Lobbying in NYC: The First Year (After the New Laws)

The New York City Clerk’s office recently issued a special report commemorating the first year of enforcing the City’s new lobbying laws. Among other developments, the City penalized lobbyists and their clients over $326,000, more than $301,000 of which was for missing reporting deadlines. The report also details the commencement of a Random Audit Program, wherein lobbying firms are randomly selected for an audit. Indeed, 30 firms have been selected for 2008 – notices are imminent. Below is a calendar of lobbying filing deadlines for the City and the State Commission on Public Integrity.

Deadline	City Clerk	Commission on Public Integrity	Client Filing
Jan. 1, 2008	*
Jan. 15, 2008	*		*
March 15, 2008
May 15, 2008
July 15, 2008			(State Only)
Sept. 15, 2008
Nov. 15, 2008
Jan. 15, 2009

* The City Clerk's Office has issued an alert advising that these three reports are now due on February 15, 2008.