REQUIRED DOCUMENTS FOR
LOBBYING
QUARTERLY DISCLOSURE REPORTS 
Lobbying disclosure statements must be filed every quarter for the two-year lobbying cycle (corresponding to each two-year legislative session).  The four quarters in a year are January 1 through March 31, April 1 through June 30, July 1 through September 30, October 1 through December 31.  The deadline dates for filing these disclosure statements are one month after the ending dates of the quarters.  If the deadline date falls on a weekend or holiday, the deadline date becomes the next business day.  The following chart shows which forms must be filed for every lobbying entity.  
 
REQUIRED DOCUMENTS
FORMS
615
625
630
635
635-C
640
645
690
1.
Firm  
(With Client, No Lobbyist)
 
625
           
2.
Firm  
(With Lobbyist, No Client)
615
625
           
3.
Firm   
(With Both Client and Lobbyist)
615
625
           
4.
Registered Lobbyist Employer   
(With In-House Lobbyist)
615
   
635
       
5.
Nonregistered Lobbyist Employer  
(Client of a Firm)
     
635
       
6.
Persons Spending $5,000 or More to Influence Legislative or Administrative Action   
(No Lobbyist or Firm)
           
645
 
7.
Amendment to a Filed Quarterly Report   
(By Any Lobbying Entity)
             
690
8.
Lobbying Coalition      
635
635-C
     
9.
Lobbying Coalition  
(With In-House Lobbyist)
615
   
635
635-C
     
10.
Firm Making Payment to Coalition  
625
630
         
11.
Lobbyist Employer Making Payment to Coalition    
630
635
       
12.
Person Spending $5,000 Making Payment to Coalition    
630
   
 
645
 
13.
Firm With Lobbyist Making Payment to Coalition
615
625
630
         
14.
Lobbyist Employer With Lobbyist Making Payment to Coalition
615
 
630
635
       
15.
Nonregistered Lobbyist Employer (If State or Local Government Agency) Making Other Payments to Influence Legislative or Administrative Action      
635
 
640
   
16.
Same as #15 and in addition, Making Payment to Coalition    
 630
635
 
640
   
17.
Registered Lobbyist Employer (If State or Local Government Agency) Making Other Payments to Influence Legislative or Administrative Action
615
   
635
 
640
   
18.
Same as #17 and in addition, Making Payment to Coalition
615
 
630
635
 
640
   
19.
$5,000 Filer (If State or Local Government Agency) Making Other Payments to Influence Legislative or Administrative Action          
640
645
 
20.
Same as #19 and in addition, Making Payment to Coalition    
630
   
640
645
 

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