Lobbying Terminations

Lobbyists, Clients and Public Corporations that want to terminate earlier than the end date specified in the lobbying agreement can terminate the entire lobbying relationship within LA.  

Additionally, the Lobbying Application will automatically terminate (1) Registrations with lobbying agreements that reach the end date specified in the agreement, and (2) all Registrations that reach December 31^st of the second year of a biennial period – with no action required by the Lobbyist or Client.

               *NOTE: This feature applies to all filers, including PDF ‘paper filers’.
 

Registrations Termination in LA

Refer to the step-by-step instructions ‘‘How to submit a Registration Termination in the Online Lobbying Application (‘LA’)’  below for information on the following functions.

Auto-Terms | Registrations that automatically terminate in LA

No action is required. Lobbyists and Public Corporations will receive system-generated email notifications when a Registration has auto-terminated. The auto-term functionality applies to both online and PDF ‘paper filers’.

Early Terms | Registration Terminations that occur prior to the original end date of the lobbying relationship.

If a Lobbyist/Public Corporation wants to terminate early and files online, please log into the Application to submit your termination within 30 days of the lobbying relationship ending.

Re-engagement | Reactivating a Registration that has been previously terminated

• Online filers are no longer required to submit requests to withdraw a termination for a Registration that has been previously terminated.  Online filers are able to easily amend a terminated Registration and upload a new lobbying agreement to resume lobbying activity.

The Client Termination functions in the online Lobbying Application (‘LA’) are now available. 

Clients that want to terminate earlier than the end date specified in their lobbying agreement may now terminate the entire lobbying relationship within their Client Semi-Annual filing in the Lobbying Application.
 

Auto-Terms | Principal Lobbyist(s) on a Client Semi-Annual

No action required. The Lobbying Application will continue to automatically terminate a lobbying relationship when a lobbying agreement naturally ends or on the last day of a Biennial Period.

Clients will receive system-generated email notifications when a Principal Lobbyist on a Client Semi-Annual has been auto-terminated.
 

Early Terms | Principal Lobbyist(s) on a Client Semi-Annual that terminate prior to the original end date of the lobbying relationship 

If a Client wants to terminate early, the Client should submit the Termination after the Client Semi-Annual filing has been submitted. 
 

Re-engagement | Reactivating a Principal Lobbyist on a Client Semi-Annual that has been previously terminated 

If the lobbying relationship terminates and reactivates within the same Biennial Period, no action is needed by the Client. The Principal Lobbyist Information will automatically be displayed on the Client Semi-Annual filing when it’s submitted on the statutory due date. 

If a lobbying relationship terminates and reactivates within the same 6-month Client Semi-Annual period and the Client has not yet submitted a termination before the relationship reactivates, the Client should wait and indicate the termination date on the Client Semi-Annual filing after it’s submitted on the statutory due date. 

*Please note you no longer need to withdraw the Termination if the lobbying relationship reactivates within the Biennial Period.