What is the effect of this law?

Restrict gift-giving to lawmakers, other public officials and all public employees by lobbyists, employers of lobbyists and subordinates of lobbyists

Under the old law, there was no limit to what a lobbyist could spend on a public official. Now, there are strict limits on lobbyists and even the companies that retain lobbyists:

    Lobbyists: $25 per occasion, no more than $150 a year

    Companies that retain Lobbyists: $50 per occasion, no more than $250 a year