1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to public disclosure laws; requiring individuals to file a statement of 
1.3 	economic interest following their registration as a lobbyist;amending Minnesota 
1.4 	Statutes 2020, section 10A.03, subdivision 1; Minnesota Statutes 2021 Supplement, 
1.5 	section 10A.09, subdivisions 1, 6.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 10A.03, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.8 		Subdivision 1.First registration. A lobbyist must file a registration form and a statement 
1.9 	of economic interest under section 10A.09 with the board within five days after becoming 
1.10 	a lobbyist or being engaged by a new individual, association, political subdivision, or public 
1.11 	higher education system.

1.12 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2023, and applies to new 
1.13 	lobbyist registrations filed on or after that date.

1.14 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2021 Supplement, section 10A.09, subdivision 1, is amended 
1.15 	to read:
1.16 		Subdivision 1.Time for filing.  An individual must file a statement of economic interest:
1.17 	(1) within 60 days of accepting employment as a public official or a local official in a 
1.18 	metropolitan governmental unit;
1.19 	(2) within 60 days of assuming office as a district court judge, appeals court judge, 
1.20 	supreme court justice, or county commissioner;
1.21 	(3) within five days of registration as a lobbyist under section 10A.03;
2.1 	~~(3)~~ (4) within 14 days after filing an affidavit of candidacy or petition to appear on the 
2.2 	ballot for an elective state constitutional or legislative office or an elective local office in a 
2.3 	metropolitan governmental unit other than county commissioner;
2.4 	~~(4)~~ (5) in the case of a public official requiring the advice and consent of the senate, 
2.5 	within 14 days after undertaking the duties of office; or
2.6 	~~(5)~~ (6) in the case of members of the Minnesota Racing Commission, the director of the 
2.7 	Minnesota Racing Commission, chief of security, medical officer, inspector of pari-mutuels, 
2.8 	and stewards employed or approved by the commission or persons who fulfill those duties 
2.9 	under contract, within 60 days of accepting or assuming duties.

2.10 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2023, and applies to new 
2.11 	lobbyist registrations filed on or after that date.

2.12 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2021 Supplement, section 10A.09, subdivision 6, is amended 
2.13 	to read:
2.14 		Subd. 6.Annual statement. (a) Each individual who is required to file a statement of 
2.15 	economic interest must also file an annual statement by the last Monday in January of each 
2.16 	year that the individual remains in office or in another position that requires a statement to 
2.17 	be filed. The annual statement must cover the period through December 31 of the year prior 
2.18 	to the year when the statement is due. The annual statement must include the amount of 
2.19 	each honorarium in excess of $250 received since the previous statement and the name and 
2.20 	address of the source of the honorarium. The board must maintain each annual statement 
2.21 	of economic interest submitted by an officeholder in the same file with the statement 
2.22 	submitted as a candidate.
2.23 	(b) An individual must file the annual statement of economic interest required by this 
2.24 	subdivision to cover the period for which the individual served as a public official even 
2.25 	though at the time the statement was filed, the individual is no longer holding that office as 
2.26 	a public official.

2.27 	EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICABILITY. This section is effective January 1, 2023. 
2.28 	A lobbyist with an active registration as of that date must file an initial statement of economic 
2.29 	interest no later than January 1, 2023, and, as necessary, annual statements beginning in 
2.30 	calendar year 2024 and thereafter.