CALIFORNIA STATE FRANCHISE TAX BOARD

Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2004

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2004	—	2	1
2003	—	2	1
2002	—	1	1
2001	—	2	1
2000	—	1	1
1999	—	1	1

Lobbying firms retained by this client; amounts are client-reported expenses when available

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
LUSSIER, GREGOR, VIENNA & ASSOCIATES	—	9

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	6
SENATE	6

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	6
Retirement	Retirement	2
Health Issues	Health Issues	2
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	2
Energy/Nuclear	Energy/Nuclear	1
Medicare/Medicaid	Medicare/Medicaid	1

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