§53.1. Foreign adversaries; disclosure

            A. Any person who lobbies on behalf of a foreign adversary as defined in R.S. 24:51 shall, before engaging in lobbying activity in Louisiana on behalf of a foreign adversary, file a disclosure with the board on a form prescribed by the board, which shall include, at a minimum, the following:

            (1) The name and office address of the person.

            (2) The name of the foreign adversary represented by the person.

            (3) A description of the business activity of the foreign adversary represented by the person, if applicable.

            (4) An identification of the matters on which the person expects to conduct lobbying on behalf of the foreign adversary.

            B. The Board of Ethics shall post on its website on the internet a list of all persons who have failed to file or failed to timely file a disclosure pursuant to this Section.

            C. The board shall provide information about disclosures filed pursuant to this Section through a web portal maintained on the board's website. The portal shall contain the information about the registrant and the registrant's activities within the state. The board shall publish each disclosure filed pursuant to this Section on the board's website.

            D. The board may send to and receive data from government officials in other states in order to increase the transparency and registration compliance of agents of foreign adversaries that operate in multiple states.

            E. The board may promulgate rules pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act as necessary to carry out the provisions of this Section.

            F. Any change in information previously submitted in a disclosure pursuant to this Section shall be reported to the board through a supplemental disclosure within ten days following the change.

            Acts 2025, No. 394, §1, eff. Dec. 1, 2025.