Governor Martinez signs HB155 to Improve Lobby Disclosure in New Mexico
In New Mexico lobbyists register, file expenditure and contribution reports – but often these are indecipherable or non-existent, purged after only a few years. Yesterday Governor Susana Martinez signed House Bill 155 sponsored by Representative Jeff Steinborn that will drastically improve our Lobbyist Regulation Act.
HB115 requires that:
Lobbyist registrations, statements and lobbying reports shall be kept and maintained on the Secretary of State’s lobbyist disclosure website, and shall be available in searchable and downloadable formats.
Lobbyist registrations are published on the Secretary of State’s site within 5 days.
Lobbyist records are retained online for 10 years – current law requires only 2 years with no requirement to archiving them after this short period.
http://www.commoncause.org/states/new-mexico/press/press-releases/hb-155-signed-into-law.html
