Lobbying Disclosure: George R. Steffes Inc. for IBM Corporation

Original title: GEORGE R. STEFFES INC. lobbying for IBM CORPORATION

Record date · June 20, 2026

Track this bill to get notified when it advances a stage. One tap to stop, anytime.

What This Bill Does

This document discloses activities and payments made by IBM Corporation to the firm George R. Steffes Inc. during the second quarter of 2000. The lobbying efforts focused on state technology legislation and Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) budget matters.

Why it matters

This report identifies the financial investment and specific legislative interests of IBM Corporation regarding state technology policy and DMV vehicle registration programs for the period of April 1, 2000, through June 30, 2000.

Who It Affects

Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

IBM Corporation

The corporation is the client paying for lobbying services to influence state technology policy and DMV budget language.

Directly affected

Department of Motor Vehicles

The agency is the subject of lobbying efforts regarding budget control language for its online registration program.

Key Facts

Total payments of $44,246.50 were made to George R. Steffes Inc. for lobbying services.
The reporting period covers April 1, 2000, to June 30, 2000.
Lobbying activities included monitoring or influencing Assembly Bills (AB) 1751, 1887, 1974, 2288, and 2461.
Lobbying activities included monitoring or influencing Senate Bill (SB) 1934.

Show all 6 facts

Lobbying efforts targeted general state technology issues within the legislature.
Lobbying efforts targeted budget control language at the Department of Motor Vehicles specifically regarding an on-line vehicle registration program.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much did IBM spend on lobbying during this period?

IBM paid $44,246.50 to George R. Steffes Inc. for services between April 1 and June 30, 2000.

What specific government projects were mentioned?

The activity specifically mentions regarding the Department of Motor Vehicles' on-line vehicle registration program.

What else do you want to know?

News Coverage

No news coverage found yet. Articles are indexed twice daily.

Follow the record

Votes, people, money & the original source

Lobbying Activity

GEORGE R. STEFFES INC.

on behalf of IBM CORPORATION

Lobbyist registryView filing →

STEFFES INC. GEORGE R.

on behalf of IBM CORPORATION

Lobbyist registryView filing →

Full breakdown

Who this bill affects and the strongest case for and against it, written only from the bill’s own text.

Discoveries

1 pattern noticed across the record

Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.

policy shift90% confidence

Early focus on DMV digitization

The document highlights that as early as 2000, private technology firms were actively lobbying on the budget language for DMV online registration programs.

IBM Corporation Department of Motor Vehicles