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Lobbying Laws and Regulations

Links to the Lobbying Act and related regulations and guidelines.

Learn more about the types of disclosure requirements that lobbyists and clients are required to report about attempts to influence government decision making in New York.  

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    Amendments to Part 943 - Ethics Training Certification for Lobbyists

    On October 23, 2024 the Commission approved the Emergency Adoption and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to amend 19 NYCRR 943 to eliminate the need for Individual Lobbyists to submit a completed and executed affidavit of training completion to their organization’s Responsible Party.  Instead, the Commission is now requiring the Responsible Party to retain an executed training completion form, as prescribed by the Commission.  Effective 1/1/2025.

     

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    Amendments to Part 943 - Responsible Party Clarification

    This rulemaking amends 19 NYCRR Part 943 to clarify the definition of ‘Responsible Party’ by providing that, for an organization, the Responsible Party must be an employee, partner, or owner of the organization or must be an officer employed by the organization, in addition to having the legal authority to bind the Lobbyist or Client. Additionally, the rulemaking clarifies that, for a Structured Coalition, the Responsible Party must be the person designated to serve as its President, Treasurer, or other such officer as set forth in section 943.9(h)(3)(iii)(a) and have legal authority to bind the Lobbyist or Client.  This Notice of Emergency Adoption and Proposed Rulemaking will be published in the State Register on March 12, 2025 with the public comment period running until May 11, 2025. Effective 2/19/2025. 

     

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