7. Income. "Income" means economic gain to a person from any source, including, but not limited to, compensation for services, including fees, commissions and payments in kind; income derived from business; gains derived from dealings in property, rents and royalties; income from investments including interest, capital gains and dividends; annuities; income from life insurance and endowment contracts; pensions; income from discharge of indebtedness; distributive share of partnership income; income from an interest in an estate or trust; prizes; and grants, but does not include gifts. Income received in kind includes, but is not limited to, the transfer of property and options to buy or lease, and stock certificates. "Income" does not include alimony and separate maintenance payments.:

A.__Alimony and separate maintenance payments; or

B.__Campaign contributions recorded and reported as required by Title 21-A, chapter 13.

Sec. 7. 1 MRSA §1012, sub-§§7-A, 7-B and 8-A are enacted to read:

7-A.__Informational program.__"Informational program" means a program offered to educate Legislators and members of the public on a matter relating to the duties of the Legislature.

7-B.__Organization.__"Organization" means any corporation, partnership, proprietorship, firm, business, enterprise, franchise, association, trust or other legal entity other than an individual or governmental entity.

8-A.__Reportable liability. "Reportable liability" means any unsecured loan of $5,000 or more received from a person who is not a relative of the Legislator.__"Reportable liability" does not include:

A.__A credit card liability;

B.__An education loan made or guaranteed by a governmental entity, educational institution or nonprofit organization; or

C.__A loan made by a state or federally regulated financial institution for business purposes.

Sec. 8. 1 MRSA §1013, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1977, c. 252, §2, is repealed.