46-268. Reports filed electronically by lobbyists; form, time of filing and contents; filed with secretary of state. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), every lobbyist shall file electronically with the secretary of state a report of employment and expenditures on a form and in the manner prescribed and provided by the commission. A report shall be filed on or before the 10th day of the months of February, March, April, May, September and January. Reports shall include all expenditures which are required to be reported under K.S.A. 46-269, and amendments thereto, or a statement that no expenditures in excess of $100 were made for such purposes, during the preceding calendar month or months since the period for which the last report was filed.

(b) For any calendar year in which a lobbyist expects to expend an aggregate amount of less than $100 for lobbying in each reporting period, a lobbyist shall file electronically an affidavit of such intent with the secretary of state. Such lobbyist shall not be required to file the reports required under subsection (a) for the year for which such affidavit is filed. If in any reporting period a lobbyist filing such affidavit expends in excess of $100 in reportable expenses, a report shall be filed for such period in the manner prescribed by subsection (a).

History: L. 1974, ch. 353, § 54; L. 1975, ch. 272, § 19; L. 1983, ch. 173, § 1; L. 1991, ch. 150, § 33; L. 1995, ch. 172, § 4; L. 2015, ch. 85, § 14; L. 2018, ch. 88, § 3; July 1.