HB 143 — LOBBYING ACTIVITY REPORTS

u » r t h and g e l i (c) other expenditures;

h r i s (2) each individual expenditure of [one h , e h t u g hundred dollars ($100)] fifty dollars ($50.00) or more made or e b l e e , gh incurred by the employer or lobbyist during the covered n d d i = = o h l ] b ,d reporting period, indicating the amount spent and a description i a º r e r = of the expenditure.

The list shall be separated into the t e w d m a n o d m :

b r e t º o t n = .229340.3AIC March 10, 2025 (3:33pm) s k m e - 5 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d following categories:

(a) meals and beverages;

(b) other entertainment expenditures;

and (c) other expenditures;

(3) each political contribution made, and whether the contribution is from the lobbyist's employer or the lobbyist on the lobbyist's own behalf, identified by amount, date and name of the candidate or ballot issue supported or opposed;

and (4) the names, addresses, employers and occupations of other contributors and the amounts of their separate political contributions if the lobbyist or lobbyist's employer delivers directly or indirectly separate contributions from those contributors to a candidate, a campaign committee or anyone authorized by a candidate to receive funds on the h candidate's behalf.

u » r t h B.

The expenditure report shall be filed g e l i electronically and shall be electronically authenticated by the h r i s lobbyist or the lobbyist's employer using an electronic h , e h t u g signature as prescribed by the secretary of state in e b l e e , gh conformance with the Electronic Authentication of Documents Act n d d i = = o h l ] b ,d and the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.

For the purposes i a º r e r = of the Lobbyist Regulation Act, a report that is electronically t e w d m a n o d m :

b r e t º o t n = .229340.3AIC March 10, 2025 (3:33pm) s k m e - 6 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d authenticated in accordance with the provisions of this subsection shall be deemed to have been subscribed and sworn to by the lobbyist or the lobbyist's employer that is required to file the report.

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A lobbyist who accepts compensation for lobbying but does not incur expenditures or make political contributions h during a reporting period may file a statement of no activity u » r t h in lieu of a full report for that period in accordance with the g e l i reporting schedule in Subsection E of this section.

h r i s E.

The reports required pursuant to the provisions h , e h t u g of the Lobbyist Regulation Act shall be filed:

e b l e e , gh (1) no later than January 15 for all n d d i = = o h l ] b ,d expenditures and political contributions made or incurred i a º r e r = during the preceding year and not previously reported;

t e w d m a n o d m :

b r e t º o t n = .229340.3AIC March 10, 2025 (3:33pm) s k m e - 7 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d (2) within forty-eight hours for each separate expenditure made or incurred during a legislative session that was for five hundred dollars ($500) or more;

(3) no later than the first Wednesday after the first Monday in May for all expenditures and political contributions made or incurred through the first Monday in May of the current year and not previously reported;

and (4) no later than the first Wednesday after the first Monday in October for all expenditures and political contributions made or incurred through the first Monday in October of the current year and not previously reported.

F.

A lobbyist's personal living expenses and the expenses incidental to establishing and maintaining an office in connection with lobbying activities or compensation paid to a lobbyist by a lobbyist's employer need not be reported.

G.

A lobbyist or lobbyist's employer shall obtain h and preserve all records, accounts, bills, receipts, books, u » r t h papers and documents necessary to substantiate the financial g e l i statements required to be made under the Lobbyist Regulation h r i s Act for a period of two years from the date of filing of the h , e h t u g report containing such items.

When the lobbyist is required e b l e e , gh under the terms of the lobbyist's employment to turn over any n d d i = = o h l ] b ,d such records to the lobbyist's employer, responsibility for the i a º r e r = preservation of them as required by this section and the filing t e w d m a n o d m :

b r e t º o t n = .229340.3AIC March 10, 2025 (3:33pm) s k m e - 8 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d of reports required by this section shall rest with the employer.

Such records shall be made available to the secretary of state or attorney general upon written request.

H.

A lobbyist's employer who also engages in lobbying shall also comply with the provisions of this section.

A lobbyist and the lobbyist's employer shall coordinate their reporting to ensure that the contributions and expenditures that each have reported are not duplicative.

I.

An organization of two or more persons, including an individual who makes any representation as being an organization, that within one calendar year expends funds in excess of two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) not otherwise reported under the Lobbyist Regulation Act to conduct an advertising campaign for the purpose of lobbying shall register with the secretary of state within forty-eight hours after expending two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500).

h Such registration shall indicate the name of the organization u » r t h and the names, addresses and occupations of any of its g e l i principals, organizers or officers and shall include the name h r i s of any lobbyist or lobbyist's employer who is a member of the h , e h t u g organization.

Within fifteen days after a legislative session, e b l e e , gh the organization shall report the contributions, pledges to n d d i = = o h l ] b ,d contribute, expenditures and commitments to expend for the i a º r e r = advertising campaign for the purpose of lobbying, including the t e w d m a n o d m :

b r e t º o t n = .229340.3AIC March 10, 2025 (3:33pm) s k m e - 9 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d names, addresses, employers and occupations of the contributors, to the secretary of state on a prescribed form."»Hfl1»SRC SECTION SRCºHfl1º2.»Hfl1 Hfl1º4.»Hfl1»SRC SRCº2.»SRC Section 2-11-7 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1977, Chapter 261, Section 7, as amended) is amended to read:

"2-11-7.

REGISTRATION, [AND] EXPENDITURE AND LOBBYING ACTIVITY REPORT--PRESERVATION AS PUBLIC RECORD--ONLINE REPORTS.-- A.

Each registration, [and ] expenditure and lobbying activity report as required by the Lobbyist Regulation Act shall be archived and accessible on the secretary of state's lobbyist disclosure website for a period of at least ten years from the date of filing as a public record, open to public inspection at any reasonable time.

Unless an action or prosecution is pending that requires preserving the report, it h may be destroyed ten years after the date of filing.

g o t hr B.

Lobbyist [registrations and ] registration, g e i k expenditure and lobbying activity reports shall be kept and h r i s maintained on the secretary of state's lobbyist disclosure h , t, e u g website and shall be available in searchable and downloadable e b l e e h formats.

n d d i = = o h C.

With respect to the secretary of state's l ] b ,d i a º e lobbyist disclosure website, all items in the records shall be r i = r t e w d m a n o easily searchable, sortable and downloadable by the public to d m :

b e d s º o t n = .229340.3AIC March 10, 2025 (3:33pm) s k m e - 10 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d the extent technically practicable.

D.

To the extent possible, the electronic reporting system used for registration and reporting required by the Lobbyist HB 143/a Page 3 Regulation Act shall be integrated with the electronic reporting system used for compliance with the Campaign Reporting Act.

Reporting individuals under the Campaign Reporting Act shall receive automatic electronic notice of the contributions to them reported by lobbyists and lobbyists' employers within twenty-four hours of the filing of each expenditure report." SECTION SRCº3. Hfl1º3.»Hfl1 Hfl1º5.»Hfl1»SRC SRCº3.»SRC h EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the provisions of this u » r act is January 1, 2027.

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