Pennsylvania SB 808: An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, adding provisions relating to intercollegiate athletics by providing for compensation regarding a college student athlete's name, image or likeness rights, for professional representation, for scholarships, for certain contracts violations and claims and for settlements.

Bill Text

PRINTER'S NO. 853
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 808
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY BAKER, PENNYCUICK, KEARNEY, DUSH AND BROWN,
MAY 30, 2025
REFERRED TO STATE GOVERNMENT, MAY 30, 2025
AN ACT
Amending Title 65 (Public Officers) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in lobbying disclosure, further
providing for definitions, for registration, for exemption
from registration and reporting, for prohibited activities,
for administration and for penalties; and making an editorial
change.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 13A03 of Title 65 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding definitions to read:
§ 13A03. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this chapter
shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise:
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"Affiliate." Any of the following:
(1) An entity or person that directly or indirectly
controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with,
another entity or person.
(2) An officer, director or manager of an entity.
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(3) An entity or person directly or indirectly owning,
controlling or holding with power to vote 10% or more of the
outstanding voting securities of another entity or person.
(4) An entity or person 10% or more of whose outstanding
voting securities are directly or indirectly owned,
controlled or held by another entity or person with power to
vote such securities.
(5) A member of the same household, as well as an
immediate family member, of any person described in paragraph
(1), (2), (3) or (4) of this definition.
* * *
"Control." As used in the definition of "affiliate," the
term means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power
to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies
of an entity or person, whether through ownership of voting
securities, by contract or otherwise.
* * *
"Political consultant." An entity or person providing
political consulting services.
"Political consulting." The provision, for compensation, to
any state or county public official, candidate or nominee, as
those terms are defined under section 1102 (relating to
definitions) for an elected State or county office of advice,
services or assistance in securing such public office,
including, but not limited to, campaign management, fundraising
activities, voter outreach, public relations or media service,
but shall exclude bona fide legal work directly related to
litigation or legal advice with regard to securing a place on
the ballot, the petitioning process, the conduct of an election
or which involves election laws.
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Section 2. Section 13A04(a), (d)(1) and (e)(1), (2) and (4)
of Title 65 are amended, subsection (b)(1) and (2) are amended
by adding subparagraphs, subsection (c) is amended by adding a
paragraph and the section is amended by adding a subsection to
read:
§ 13A04. Registration.
(a) [General rule] Enrollment.--Unless excluded under
section 13A06 (relating to exemption from registration and
expense reporting), a lobbyist, lobbying firm [or a], principal
or political consultant must register with the department
electronically using the computerized filing system developed by
the department that is consistent with the purposes of this
chapter within ten days of acting in any capacity as a lobbyist,
lobbying firm [or], principal or political consultant.
Registration shall be biennial [and shall begin January 1,
2007].
(b) Principals and lobbying firms.--
(1) A principal or lobbying firm required to register
under subsection (a) shall file a single registration
statement setting forth the following information with the
department:
* * *
(x) Name of any affiliates.
(2) A lobbying firm shall include in its statement under
paragraph (1) the following information for each principal it
represents:
* * *
(v) Name of any affiliates.
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(c) Lobbyist.--A lobbyist who is required to register under
subsection (a) shall file a single registration statement
setting forth the following information with the department:
* * *
(10) Name of any affiliates.
(c.1) Political consultants.--A political consultant who is
required to register under subsection (a) shall file a single
registration statement providing the following information to
the department:
(1) Name.
(2) Permanent business address.
(3) Daytime telephone number.
(4) E-mail address, if available.
(5) Name of the political candidate or candidates for
whom the consultant will be providing services or assistance
or for whom the political consultant has provided services or
assistance in the past 12 months.
(6) Each office for which a political candidate
identified in paragraph (5) is seeking