Lobbyists; expenditures for benefit of elected state officials and members of General Assembly not subject to reporting; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 4 of Chapter 5 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to registration of lobbyists, lobbyist reporting, and regulation of lobbying activities, so as to provide that lobbyist expenditures for the benefit of elected state officials and members of the General Assembly shall not be subject to lobbyist reporting; to provide that elected state officials and members of the General Assembly shall be required to report lobbyist expenditures for their benefit; to provide for jurisdiction of the Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission and punishment for violations; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.