February 9, 2018 •
JCOPE Revises Proposed Comprehensive Lobbying Regulations
On January 30, the Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) submitted a Notice of Revised Rulemaking for Part 943, commonly referred to as Comprehensive Lobbying Regulations, to the New York Department of State. The revised rules include an online ethics training requirement for lobbyists.
Additionally, the revised rules provide further clarification regarding reportable expenses attributable to social media activities and grassroots lobbying.
New York’s rule making process requires an additional comment period once a Notice of Revised Rulemaking is filed and published in the New York State Register.
The new comment period expires on March 16, and the revised rules are available at http://www.jcope.ny.gov/advice/complobbyregulations.html.
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