US State Agency Connection Requirements Resources in United States
US State Agency Connection Requirements Resources
| State/Reference | State Agency Connections Required to be Disclosed |
| Ala. 36-25-14 36-25-10 36-25-16 |
Details of any rent or lease income from a state agency. On a separate form, if legislator, family member or associated business represents another person for a fee before a state agency or board, notice must be given in a manner prescribed by the ethics commission within 10 days of the first representation. Legislators are prohibited from representing before the Public Service Commission and the State Board of Adjustment. On a separate form, any citizen of the state or associated business who represents another before a regulatory agency of the executive branch or who enters into a contract worth >$7,500 with the state or a city or county must report to the commission the names of any child, parent, spouse, brother or sister who is an employee of that agency. |
| Alaska 39.50.030 24.60.070 24.60.100 |
List of contracts and offers to contract with the state held, bid or offered by the legislator, a reportable member of his family or a corporation in which any of the above hold a controlling interest. On a separate form, close economic associations with other legislators, public officials required to file financial disclosures and legislative employees. On a separate form, name of any person whom the legislator represented for compensation before a state agency; subject matter and agency involved. |
| Ariz. 38-542 |
Business licenses; Value of state bonds worth >$1,000. |
| Ark. 21-8-701 |
Mention if occupation is regulated by state. Disclose any positions in state-regulated businesses. If a business in which >10% interest is held sells >$1,000 of goods to state body that employs filer, name goods, price, agency sold to. Note all $ awards received as a state employee in one of several agencies. |
| Calif. | None |
| Colo. 24-6-202 24-6-203 |
Names of businesses filer is associated with that do business with or are regulated by the state; nature of business or regulation |
| Conn. Title 1 Chapter 10 Section 1-83 |
Name leases the filer or a business with which the filer is associated had with state; description of partnerships between businesses associated with the filer, his or her spouse or dependent children and any businesses doing business with the state, or seeking to do business with the state. |
| Del. | None. |
| Fla. | None. |
| Ga. 21-5-50 45-10-24 |
Source of any payments to filer from the state >$20,000; general description of services. Legislators, their family members and associated businesses are banned from transacting business with the state when a single transaction is for more than $250 and a year’s aggregate transactions are more than $9,000 unless the contract is let by sealed competitive bidding. Other exceptions exist in 45-10-24 and 45-10-25. |
| Hawaii 84-17 |
Names of clients represented before state agencies for payment and the names of the agencies. |
| Idaho | No financial disclosure requirements. |
| Ill. 5ILCS420/ 4A-101 |
Name of any governmental units that employ the filer, other than the legislature. |
| Ind. IC 2-2.1-3-2 |
Name the state agency which licenses or regulates the filer’s profession or proprietorship. Names of those on whose behalf the legislator or legislator’s spouse has appeared before or transacted with a state agency for payment; nature of service. |
| Iowa | None |
| Kan. 46-229 46-239 46-248 |
In a separate filing, within 10 days of accepting such employment, the names of any clients represented before state agency, and other information. |
| Ky. KRS 6.787 |
Answer to the question of whether a business partner has appeared before or represented a state agency in a way that a legislator is prohibited from under KRS 6.744. If affirmative, a list of clients represented and agencies involved. |
| La. | See “Occupation/ Income” |
| Maine Title 1 Chapter 25 Subchapter 2 Section 1016-A |
Each state agency before which filer represented others for payment. Each state agency to which filer or immediate family member sold >$1,000 in goods. |
| Md. 15-601 15-513 |
See “Creditors/ Debtors,” & “Gifts/ Honoraria” Name, address of business doing business with the state in which the filer holds an interest or a position; include the state agency, the nature of business; and amount of interest. Additional information is required about the position or interest, including dates of acquisition or transfer. List family members employed by state. On another form, list information about representing others before state agencies. |
| Mass. Part IV Title I Chapter 268B Section 5 |
Amounts and sources of any securities or investments >$1,000 issued by the state or a political subdivision. |
| Mich. | Michigan has no personal financial disclosure requirements, but interests in state contracts are prohibited, with several exceptions, under 15.302. |
| Minn. 10A.09 10A.08 10A.071 |
