“Lobbying” means influencing, or attempting to influence, legislative action through oral or written communication with legislative officials, solicitation of executive officials or other persons to influence or attempt to influence legislative action or attempting to obtain the goodwill of legislative officials.
Or. Rev. Stat. § 171.725(8)
“Lobbyist” means:
- Any individual who agrees to provide personal services for money or any other consideration for the purpose of lobbying
- Any person who provides personal services as a representative of a corporation, association, organization or other group, for the purpose of lobbying
- Any public official who lobbies
Or. Rev. Stat. § 171.725(9)
“Legislative action” means introduction, sponsorship, testimony, debate, voting or any other official action on any measure, resolution, amendment, nomination, appointment, or report, or any matter that may be the subject of action by either house of the Legislative Assembly, or any committee of the Legislative Assembly, or the approval or veto thereof by the Governor.
Or. Rev. Stat. § 171.725(6)
Oregon’s Lobbying Regulation Act does not apply to the following persons:
- News media, or their employees or agents, that in the ordinary course of business directly or indirectly urge legislative action but that engage in no other activities in connection with the legislative action
- Any legislative official acting in an official capacity
- Any individual who does not receive compensation or reimbursement of expenses for lobbying, who limits lobbying activities solely to formal appearances to give testimony before public sessions of committees of the Legislative Assembly, or public hearings of state agencies, and who, when testifying, registers an appearance in the records of the committees or agencies
- A person who does not:
- Agree to provide personal services for money or any other consideration for the purpose of lobbying
- Spend more than an aggregate amount of 24 hours during any calendar quarter lobbying and
- Spend an aggregate amount in excess of $100 lobbying during any calendar quarter
- The Governor, chief of staff for the Governor, deputy chief of staff for the Governor, legal counsel to the Governor, deputy legal counsel to the Governor, Secretary of State, Deputy Secretary of State, State Treasurer, Deputy State, chief of staff for the office of the State Treasurer, Attorney General, Deputy Attorney General, Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction, Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries, deputy commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries, members and staff of the Oregon Law Commission who conduct the law revision program of the commission, or any judge
Or. Rev. Stat. § 171.735