City of Baltimore - File #: 05-0269

• File #: 05-0269
• Version: 0
• Name: Public Ethics - Executive Lobbying
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Enacted
• File created: 10/31/2005
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 2/14/2006
• Enactment #: 06-188
• Title: Public Ethics - Executive Lobbying FOR the purpose of narrowing the requirements for registering as a lobbyist under certain circumstances; conforming certain provisions to their counterparts in State law; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to lobbying and lobbying registration.
• Sponsors: City Council President (Administration)
• Indexes: Ethics, Public Ethics

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
2/14/2006	0	Mayor	Signed by Mayor	Pass
2/6/2006	0	City Council	Approved and Sent to the Mayor
1/23/2006	0	City Council	Advanced to 3rd Rdr., Adopted Comm. Report	Pass
1/20/2006	0	Judiciary and Legislative Investigations	Recommended Favorably	Pass
12/8/2005	0	Judiciary and Legislative Investigations	Scheduled for a Public Hearing	Pass
11/3/2005	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report	Pass
11/3/2005	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
10/31/2005	0	City Council	Introduced
10/31/2005	0	City Council	Assigned

EXPLANATION: CAPITALS indicate matter added to existing law.
[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.

* WARNING: THIS IS AN UNOFFICIAL, INTRODUCTORY COPY OF THE BILL.
THE OFFICIAL COPY CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IS THE FIRST READER COPY.
INTRODUCTORY*

CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL

Introduced by: The Council President
At the request of: The Administration (Ethics Board)


A BILL ENTITLED

AN ORDINANCE concerning
Title
Public Ethics - Executive Lobbying

FOR the purpose of narrowing the requirements for registering as a lobbyist under certain circumstances; conforming certain provisions to their counterparts in State law; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to lobbying and lobbying registration.
Body
BY repealing and reordaining, without amendments
Article 8 - Ethics
Section(s) 2-4, 2-7, 2-20, 8-1, 8-6, 8-7, 8-36
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)

BY repealing and reordaining, with amendments
Article 8 - Ethics
Section(s) 8-8
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)

SECTION 1. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE, That the Laws of Baltimore City read as follows:

Baltimore City Code

Article 8. Ethics

Subtitle 2. Definitions; General Provisions

§ 2-4. "Business entity".

"Business entity" means any person engaged in business or other organized activity, whether for-profit or not-for-profit and regardless of form.


§ 2-7. "Compensation".

"Compensation" means any money or thing of value, regardless of form, received or to be received by a person for services rendered.

§ 2-20. "Lobbyist".

"Lobbyist" means any person required to register with the Ethics Board under Subtitle 8 {"Lobbying"} of thi...