HB 611

Local Government Accountability

Removes provisions relating to lobbying before water management districts; requires Commission on Ethics to create local government lobbyist registration system; preempts regulatory authority over certain lobbyist registration to commission; requires lobbyists to register with commission; provides for annual registration fee; requires commission to publish lobbyist directory; provides for investigations, reports, & advisory opinions by commission; provides for penalties; requires certain governmental entities to conform to lobbyist registration system; requires governing body of county or municipality to post certain information on its website.