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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T
SPONSOR Rawson
ORIGINAL DATE
LAST UPDATED
1/18/08
HB
SHORT TITLE Lobbyist Compensation Reporting Requirements
SB 73
ANALYST Ortiz
APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)
Appropriation
Recurring
or Non-Rec
Fund
Affected
FY08
FY09
NFI
NFI
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
LFC Files
Responses Received From
Attorney General’s Office (AOC)
Association of County Clerks (ACC)
Corrections Department (NMCD)
No Responses Received From
Secretary of State
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Bill
Senate Bill 73 amends the lobbyist regulation act to require lobbyist compensation to be reported
if the lobbyist’s employer is the state or a political subdivision of the state. It also adds that the
Secretary of State must provide internet access for all reports in an easily searchable format.
However, the Attorney General’s Office states that it duplicates Section 1-19-32C, NMSA 1978,
of the Campaign Reporting Act.
SIGNIFICANT ISSUES
The Attorney General’s Office offers that by requiring public body lobbyists to make these
disclosures, the bill creates an avenue for the public to more easily acquire information on public
body lobbying activities that already constitutes a public record.