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Document Citation:
65 Pa.C.S. § 13A06
Header:
PENNSYLVANIA CONSOLIDATED STATUTES
TITLE 65. PUBLIC OFFICERS
PART II. ACCOUNTABILITY
CHAPTER 13A. LOBBYING DISCLOSURE
Date:
08/31/2009
Document:
§ 13A06. Exemption from registration and reporting
The following persons and activities shall be exempt from registration under section 13A04 (relating to registration) and reporting under section 13A05 (relating to reporting):
(1) An individual who limits lobbying to preparing testimony and
testifying before a committee of the General Assembly or participating
in an administrative proceeding of an agency.
(2) An individual who is an employee of an entity engaged in the
business of publishing or broadcasting while engaged in the gathering
and dissemination of news and comment on the news to the general public
in the ordinary course of business.
(3) An individual who does not receive economic consideration for
lobbying.
(4) An individual whose economic consideration for lobbying, from all
principals represented, does not exceed $ 2,500 in the aggregate during
any reporting period.
(5) An individual who engages in lobbying on behalf of the individual's
employer if the lobbying represents less than 20 hours during any
reporting period.
(6) Except as required under section 13A05(d), a principal whose total
expenses for lobbying purposes do not exceed $ 2,500 during any
reporting period.
(7) An elected State official who acts in an official capacity.
(8) An appointed State official acting in an official capacity.
(9) An elected or appointed official of a political subdivision who is
acting in an official capacity for the political subdivision.
(10) An employee of the Commonwealth or an agency of the Commonwealth
who is acting in an official capacity for the Commonwealth or agency.
(11) An individual representing a bona fide church or bona fide
religious body of which the individual is a member where the lobbying
is solely for the purpose of protecting the constitutional right to the
free exercise of religion.
(12) An individual who is not a registered lobbyist and who serves on
an advisory board, working group or task force at the request of an
agency or the General Assembly.
(13) Participating as a party or as an attorney at law or
representative of a party, case or controversy in any administrative
adjudication pursuant to 2 Pa.C.S. (relating to administrative law and
procedure).
(14) Expenditures and other transactions subject to reporting under
Article XVI of the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L. 1333, No. 320), known as
the Pennsylvania Election Code.
(15) Vendor activities under 62 Pa.C.S. § 514 (relating to small
procurements), 516 (relating to emergency procurements) and efforts
directly related to responding to publicly advertised invitations to
bid and requests for proposals.
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