Lobbying Disclosure: Carpenter Snodgrass & Associates for BP/Amoco
June 20, 2026
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The Frame
This report identifies the financial investment made by a major energy corporation to influence state budget decisions and specific legislation between April and June 2000.
Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.
BP/Amoco
The company incurred costs to influence state legislative outcomes.
Carpenter Snodgrass & Associates
The firm received payment to provide professional lobbying services.
Last recorded activity June 20, 2026.
Next step not available in the current record.
Summary
Key Facts
- Carpenter Snodgrass & Associates received $39,000 in payments from BP/Amoco for lobbying services.
- The reporting period for these activities was April 1, 2000, through June 30, 2000.
- The lobbying firm focused on state budget issues.
- The firm lobbied regarding Assembly Bills (AB) 1002, 2483, and 2666.
- The firm lobbied regarding Senate Bills (SB) 123, 192, 1865, 1962, and 1971.
Why It Matters
This report identifies the financial investment made by a major energy corporation to influence state budget decisions and specific legislation between April and June 2000.
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Corporate Lobbying Expenditure
The document confirms a $39,000 expenditure by a major energy firm to influence a broad range of eight specific legislative items and the state budget.
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Sources
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance40How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy20Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz10Current news / social attention level
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