Executive Branch Lobbyists to Pay Increased Registration Fee in Kentucky - State and Federal Communications

May 2, 2016  •  

Executive Branch Lobbyists to Pay Increased Registration Fee in Kentucky

Seal of KentuckyLast week, Gov. Matt Bevin signed a revenue bill including changes for executive agency lobbyists. House Bill 80 contains a provision increasing the registration fee for lobbying executive agencies from $125 to $500 beginning July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2018.

The change was included in a last-minute amendment by the Senate on the final day of the legislative session. The Executive Branch Ethics Commission had been pushing hard during the closing days of the session to increase the fee, fearing a budget short-fall would result in cuts to the Commission’s staff.

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