Who is a State Level Lobbyist?

There are three types of State Level lobbyists

1. Any person who is paid, either directly or as part of his/her salary, specifically to undertake to promote / oppose passage of legislation by the General Assembly (including committees), or the approval / veto of legislation by the Governor; and spends more than 10% of his / her working hours doing this, including time spent in planning, researching, or preparing for the above activities.Â
   • In the case of a person who is employed by a single employer = 10% of all time worked for that employer.
   • If more than one employer or more than one client = 10 % applied separately with respect to time spent working for each employer and each client.
2. Any employee of the executive branch or judicial branch of state government who is paid (either directly or as part of his / her salary) specifically to undertake to promote / oppose passage of legislation by the General Assembly (including committees) or the approval / veto of legislation by the Governor; and spends more than 10% of his / her working hours doing this, including time spent in planning, researching, or preparing for the above activities. 
3.  Any person who spends a total of more than $1,000.00 in a calendar year (not including his / her own travel, food, lodging expenses, or informational material) to promote / oppose passage of legislation by the General Assembly (including committees), or the approval / veto of legislation by the Governor;