Key Votes
SB 185 - Requires Lobbyists to Report Their Activities in the Legislature - Key Vote
Delaware Key Votes
Jack Markell signed this legislation.
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Stages
- Aug. 15, 2012 Executive Signed
- May 17, 2012 House Bill Passed
- May 2, 2012 Senate Bill Passed
- April 3, 2012 Introduced
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Legislation - Signed (Executive) - Aug. 15, 2012
Title: Requires Lobbyists to Report Their Activities in the Legislature
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (26-12) - May 17, 2012 (Key vote)
Title: Requires Lobbyists to Report Their Activities in the Legislature
Vote to pass a bill that requires lobbyists to report direct communication with any government official, effective January 1, 2013.
- Requires lobbyists to report to the Public Integrity Commission when they enter into direct communication with a member of the General Assembly, the Lieutenant Governor, the Governor, or any official state employee or agency (Sec. 1).
- Requires lobbyists to disclose to the Public Integrity Commission the bill, resolution, or regulation they have discussed with a government official and the name of the employer on whose behalf the communication occurred (Sec. 1).
- Requires lobbyists to issue a report no later than 5 business days after the first direct communication occurred or by June 29 of each year, whichever comes first (Sec. 1).
- Specifies that direct communication between a lobbyist and a government official that occurs prior to the introduction of the legislation shall be disclosed in a report no later than 5 business days after the introduction of the bill (Sec. 1).
Legislation - Bill Passed (Senate) (15-5) - May 2, 2012
Legislation - Introduced (Senate) - April 3, 2012
Title: Requires Lobbyists to Report Their Activities in the Legislature
Sponsors
- Anthony J. DeLuca (DE - D) (Out Of Office)
- Robert F. Gilligan (DE - D) (Out Of Office)
Co-sponsors
- E. Bradford Bennett (DE - D) (Out Of Office)
- Donald A. Blakey (DE - R)
- Patricia M. 'Patti' Blevins (DE - D)
- Brian J. Bushweller (DE - D)
- Catherine L. Cloutier (DE - R)
- Bruce C. Ennis (DE - D)
- Bethany A. Hall-Long (DE - D)
- Margaret Rose Henry (DE - D)
- Deborah D. Hudson (DE - R)
- Helene M. Keeley (DE - D)
- John A. Kowalko Jr. (DE - D)
- Gregory F. Lavelle (DE - R) (Out Of Office)
- Clifford G. 'Biff' Lee (DE - R) (Out Of Office)
- Valerie J. Longhurst (DE - D)
- Joseph E. Miro (DE - R)
- John L. 'Larry' Mitchell Jr. (DE - D)
- Michael J. 'Mike' Ramone (DE - R)
- Peter C. 'Pete' Schwartzkopf (DE - D)
- Daniel B. Short (DE - R)
- Bryon H. Short (DE - D)
- David P. Sokola (DE - D)
- Liane McDowell Sorenson (DE - R) (Out Of Office)
- John J. Viola (DE - D)
- David L. Wilson (DE - R)
