Legislative media badges are not required when reporting and communicating legislative proceedings. Media badges are issued as a security measure and may expedite entry into the building and gaining access into certain designated areas during legislative proceedings when space is available.

To receive a legislative media badge, an applicant should not be an employee of an organization that engages in lobbying or paid advocacy, advertising, publicity or promotions for any individual, political party, corporation, organization or government agency and is a salaried staff correspondent, reporter or photographer regularly employed by a newspaper or television station. The television station or newspaper must verify the applicant�s employment.