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63J-1-210. Restrictions on agency expenditures of monies -- Lobbyists.
(1) As used in this section:
(a) (i) "Agency" means each department, commission, board, council, agency, institution,officer, corporation, fund, division, office, committee, authority, laboratory, library, unit, bureau,panel, or other administrative unit of the state.
(ii) "Agency" includes the legislative branch, the judicial branch, the Board of Regents,the board of trustees of each higher education institution, each higher education institution, or apublic education entity.
(b) "Executive action" means action undertaken by the governor, including signing orvetoing legislation, and action undertaken by any official in the executive branch of government.
(c) "Legislative action" means action undertaken by the Utah Legislature or any part of it.
(d) "Lobbyist" means a person who is not an employee of an agency who is hired as anindependent contractor by the agency to communicate with legislators or the governor for thepurpose of influencing the passage, defeat, amendment, or postponement of legislative orexecutive action.
(2) A state agency or entity to which monies are appropriated by the Legislature may notexpend any monies to pay a lobbyist.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 183, 2009 General Session

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63J-1-210. Restrictions on agency expenditures of monies -- Lobbyists.
(1) As used in this section:
(a) (i) "Agency" means each department, commission, board, council, agency, institution,officer, corporation, fund, division, office, committee, authority, laboratory, library, unit, bureau,panel, or other administrative unit of the state.
(ii) "Agency" includes the legislative branch, the judicial branch, the Board of Regents,the board of trustees of each higher education institution, each higher education institution, or apublic education entity.
(b) "Executive action" means action undertaken by the governor, including signing orvetoing legislation, and action undertaken by any official in the executive branch of government.
(c) "Legislative action" means action undertaken by the Utah Legislature or any part of it.
(d) "Lobbyist" means a person who is not an employee of an agency who is hired as anindependent contractor by the agency to communicate with legislators or the governor for thepurpose of influencing the passage, defeat, amendment, or postponement of legislative orexecutive action.
(2) A state agency or entity to which monies are appropriated by the Legislature may notexpend any monies to pay a lobbyist.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 183, 2009 General Session

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63J-1-210. Restrictions on agency expenditures of monies -- Lobbyists.
(1) As used in this section:
(a) (i) "Agency" means each department, commission, board, council, agency, institution,officer, corporation, fund, division, office, committee, authority, laboratory, library, unit, bureau,panel, or other administrative unit of the state.
(ii) "Agency" includes the legislative branch, the judicial branch, the Board of Regents,the board of trustees of each higher education institution, each higher education institution, or apublic education entity.
(b) "Executive action" means action undertaken by the governor, including signing orvetoing legislation, and action undertaken by any official in the executive branch of government.
(c) "Legislative action" means action undertaken by the Utah Legislature or any part of it.
(d) "Lobbyist" means a person who is not an employee of an agency who is hired as anindependent contractor by the agency to communicate with legislators or the governor for thepurpose of influencing the passage, defeat, amendment, or postponement of legislative orexecutive action.
(2) A state agency or entity to which monies are appropriated by the Legislature may notexpend any monies to pay a lobbyist.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 183, 2009 General Session