(1) A lobbyist registered with the Oregon Government Ethics Commission or required to register with the commission shall, according to the schedule described in ORS 171.752, file with the commission a statement showing for the applicable reporting period:
(a) The total amount of all moneys expended for food, refreshments and entertainment by the lobbyist for the purpose of lobbying.
(b) The name of any legislative or executive official to whom or for whose benefit, on any one occasion, an expenditure is made for the purposes of lobbying, and the date, name of payee, purpose and amount of that expenditure. This paragraph applies if the total amount expended on the occasion by one or more persons exceeds $50.
(2) Statements required by this section need not include amounts expended by the lobbyist for personal living and travel expenses and office overhead, including salaries and wages paid for staff and secretarial assistance, and maintenance expenses. If the amount of any expenditure required to be included in a statement is not accurately known at the time the statement is required to be filed, an estimate of the expenditure shall be submitted in the statement and designated as an estimate. The exact amount expended for which a previous estimate was made shall be submitted in a subsequent report when the information is available.
(3) A statement required by this section shall include a copy of any notice provided to a public official under ORS 244.100 (2).
(4) For each statement required by this section, an entity comprised of more than one lobbyist may file one statement that reports expenditures by the entity and not by individual lobbyists. [1973 c.802 §5; 1974 c.72 §29; 1975 c.747 §4; 1979 c.666 §2; 1987 c.158 §32; 1987 c.566 §4; 1991 c.354 §1; 1991 c.677 §2; 1993 c.743 §4; 2001 c.751 §5; 2007 c.865 §39; 2007 c.877 §6d]
Note: Section 41, chapter 877, Oregon Laws 2007, provides:
Sec. 41. (1) Section 5 of this 2007 Act [171.752] and the amendments to ORS 171.745 and 171.750 by sections 6d and 7 of this 2007 Act apply to statements required to be filed for reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2008.
(2) The first statement filed under ORS 171.745, as amended by section 6d of this 2007 Act, shall include amounts expended prior to January 1, 2008, that were not included in a statement filed prior to January 1, 2008.
(3) Notwithstanding ORS 171.750, as amended by section 7 of this 2007 Act, a person required to file a statement under ORS 171.750 for the calendar year 2007 shall file the statement not later than January 31, 2008.
(4) The amendments to ORS 171.772 and 244.290 by sections 8 and 9c of this 2007 Act apply to statements required to be filed on or after January 1, 2008.
(5) The amendments to ORS 171.992 and 244.350 by sections 10 and 11a of this 2007 Act apply to:
(a) Violations of any provision of ORS 171.740 to 171.762, any rule adopted under ORS 171.725 to 171.785, ORS chapter 244 or any resolution adopted under ORS 244.160 occurring on or after January 1, 2008;
(b) Violations of ORS 293.708 occurring prior to, on or after January 1, 2008; and
(c) Statements of economic interest required to be filed on or after January 1, 2008.
(6) The amendments to ORS 244.360 by section 12a of this 2007 Act apply to violations of any provision of ORS chapter 244 occurring prior to, on or after January 1, 2008.
(7) The amendments to ORS 244.050 by section 13 of this 2007 Act apply to statements of economic interest required to be filed on or after January 1, 2008.
(8) The amendments to ORS 260.407 by section 14 of this 2007 Act apply to expenditures or distributions of contributions made on or after January 1, 2008.
(9) The amendments to ORS 244.045 by section 15 of this 2007 Act apply to persons who cease being members of the Legislative Assembly on or after January 1, 2008. [2007 c.877 §41; 2007 c.877 §48]
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