Sec. 1. 1 MRSA §1012, sub-§1-A is enacted to read:

1-A.__Associated organization.__"Associated organization" means any organization in which a Legislator or a member of the Legislator's immediate family is a director, officer or trustee, or owns or controls, directly or indirectly, and severally or in the aggregate, at least 10% of the outstanding equity.

Sec. 2. 1 MRSA §1015, sub-§4 is enacted to read:

4.__Contract with a governmental agency or department.__A Legislator and associated organization may not enter with a state governmental agency into any contract that is to be paid in whole or in part out of governmental funds, when such a contract is normally awarded through a process of public notice and competitive bidding, unless the contract has been awarded through a process of public notice and competitive bidding.

Sec. 3. 1 MRSA §1016-A, sub-§§8 and 9 are enacted to read:

8.__Organization affiliations.__A Legislator shall disclose the identity of every associated organization with which the Legislator is associated and the nature of the Legislator's association with the organization, except that no identification need be made of:

A.__Any associated organization that is organized and operated primarily to influence voting at an election, including support for or opposition to an individual's present or future candidacy or to a present or future referendum campaign; or

B.__Any nonprofit associated organization that is formed exclusively for social purposes and any nonprofit community service associated organization, if the Legislator receives no reimbursement or other payment from the organization except for travel expenses.

9.__Disclosure of real property.__The Legislator shall disclose the real property located in this State in which the Legislator or the Legislator's immediate family holds an interest, other than the principal residence of the Legislator or the Legislator's immediate family, and the nature of the interest held.__A Legislator's interests in real property do not include a proportional share of interests in real property if the individual's proportional share is less than 10% of the outstanding shares or is less than an equity value of $5,000.