Contents
Filing
General
Professional lobbyists
State liaisons
Volunteer lobbyists

 

General

Q1.  What is my Initial Reporting Month?

A1.  The initial reporting month is the month that lobbying activity began for the fiscal year.

 

Q2.  What is considered an expense?

A2.  An expense is any cost associated with the performance of lobbying activity.

 

Q3.  What if the information on my cumulative report is incorrect?

A3.  The information in the cumulative report is collected from the monthly disclosure reports that you have filed.  Any incorrect information will need to be corrected on the associated monthly disclosure report.

 

Q4.  What are public funds?

A4.  Typically, "public funds" refers to the revenue or money of a government or state agency.

 

Q5.  What is lobbying?

A5.  "Lobbying" means communicating directly with any covered official for the purpose of influencing a bill, resolution, amendment, nomination, appointment, or report.  Soliciting others to communicate with a covered official for this purpose is also considered lobbying.  

This includes aiding in or influencing the drafting, introduction, sponsorship, consideration, debate, amendment, passage, defeat, approval, or veto by any covered official on any bill, resolution, amendment, nomination, appointment, or report. [1]

 

Q6.  What is a covered official?

A6.  A covered official is the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, or a member of the general assembly.  "Covered officials" also includes members of any rulemaking board or commission, or a rulemaking official of a state agency.

 

 

[1] C.R.S. 24-6-301(3.5)(a)