Lobbyist registration guidelines

Each state has different requirements for lobbyist registration. The person doing the lobbying is typically referred to as the "lobbyist" and the person or entity providing compensation the "principal." Each state houses its lobbying records, such as registrations and expenditures, in different offices.

All 50 states require lobbyists to register. Only 17 states, however, require volunteer lobbyists to register, only 24 states require principals to register, and only 17 states require lobbying firms to register.

Public entity disclosure

According to a report by the Pacific Research Institute, 44 states make specific exemptions for the lobbying disclosure requirements of government entities, as opposed to lobbyists representing private entities. The reasoning behind these exemptions is that lobbying is seen as a natural function of governments, although it is not clear why this would go unreported.

Guidelines in each state

• District of Columbia lobbying guidelines
• Alabama lobbying guidelines
• Alaska lobbying guidelines
• Arizona lobbying guidelines
• Arkansas lobbying guidelines
• California lobbying guidelines
• Colorado lobbying guidelines
• Connecticut lobbying guidelines
• Delaware lobbying guidelines
• Florida lobbying guidelines
• Georgia lobbying guidelines
• Hawaii lobbying guidelines
• Idaho lobbying guidelines
• Illinois lobbying guidelines
• Indiana lobbying guidelines
• Iowa lobbying guidelines
• Kansas lobbying guidelines
• Kentucky lobbying guidelines
• Louisiana lobbying guidelines
• Maine lobbying guidelines
• Maryland lobbying guidelines
• Massachusetts lobbying guidelines
• Michigan lobbying guidelines
• Minnesota lobbying guidelines
• Mississippi lobbying guidelines
• Missouri lobbying guidelines
• Montana lobbying guidelines
• Nebraska lobbying guidelines
• Nevada lobbying guidelines
• New Hampshire lobbying guidelines
• New Jersey lobbying guidelines
• New Mexico lobbying guidelines
• New York lobbying guidelines
• North Carolina lobbying guidelines
• North Dakota lobbying guidelines
• Ohio lobbying guidelines
• Oklahoma lobbying guidelines
• Oregon lobbying guidelines
• Pennsylvania lobbying guidelines
• Rhode Island lobbying guidelines
• South Carolina lobbying guidelines
• South Dakota lobbying guidelines
• Tennessee lobbying guidelines
• Texas lobbying guidelines
• Utah lobbying guidelines
• Vermont lobbying guidelines
• Virginia lobbying guidelines
• Washington lobbying guidelines
• West Virginia lobbying guidelines
• Wisconsin lobbying guidelines
• Wyoming lobbying guidelines

Related articles

• Taxpayer-funded lobbying associations

External links

• The Hill, April 14, 2009, "Lobbying guidelines criticized"
• OpenSecrets - Influence and Lobbying
• House of Representatives - Lobbying Disclosure Act Guidance
• Senate - LDA Reports