Any participation in representing a client before a state agency for a fee must be disclosed within 14 days of the incident on a separate statement. |
| Miss. 25-4-27 |
Name of person, nature of business involved in any representation by filer involving one of 8 state agencies. All public bodies from which >$1,000 compensation received. |
| Mo. 105.483 105.485 |
Name, position, relationship of any first-degree relative who is employed by state or political subdivision, or is a fee agent for the department of revenue. |
| Mont. | None |
| Neb. | None |
| Nev. 281.491 |
On a seperate form, for each instance of representation or counseling for profit before an executive agency in the past year, the legislator must disclose the name of the client, the nature of the representation and the name of the state agency. |
| N.H. | New Hampshire has unique financial disclosure requirements that at times require information about state connections. |
| N.J. | None |
| N.M. | New Mexico professional licenses held. State agencies to which filer or spouse sold >$5,000 worth of goods or services. State agencies, other than a court, before which a client was assisted or represented by the filer. |
| N.Y. Consolidated Laws Chapter 47 Article 4 Section 73a |
Names of state, local agencies (1) with which an associated business did business; (2) which regulates occupation.Describe state-regulated businesses involving spouse or unemancipated children. If filer, family member or associated business holds >$1,000 interest in a state or state subdivision contract, list the name of entity holding the interest, the value, the relationship the interest-holder has to filer and nature of interest in contract. |
| N.C. 120-89 |
Identity of associated businesses that do business with the state; brief description of business nature. |
| N.D. | None |
| Ohio 102.01 |
Identity, amount of income received from a source that is doing or seeking to do business with the public official’s agency. |
| Okla. Rule 257:15-1-1 |
Name, address, income type for all government sources of income paying >$5,000. Name, address of clients filer or spouse represented before state agency for >$1,000. Positions such as officer, director, trustee held in entity doing business with a government entity; term. Professional licenses held. |
| Ore. | None |
| Pa. | See “Property” |
| R.I. 36-14-1 |
If a business with which the filer is associated has done business with the state, give the date, nature of interaction with state. If any income derived from state or city, list agency, nature of business. Filers who have, acquire or divest themselves of 10%+ equity interest or $5,000 cash value in a business regulated by or doing business with the state or a city must file a separate affidavit with related information under 36-14-18. |
| S.C. Article 11 Section 8-13-1110 |
See “Occupation/ Income.” Attach copies of contracts involving the sale, lease or rental of personal or real property to a governmental agency. See “Property.”If income received from a person or business that contracts with state entity employing the filer, report name, address of that source, income amount.
See “Creditors/ Debtors.” Legislators shall not represent clients before state agencies for payment under 8-13-745. |
| S.D. | None |
| Tenn. | None |
| Texas Chapter 572 |
Legislators may not lease property to the state. Legislators cannot represent others before a state agency for compensation except under certain circumstances. Those who do represent others under these circumstances allowed by law must disclose the name of the agency involved, the name of the person represented and the category of the amount of compensation received. |
| Utah | Utah has unique financial disclosure requirements. |
| Vt. | No financial disclosure requirements. |
| Va. 30-111 |
If filer or associated business represented another before a state agency for >$1,000 payment, report name of business, person represented if law allows; type of business; purpose; agency name; amount of income. See “Property.”For real estate contracts with the state, location; agency involved; income and relationship to contract. |
| Wash. RCW 42.17.241 |
See “Occupation/ Income.” No state officer can assist another person in a transaction involving the state under RCW 42.52.040. |
| W.Va. 6B-2-6 |
If filer or business in which filer owns >10% interest sold goods or services to the state, describe the nature of the goods and name the agencies that purchased them. |
| Wis. | None |
| Wyo. | None |
Updated October 2004
Notes:
- Statutes referenced are the beginning of sections discussing financial disclosure.
- This research list states’ disclosure requirements. It does not comprehensively list bans states may have on practices other states require to be disclosed. For example, one state may ban honoraria, while another requires legislators to report any they receive. So states with broad reporting requirements shouldn’t always be considered to have stricter laws.
- Read numbers written “$5,000+” as “at least $5,000,” or “$5,000 or more.”
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