§ 82038.3

Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 312, Sec. 6. (AB 902) Effective January 1, 2020.
(a)“Lobbying coalition” means a group of 10 or more persons formed primarily to influence legislative or administrative action, whose members make payments to the coalition for sharing the expenses of employing a lobbyist or contracting for the services of a lobbying firm.
(b)For purposes of Sections 86115 and 86116, a lobbying coalition shall file the same statements and reports as a lobbyist employer.
(c)A bona fide federation, confederation, or trade, labor, or membership organization is not a lobbying coalition if it is ongoing in nature and its membership services are not limited to influencing legislative or administrative action.
(d)A person making payments to a lobbying coalition does not qualify as a lobbying firm or lobbyist employer as a result of those payments.

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