00                             HOUSE BILL NO. 106                                                                          
01 "An Act amending the definition of 'lobbyist' in the Regulation of Lobbying Act, and as                                 
02 it applies in the act setting standards of conduct for legislators and legislative employees,                           
03 to define 'regular' and 'substantial' as those terms describe activities for which a person                             
04 receives consideration for the purpose of influencing legislative or administrative                                     
05 action."                                                                                                                
06 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
07    * Section 1.  AS 24.45.171(8) is amended to read:                                                                  
08                 (8)  "lobbyist" means                                                                                   
09                      (A)  a person who is employed and receives payments, or who                                        
10            contracts for economic consideration, including reimbursement for reasonable                                 
11            travel and living expenses, to communicate directly or through the person's                                  
12            agents with any public official for the purpose of influencing legislative or                                
13            administrative action if a substantial or regular portion of the activities for                              
01            which the person receives consideration is for the purpose of influencing                                    
02            legislative or administrative action; in this subparagraph,                                              
03                           (i)  "regular" means, as to legislative action, more                                      
04                 than 30 days while the legislature is in regular or special session;                                
05                 and                                                                                                 
06                           (ii)  "substantial" means, as to legislative or                                           
07                 administrative action, or both,  more than 40 hours in a 30-day                                     
08                 period; or                                                                                          
09                      (B)  a person who represents oneself as engaging in the                                            
10            influencing of legislative or administrative action as a business, occupation, or                            
11            profession;