line 11, strike "(1),".
  • 2 Page 3, strike line 12 and substitute: 3 "(3.7) and (6); and add (3.8) and (3.9) as follows:".
  • 4 Page 3, strike lines 15 through 27.
L.003

SEN State, Veterans, & Military Affairs

Passed [*]

Plain English: SB147_L.003 SENATE COMMITTEE OF REFERENCE AMENDMENT Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs.

  • SB147_L.003 SENATE COMMITTEE OF REFERENCE AMENDMENT Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs.
  • SB26-147 be amended as follows: 1 Amend printed bill, page 8, line 24, after "(2)(a)(IV)" insert "and (6)".
  • 2 Page 11, after line 14 insert: 3 4 "(6) NO STATEWIDE ELECTED OFFICEHOLDER OR MEMBER OF THE 5 GENERAL ASSEMBLY IS ALLOWED TO BE THE PERSON DESIGNATED TO 6 LOBBY PURSUANT TO SECTION (1)(a) OF THIS SECTION FOR A PERIOD OF 7 TWO YEARS FOLLOWING VACATION OF OFFICE.".
  • ** *** ** *** ** LLS: Jed Franklin x5484
L.004

SEN State, Veterans, & Military Affairs

Passed [*]

Plain English: SB147_L.004 SENATE COMMITTEE OF REFERENCE AMENDMENT Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs.

  • SB147_L.004 SENATE COMMITTEE OF REFERENCE AMENDMENT Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs.
  • SB26-147 be amended as follows: 1 Amend printed bill, page 10, strike lines 19 through 26 and substitute: 2 "(IV) THE BILL OR RESOLUTION NUMBER OF THE LEGISLATION AT 3 ISSUE AND THE LEGISLATIVE POSITION OF THE PERSON ON WHOSE BEHALF 4 THE INDIVIDUAL IS LOBBYING.
  • THE POSITION MUST BE INDICATED ON THE 5 INDIVIDUAL'S DISCLOSURE STATEMENT AND MUST INCLUDE WHETHER THE 6 PERSON IS SUPPORTING, OPPOSING, AMENDING, OR MONITORING THE 7 LEGISLATION.
  • IF THE PERSON'S POSITION CHANGES, THE INDIVIDUAL SHALL 8 UPDATE THE POSITION INDICATED ON THE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT WITHIN 9 SEVENTY-TWO HOURS OF THE CHANGE.".
L.009

Second Reading

Passed [**]

Plain English: SB147_L.009 Amendment No.

  • SB147_L.009 Amendment No.
  • ___________ SB26-147 SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENT Second Reading BY SENATOR Cutter 1 Amend printed bill, page 7, line 2, strike "24-6-303.5," and substitute 2 "24-6-303.5 OR 24-6-303.7,".
  • 3 Page 8, line 27, strike "AND THE JUDICIAL BRANCH".
  • 4 Page 9, lines 3 and 4, strike "department OR THE JUDICIAL BRANCH." and 5 substitute "department.".
L.014

Second Reading

Lost [**]

Plain English: SB147_L.014 Amendment No.

  • SB147_L.014 Amendment No.
  • ___________ SB26-147 HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENT Second Reading BY REPRESENTATIVE Luck 1 Amend reengrossed bill, page 3, strike line 13 and substitute "(1.9)(a)(X), 2 (3.7), and (6) as follows:".
  • 3 Page 3, after line 15 insert: 4 "(1.9) (a) "Disclosure statement" means a written statement that 5 contains: 6 (X) The nature of the legislation, standards, rules, or rates for 7 which the disclosing person is lobbying and, where known, the specific 8 legislation, standards, rules, or rates.
  • In the case of specific legislation, 9 the professional lobbyist shall include the bill number of the legislation, 10 and whether such lobbyist's client is supporting, opposing, amending, or 11 monitoring the legislation at the time of the disclosure statement.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-29 Governor

    Governor Vetoed

  2. 2026-05-19 Governor

    Sent to the Governor

  3. 2026-05-19 House

    Signed by the Speaker of the House

  4. 2026-05-19 Senate

    Signed by the President of the Senate

  5. 2026-05-06 House

    House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

  6. 2026-05-05 House

    House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments

  7. 2026-05-01 House

    House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole

  8. 2026-04-27 House

    House Committee on State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Refer Unamended to Appropriations

  9. 2026-04-24 House

    Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs

  10. 2026-04-22 Senate

    Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

  11. 2026-04-21 Senate

    Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor

  12. 2026-04-21 Senate

    Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole

  13. 2026-04-02 Senate

    Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Amended to Appropriations

  14. 2026-03-25 Senate

    Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs

Official Summary Text

The act requires a volunteer lobbyist to register and file a registration statement attesting they are not being compensated. The act exempts volunteer lobbyists from registration fees.
The act provides that the judicial department may designate one individual for the judicial department and one individual for each independent agency in the judicial department who may lobby on behalf of the judicial department or an independent agency in the judicial department (judicial lobbyist). A person designated by a principal executive department to be responsible for lobbying a state official or employee on behalf of the department (legislative liaison), a judicial lobbyist, or an individual who lobbies on behalf of the offices of the governor or lieutenant governor as a member of the governor's cabinet or as a personal staff employee in the offices of the governor or the lieutenant governor (governor's lobbyist) must register with the secretary of state annually.
In addition to annually registering with the secretary of state, a legislative liaison, judicial lobbyist, or a governor's lobbyist must file a monthly disclosure statement with the secretary of state (disclosure statement). The act provides that a legislative liaison, judicial lobbyist, or a governor's lobbyist must indicate on the disclosure statement the bill number of any legislation for which they have lobbied or will lobby a covered official and their position regarding the legislation. The legislative liaison, judicial lobbyist, or a governor's lobbyist must update their position on the disclosure statement within 72 hours of a change in position.
The act prohibits a statewide elected official or member of the general assembly from being a legislative liaison or governor's lobbyist for a period of 2 years following vacation of office.
$91,000 is appropriated from the department of state cash fund to the department of state.
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)