DEFINITION OF ELECTED LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOBBYIST:

(Section 105.470 (1))

The act modifies the definition of "elected local government lobbyist" to include persons who lobby superintendents, school board members, and members of governing bodies of charter schools.

DEFINITION OF EXPENDITURE: (Section 105.470 (3)(h))

The act exempts the following from the definition of expenditure:

• Any item, service, or thing of value transferred to any person within the third degree of affinity of the transferor which is unrelated to any activity of the transferor as a lobbyist; and

• Any plaque or award that signifies the honorary recognition of a service or other notable accomplishment, provided such plaque or award does not exceed $50.

GROUP EXPENDITURE REPORTING: (Section 105.473.3(2)(d))

The act modifies the group reporting requirements for lobbyist disclosure reports. Under this act, expenditures are only permitted to be reported as a group when any of the following are invited in writing at least 72 hours in advance:

• All members of the Senate;

• All members of the House of Representatives; or

• All members of the General Assembly.

Such invitations may or may not include staff and employees.

EXPENDITURE LIMITS: (Section 105.473.14)

The act prohibits lobbyists, lobbyist principals, or any person acting on behalf of a lobbyist or lobbyist principal from making any expenditure on behalf of any public official or such public official's staff, spouse, or dependent children, unless it is for the purpose of providing a meal. Furthermore, no lobbyist, lobbyist principal, or person acting on behalf of a lobbyist or lobbyist principal shall pay for more than $50 worth of meals on any calendar day.

Lobbyists, lobbyist principals, and persons acting on behalf of a lobbyist or lobbyist principal are prohibited from combining or joining in making any payment for an expenditure for a single occasion.

The expenditure limit does not apply to group expenditures reported to the entire Senate, House, or General Assembly.

Violations of the expenditure limit are not subject to criminal penalties, but are subject to enforcement by the Missouri Ethics Commission.

SCOTT SVAGERA

SSA #1 FOR SA 2, AS AMENDED - THIS AMENDMENT INSERTS AN OVERALL GIFT BAN, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A $40 PER DAY MEAL ALLOWANCE.