218H.080 - “Lobbyist” defined. - Nevada Statutes

218H.080  “Lobbyist” defined.

      1.  “Lobbyist” means, except as limited by subsection 2, a person who:

      (a) Appears in person in the Legislative Building or any other building in which the Legislature or any of its standing committees hold meetings; and

      (b) Communicates directly with a member of the Legislative Branch on behalf of someone other than himself or herself to influence legislative action whether or not any compensation is received for the communication.

      2.  “Lobbyist” does not include:

      (a) Persons who confine their activities to formal appearances before legislative committees and who clearly identify themselves and the interest or interests for whom they are testifying.

      (b) Employees of a bona fide news medium who meet the definition of “lobbyist” only in the course of their professional duties and who contact members of the Legislature for the sole purpose of carrying out their news gathering function.

      (c) Employees of departments, divisions or agencies of the state government who appear before legislative committees only to explain the effect of legislation related to their departments, divisions or agencies.

      (d) Employees of the Legislature, Legislators, legislative agencies or legislative commissions.

      (e) Elected officers of this State and its political subdivisions who confine their lobbying activities to issues directly related to the scope of the office to which they were elected.

      (f) Persons who contact the members of the Legislature who are elected from the district in which they reside.

      (Added to NRS by 1975, 1171; A 1977, 1528; 1991, 2324)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 218.912)