46-269.Same; public record; content of report;contribution to a single specialevent; reports by lobbyists; requirements; maintenance of records;inspection by commission.Each report required to be filed by K.S.A. 46-268, andamendments thereto, is a public record and shall be open to publicinspection upon request. Such report shall disclose thefollowing:
(a) The full name and address of each person who has paidcompensation for lobbying to the lobbyist or has paid for expenses oflobbying by the lobbyist during the period reported.
(b) The aggregate amount or value of all expenditures made, exceptfor expenses of general office overhead, by the lobbyist or by the lobbyist'semployer for or in direct relation to lobbying during the reportingperiod, if such expenditures exceed $100. Individual expenditures of lessthan $2 shall not be required to be reported under this subsection. Everylobbyist shall keep detailed accounts of all expenditures required to bereported pursuant to K.S.A. 46-268, and amendments thereto. Suchexpenditures shall be reported according to the following categories ofexpenditures:
(1) Food and beverages provided as hospitality;
(2) entertainment, gifts, honoraria or payments;
(3) mass media communications;
(4) recreation provided as hospitality;
(5) communications for the purpose of influencing legislative or executiveaction; and
(6) all other reportable expenditures made in the performance of servicesas a lobbyist.
With regardto expenditures for entertainment or hospitality which is primarilyrecreation, foodand beverages, only amounts expended on a state officer or employee oron such officer or employee's spouse shall be considered to be for or indirect relation to lobbying. Notwithstanding the requirements of thissubsection and subsection (d), no lobbyist shall beresponsible toreport any expenditure by the lobbyist's employer of which such person has noknowledge.
(c) (1) In addition to the information reported pursuant to subsection(b), each lobbyist expending an aggregate amount of $100 or more for lobbyingin any reporting period shall report any gift, entertainment or hospitalityprovided tomembers of the legislature, members of the judicialbranch of government and any employees of the legislature or judicial branch ofgovernment. Such report shall disclose the full name of the legislator, memberof the judicial branch and employee who received such gift, entertainment orhospitality and the amount expended on such gift, entertainment or hospitality.
(2) No report shall be required to be filed pursuant to this subsection (c)for the following:
(A) Meals, the provision of which is motivated by a personal or familyrelationship;
(B) meals provided at public events in which the person is attending in anofficial capacity;
(C) meals provided to a person subject to this section when it is obvioussuchmeals are not being provided because of the person's official position;
(D) food such as soft drinks, coffee or snack foods not offered as part of ameal; and
(E) entertainment or hospitality in the form of recreation, food andbeverages provided at an event to which the following have been invited:
(i) All members of the legislature or all members of either house of thelegislature; or
(ii) all members of a political party caucus of the legislature or allmembers of a political party caucus of either house of the legislature.
(d) Except as provided by subsection (c), whenever anindividual lobbyist contributes to a singlespecial event,such lobbyist shall report only the aggregate amount or value of theexpenditure contributed by such lobbyist.
(e) Whenever more than one lobbyist is employed by a singleemployer, thereports required by this section relating to such employer shall be madeby only one such lobbyist and that lobbyist shall be the lobbyist who ismost directly connected with the particular expenditure or gift,honoraria or payment. No expenditure or gift, honoraria or paymentrequired to be reported by this section shall be reported by more thanone lobbyist.
(f) All accounts, records and documents of the lobbyistwhich relate toevery expenditurereported or which should have been reported shallbe maintained and preserved by the lobbyist for a period of five years from thedate of the filing of such report or statement and may be inspected underconditions determined by the commission.
46-269.Same; public record; content of report;contribution to a single specialevent; reports by lobbyists; requirements; maintenance of records;inspection by commission.Each report required to be filed by K.S.A. 46-268, andamendments thereto, is a public record and shall be open to publicinspection upon request. Such report shall disclose thefollowing:
(a) The full name and address of each person who has paidcompensation for lobbying to the lobbyist or has paid for expenses oflobbying by the lobbyist during the period reported.
(b) The aggregate amount or value of all expenditures made, exceptfor expenses of general office overhead, by the lobbyist or by the lobbyist'semployer for or in direct relation to lobbying during the reportingperiod, if such expenditures exceed $100. Individual expenditures of lessthan $2 shall not be required to be reported under this subsection. Everylobbyist shall keep detailed accounts of all expenditures required to bereported pursuant to K.S.A. 46-268, and amendments thereto. Suchexpenditures shall be reported according to the following categories ofexpenditures:
(1) Food and beverages provided as hospitality;
(2) entertainment, gifts, honoraria or payments;
(3) mass media communications;
(4) recreation provided as hospitality;
(5) communications for the purpose of influencing legislative or executiveaction; and
(6) all other reportable expenditures made in the performance of servicesas a lobbyist.
With regardto expenditures for entertainment or hospitality which is primarilyrecreation, foodand beverages, only amounts expended on a state officer or employee oron such officer or employee's spouse shall be considered to be for or indirect relation to lobbying. Notwithstanding the requirements of thissubsection and subsection (d), no lobbyist shall beresponsible toreport any expenditure by the lobbyist's employer of which such person has noknowledge.
