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Data DescriptionSingle RowLobbyist and client name, contact, information/position on bill, income received, and date income was receivedCollection ModeNot specifiedLong DescriptionThe primaryLobbyistID field is the number is assigned when the lobbyist registers with the state, and the first four numbers are the year of original registration. The annual lobbyist registration identification number is updated when they register in a current fiscal year, and the first four numbers reflect status of the lobbyist when registering in a current fiscal year (for example, if they were registered in 2015, but did not update their registration in 2016, then the registration id would remain 2015 until they register in a new fiscal year). The data is updated as necessary to the main lobbyist online system via manual entry, however the updates to the Colorado Information Marketplace is only done weekly, every Monday night. Data goes back to 1995, but in 2002 a mandate established that the secretary of state transition to an online system. Then in 2010 Senate Bill 10-87, among other major changes, shifted the lobbyist registration and disclosure periods to the state fiscal year rather than the calendar year. Multiple bills are associated with a single monetary transaction (gross income) for a given month from a client to a lobbyist, and they are listed in the billInformationAndPosition field along with the position of the client. In a reporting month, income is reported based on the date that it is actually received. For example, in the event that a payment is made cumulatively over a three month period, they must report the full three month payment, and associated bills, when the payment was received. If a lobbyist has multiple payments received by various clients, each dollar amount is reported separately by each client. The statute specifies that lobbyists report the total amount they receive from the client. This is how the data is collected, and based on this database structure individual amounts associated with individual bills cannot be reported separately. State Liaisons are not required to report their position on the bill, only the legislation on which the lobbying is being performed.Related DatasetsJoinable to: Characterization of Lobbyist Clients in Colorado, Directory of Lobbyist Clients in Colorado, Directory of Lobbyists in Colorado, Expenses for Lobbyists in Colorado, Subcontractors for Lobbyists in Colorado based on "primaryLobbyistId"Collection MethodNot specifiedNewest Record in Dataset11/15/2017Oldest Record in Dataset02/15/2016Data Collection InstrumentNot specifiedField Names, comma delimitedlobbyistlastname, lobbyistfirstname, lobbyistaddress0, lobbyistaddress1, lobbyistcity, lobbyiststate, lobbyistzip, primarylobbyistid, annuallobbyistregistrationid, officialstatelobbyist, clientname, clientlastname, clientfirstname, clientmiddlename, clientsuffix, clientaddress0, clientaddress1, clientcity, clientstate, clientzip, billinformationandposition, reportmonth, fiscalyear, reportduedate, clientbusinessdescription, clienttypeofbusiness, clientstatus, clientstartdate, clientenddate, incomeamount, dateincomereceivedDate of Initial Dataset CreationNot specified
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