2006 Louisiana Laws - RS 24:51 — Definitions

§51.  Definitions

When used in this Part:

(1)  "Board" means the ethics body which has jurisdiction over elected officials under Chapter 15 of Title 42 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.

(2)  "Expenditure" means the gift or payment of money or anything of value when the amount of value exceeds ten dollars for the purchase of food, drink, or refreshment for a legislator and any gift or payment as permitted by R.S. 42:1123(13) and (16) when the value exceeds ten dollars for the purpose of lobbying when the lobbyist or principal accounts or would be expected to account for the expenditure as an ordinary and necessary expense directly related to the active conduct of the lobbyist's, his employer's, or the principal's trade or business.

(3)  "Legislation" means bills, resolutions, concurrent resolutions, joint resolutions, amendments, nominations, and other matters pending or proposed in either house of the legislature and includes any other matter which may be the subject of action by either house.

(4)  "Lobbying" or "to lobby" means any direct act or communication with a legislator, the purpose of which is to aid in influencing the passage or defeat of any legislation.

(5)  "Lobbyist" means:

(a)  Any person who is employed or engaged for compensation to act in a representative capacity for the purpose of lobbying if lobbying constitutes one of the duties of such employment or engagement.

(b)  Any person who receives compensation of any kind, including reimbursement of expenditures, to act in a representative capacity when one of the functions for which compensation is paid is lobbying and makes expenditures as herein defined of five hundred dollars or more in a calendar year for the purpose of lobbying.

(6)  "Person" includes an individual, partnership, committee, association, corporation, and any other organization or group of persons.

Acts 1993, No. 965, §1, eff. Aug. 15, 1993; Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 64, §3, eff. July 1, 1996; Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 68, §1, eff. July 1, 1996; Acts 2004, No. 579, §1; Acts 2006, No. 368, §1, eff. June 15, 2006.

NOTE:  SEE ACTS 1993, NO. 965, §§4 AND 5.