By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism.
Revised legislation eases rules for volunteer lobbyists
Some argue bill is still too lax on lobbyist spending
Placeholder Image
Volunteers who lobby infrequently at the Georgia Statehouse would be exempt from a proposal to tighten lobbying rules under a changed plan Thursday from a leading Republican. House Speaker David Ralston, R-Blue Ridge, said he revised his proposal to make clear that people who volunteer as lobbyists for no more than five days a year will not have to pay a registration fee or report their spending. His changed bill explicitly states that people expressing personal views to public officials are not lobbyists, eliminating earlier language that raised questions.