City of Baltimore - File #: 10-0615

• File #: 10-0615
• Version: 0
• Name: Promoting Honesty in Lobbying
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Failed - End of Term
• File created: 10/18/2010
• In control: City Council
• Title: Promoting Honesty in Lobbying FOR the purpose of expanding certain criteria for when a person is required to register as a legislative or executive lobbyist; increasing the fee for registration; clarifying and expanding certain information required to be included in a lobbyist’s activity report; prohibiting lobbyists from undertaking certain misleading and other activities; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to the regulation of lobbying and lobbyists.
• Sponsors: President Young, Carl Stokes, Warren Branch, Agnes Welch, Bill Henry, Helen L. Holton, Mary Pat Clarke
• Indexes: Lobbying

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/21/2010	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
10/21/2010	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
10/21/2010	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
10/18/2010	0	City Council	Assigned
10/18/2010	0	City Council	Introduced

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: President Young

A BILL ENTITLED

AN ORDINANCE concerning
title
Promoting Honesty in Lobbying

FOR the purpose of expanding certain criteria for when a person is required to register as a legislative or executive lobbyist; increasing the fee for registration; clarifying and expanding certain information required to be included in a lobbyist’s activity report; prohibiting lobbyists from undertaking certain misleading and other activities; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to the regulation of lobbying and lobbyists.
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BY repealing and reordaining, with amendments
Article 8 - Ethics
Section(s) 3-23, 8-7, 8-8, 8-13(b), 8-19, 8-21(a)(1), and 8-42
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)

BY adding
Article 8 - Ethics
Section(s) 8-43 and 8-44
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 3. Administration

§ 3-23. Filing fees.

(a) In general.

(1) Except as [specified in paragraph (2) of this subsection] OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN THIS ARTICLE, the Ethics Board may SET AND charge reasonable filing fees for statements, reports, and other documents filed under this article.



(2) The Board may not charge a fee for a disclo...