Amend the bill, as and if amended, by adding an appropriately numbered SECTION to PART IV to read:
/ SECTION ___. Chapter 13, Title 8 of the 1976 Code of Laws is amended by adding:
"Section 8-13-712. (A) If a public official is permitted, pursuant to the provisions of this chapter and Chapter 17 of Title 2, to appear before any governmental entity of the State, a county, municipality, or political subdivision, at the request of another and is compensated for the appearance or any service related to the appearance, the public official is deemed a lobbyist. The public official must register as a lobbyist and adhere to all provisions regarding lobbyists in this chapter and Chapter 17 of Title 2.
(B) If a public official is permitted, pursuant to the provisions of this chapter and Chapter 17 of Title 2, to appear before any governmental entity of the State, a county, municipality, or political subdivision, for any matter that could impact a business with which the public official, or a member of the public official's immediate family, is associated, the public official must provide a written statement to the governmental entity. This statement must identify:
(1) which office the public official holds;
(2) the matter for which the public official is appearing; and
(3) the business with which the public official or a member of the public official's immediate family, is associated.
This statement must be referenced in the governmental entity's minutes of the meeting.
(C) For purposes of this section, a public official is an official of the State, a county, municipality, or a political subdivision, who was elected to that position, or appointed to fill a vacancy for a position that would otherwise have been an elected position.
(D) The provisions of this section do not apply to any court within the unified judicial system." /
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend title to conform.