(c) (1) In addition to the information reported pursuant to subsection(b), each lobbyist expending an aggregate amount of $100 or more for lobbyingin any reporting period shall report any gift, entertainment or hospitalityprovided tomembers of the legislature, members of the judicialbranch of government and any employees of the legislature or judicial branch ofgovernment. Such report shall disclose the full name of the legislator, memberof the judicial branch and employee who received such gift, entertainment orhospitality and the amount expended on such gift, entertainment or hospitality.
(2) No report shall be required to be filed pursuant to this subsection (c)for the following:
(A) Meals, the provision of which is motivated by a personal or familyrelationship;
(B) meals provided at public events in which the person is attending in anofficial capacity;
(C) meals provided to a person subject to this section when it is obvioussuchmeals are not being provided because of the person's official position;
(D) food such as soft drinks, coffee or snack foods not offered as part of ameal; and
(E) entertainment or hospitality in the form of recreation, food andbeverages provided at an event to which the following have been invited:
(i) All members of the legislature or all members of either house of thelegislature; or
(ii) all members of a political party caucus of the legislature or allmembers of a political party caucus of either house of the legislature.
(d) Except as provided by subsection (c), whenever anindividual lobbyist contributes to a singlespecial event,such lobbyist shall report only the aggregate amount or value of theexpenditure contributed by such lobbyist.
(e) Whenever more than one lobbyist is employed by a singleemployer, thereports required by this section relating to such employer shall be madeby only one such lobbyist and that lobbyist shall be the lobbyist who ismost directly connected with the particular expenditure or gift,honoraria or payment. No expenditure or gift, honoraria or paymentrequired to be reported by this section shall be reported by more thanone lobbyist.
(f) All accounts, records and documents of the lobbyistwhich relate toevery expenditurereported or which should have been reported shallbe maintained and preserved by the lobbyist for a period of five years from thedate of the filing of such report or statement and may be inspected underconditions determined by the commission.
46-269.Same; public record; content of report;contribution to a single specialevent; reports by lobbyists; requirements; maintenance of records;inspection by commission.Each report required to be filed by K.S.A. 46-268, andamendments thereto, is a public record and shall be open to publicinspection upon request. Such report shall disclose thefollowing:
(a) The full name and address of each person who has paidcompensation for lobbying to the lobbyist or has paid for expenses oflobbying by the lobbyist during the period reported.
(b) The aggregate amount or value of all expenditures made, exceptfor expenses of general office overhead, by the lobbyist or by the lobbyist'semployer for or in direct relation to lobbying during the reportingperiod, if such expenditures exceed $100. Individual expenditures of lessthan $2 shall not be required to be reported under this subsection. Everylobbyist shall keep detailed accounts of all expenditures required to bereported pursuant to K.S.A. 46-268, and amendments thereto. Suchexpenditures shall be reported according to the following categories ofexpenditures:
(1) Food and beverages provided as hospitality;
(2) entertainment, gifts, honoraria or payments;
(3) mass media communications;
(4) recreation provided as hospitality;
(5) communications for the purpose of influencing legislative or executiveaction; and
(6) all other reportable expenditures made in the performance of servicesas a lobbyist.
With regardto expenditures for entertainment or hospitality which is primarilyrecreation, foodand beverages, only amounts expended on a state officer or employee oron such officer or employee's spouse shall be considered to be for or indirect relation to lobbying. Notwithstanding the requirements of thissubsection and subsection (d), no lobbyist shall beresponsible toreport any expenditure by the lobbyist's employer of which such person has noknowledge.
(c) (1) In addition to the information reported pursuant to subsection(b), each lobbyist expending an aggregate amount of $100 or more for lobbyingin any reporting period shall report any gift, entertainment or hospitalityprovided tomembers of the legislature, members of the judicialbranch of government and any employees of the legislature or judicial branch ofgovernment. Such report shall disclose the full name of the legislator, memberof the judicial branch and employee who received such gift, entertainment orhospitality and the amount expended on such gift, entertainment or hospitality.
(2) No report shall be required to be filed pursuant to this subsection (c)for the following:
(A) Meals, the provision of which is motivated by a personal or familyrelationship;
(B) meals provided at public events in which the person is attending in anofficial capacity;
(C) meals provided to a person subject to this section when it is obvioussuchmeals are not being provided because of the person's official position;
(D) food such as soft drinks, coffee or snack foods not offered as part of ameal; and
(E) entertainment or hospitality in the form of recreation, food andbeverages provided at an event to which the following have been invited:
(i) All members of the legislature or all members of either house of thelegislature; or
(ii) all members of a political party caucus of the legislature or allmembers of a political party caucus of either house of the legislature.
(d) Except as provided by subsection (c), whenever anindividual lobbyist contributes to a singlespecial event,such lobbyist shall report only the aggregate amount or value of theexpenditure contributed by such lobbyist.
(e) Whenever more than one lobbyist is employed by a singleemployer, thereports required by this section relating to such employer shall be madeby only one such lobbyist and that lobbyist shall be the lobbyist who ismost directly connected with the particular expenditure or gift,honoraria or payment. No expenditure or gift, honoraria or paymentrequired to be reported by this section shall be reported by more thanone lobbyist.
(f) All accounts, records and documents of the lobbyistwhich relate toevery expenditurereported or which should have been reported shallbe maintained and preserved by the lobbyist for a period of five years from thedate of the filing of such report or statement and may be inspected underconditions determined by the commission.
