SECTION 1. Section 21720(A) of the 1976 Code is amended to read: Any A person who acts as a lobbyist must, within fifteen “(A) days of being employed, appointed, or retained as a lobbyist, shall register with the State Ethics Commission as provided in this section. Each person registering must shall pay a fee of one two hundred dollars and present to the State Ethics Commission a communication reflecting the authority of the registrant to represent the person by whom he is employed, appointed, or retained. If a partnership, committee, association, corporation, labor organization, or any other organization or group of persons registers as a lobbyist, it must shall identify each person who will act as a lobbyist on its behalf during the covered period. There is no registration fee for a lobbyist who is a fulltime employee of a state agency and limits his lobbying to efforts on behalf of that particular state agency.” SECTION 2. Section 21725(A) of the 1976 Code is amended to read: Any A must, within fifteen days of “(A) lobbyist’s principal employing, appointing, or retaining a lobbyist, shall register with the State Ethics Commission as provided in this section. Each person registering must shall pay a fee of one two hundred dollars. If a partnership, committee, an association, a corporation, labor organization, or any other organization or group of persons registers as a principal, it must shall identify each person lobbyist’s who will act as a lobbyist on its behalf during the covered period. If the State is a principal, the State is exempt from lobbyist’s paying a registration fee and filing a principal lobbyist’s registration statement.” SECTION 3. Section 21730(A) of the 1976 Code is amended to read: Each lobbyist, no later than June thirtieth July tenth and “(A) January thirtyfirst January tenth of each year, must file a report with the State Ethics Commission covering that lobbyist’s lobbying during that filing period. The filing periods are from January first to May thirtyfirst June thirtieth for the June thirtieth July tenth report, and are from June July first to December thirtyfirst for the January thirtyfirst tenth report. Any lobbying
SECTION 1. Section 21720(A) of the 1976 Code is amended to read: “(A) Any A person who acts as a lobbyist must, within fifteen days of being employed, appointed, or retained as a lobbyist, shall register with the State Ethics Commission as provided in this section. Each person registering must shall pay a fee of one two hundred dollars and present to the State Ethics Commission a communication reflecting the authority of the registrant to represent the person by whom he is employed, appointed, or retained. If a partnership, committee, association, corporation, labor organization, or any other organization or group of persons registers as a lobbyist, it must shall identify each person who will act as a lobbyist on its behalf during the covered period. There is no registration fee for a lobbyist who is a fulltime employee of a state agency and limits his lobbying to efforts on behalf of that particular state agency.” SECTION 2. Section 21725(A) of the 1976 Code is amended to read: “(A) Any A lobbyist’s principal must, within fifteen days of employing, appointing, or retaining a lobbyist, shall register with the State Ethics Commission as provided in this section. Each person registering must shall pay a fee of one two hundred dollars. If a partnership, committee, an association, a corporation, labor organization, or any other organization or group of persons registers as a lobbyist’s principal, it must shall identify each person who will act as a lobbyist on its behalf during the covered period. If the State is a lobbyist’s principal, the State is exempt from paying a registration fee and filing a lobbyist’s principal registration statement.” SECTION 3. Section 21730(A) of the 1976 Code is amended to read: “(A) Each lobbyist, no later than June thirtieth July tenth and January thirtyfirst January tenth of each year, must file a report with the State Ethics Commission covering that lobbyist’s lobbying during that filing period. The filing periods are from January first to May thirtyfirst June thirtieth for the June thirtieth July tenth report, and are from June July first to December thirtyfirst for the January thirtyfirst tenth report. Any lobbying