{"data":{"id":"us-ca/gov-82038.3","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"GOV § 82038.3","heading":"","body":"(a) “Lobbying coalition” means a group of 10 or more persons formed primarily to influence legislative or administrative action, whose members make payments to the coalition for sharing the expenses of employing a lobbyist or contracting for the services of a lobbying firm.\n(b) For purposes of Sections 86115 and 86116, a lobbying coalition shall file the same statements and reports as a lobbyist employer.\n(c) A bona fide federation, confederation, or trade, labor, or membership organization is not a lobbying coalition if it is ongoing in nature and its membership services are not limited to influencing legislative or administrative action.\n(d) A person making payments to a lobbying coalition does not qualify as a lobbying firm or lobbyist employer as a result of those payments.","path":["Government Code - GOV","TITLE 9. POLITICAL REFORM [81000. - 91014.]","CHAPTER 2. Definitions [82000. - 82054.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"364c0928966d2dd247d5e664b12110418a570b9b7af467795f2ee17d6b101e1a","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/gov-82038","next":"us-ca/gov-82038.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}