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<baltimore-city-law heading="§ 8-1 Definitions.">
  <section prefix="§" num="8-1" heading="Definitions.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="In general.">In this subtitle, the following terms have the meanings indicated.</para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Compensation.">If lobbying is only part of a person’s employment, “compensation” means a prorated amount of the person’s total compensation, as defined in &lt;cite data-path="|8|§2-7"&gt;§ 2-7 of this article&lt;/cite&gt;, that is based on the time devoted by the person to lobbying compared to the time devoted to other employment duties.</para>
    <para num="(c)" heading="Executive action.">“Executive action” means any official action or nonaction that:<para num="(1)">is taken by a public servant; and</para>
      <para num="(2)">is not legislative action, as defined in this section.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(d)" heading="Legislative action.">
      <para num="(1)">“Legislative action” means any official action or nonaction relating to:<para num="(i)">any bill, resolution, nomination, appointment, report, or other matter within the jurisdiction of the City Council; or</para>
        <para num="(ii)">any bill or resolution presented to the Mayor for approval or veto.</para>
      </para>
      <para num="(2)">“Legislative action” includes:<para num="(i)">introduction;</para>
        <para num="(ii)">sponsorship;</para>
        <para num="(iii)">consideration and debate;</para>
        <para num="(iv)">amendment;</para>
        <para num="(v)">passage or defeat; and</para>
        <para num="(vi)">approval or veto.</para>
      </para>
    </para>
    <para num="(e)" heading="Lobby.">“Lobby” means to do any act that requires registration under this subtitle.</para>
    <para num="(f)" heading="Reporting period.">“Reporting period” means all or any part of the period from January 1 of any year through December 31 of the same year during which a person is registered or required to be registered with the Ethics Board as a lobbyist.</para>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 04-795</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 18-198</annotation>
    <annotation type="Defined Terms">Compensation	§ 2-7</annotation>
    <annotation type="Defined Terms">Person	§ 2-22</annotation>
    <annotation type="Defined Terms">Legislative action	§ 8-1(d</annotation>
    <annotation type="Defined Terms">Lobby	§ 8-1(e</annotation>
    <annotation type="Defined Terms">Lobbyist	§ 2-20</annotation>
    <annotation type="Defined Terms">Public servant	§ 2-23</annotation>
  </section>
</baltimore-city-law>
