Summary

This bill amends The Lobbyists Act to require registered lobbyists to file detailed monthly activity logs within 15 days of the end of each month, disclose political contributions made since the last provincial election, and prohibit public office holders from accepting gifts as defined by The Members' Conflict of Interest Act. It also removes the current exemption that allows in-house lobbyists for non-profits to avoid registration if their combined lobbying activity is under 30 hours annually, though this now applies only to non-profits with more than 5 employees.

Currently, registered lobbyists in Saskatchewan file initial registrations but do not have to report the details of each individual meeting or contact with public office holders. This bill changes that by requiring monthly activity logs that name who was lobbied, when, about what specific policy or contract, and who else was present. The logs must also disclose any political contributions the lobbying organization or client made since the last election writ was issued. The bill broadens who must register by removing an hours threshold that currently exempts some non-profit staff, though only non-profits with more than 5 employees are now captured. It also introduces a gift ban for public office holders (except MLAs, who remain governed by their own conflict-of-interest rules). The bill does not change who counts as a lobbyist or what activities count as lobbying, it changes how much detail registered lobbyists must disclose and how often.