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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the disclosure of lobbying contract information by |
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political subdivisions. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 556, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 556.0056 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 556.0056. DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN LOBBYING CONTRACT |
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INFORMATION. (a) A political subdivision shall prominently |
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display on the political subdivision's Internet website the |
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following information regarding contracts for services executed by |
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the political subdivision that would require a person to register |
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as a lobbyist under Chapter 305: |
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(1) the execution dates; |
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(2) the contract duration terms, including any |
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extension options; |
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(3) the effective dates; |
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(4) the final amount of money the political |
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subdivision paid in the previous fiscal year; |
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(5) the identity of all parties to the contract; |
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(6) the identity of all subcontractors in the |
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contract; and |
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(7) the legislative agenda of the political |
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subdivision. |
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(b) In lieu of displaying the items described by Subsections |
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(a)(1)-(6) regarding a contract for services that would require a |
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person to register as a lobbyist under Chapter 305, a political |
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subdivision may post on the political subdivision's Internet |
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website the contract for those services. |
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(c) Information required to be displayed on a political |
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subdivision's Internet website under this section is public |
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information subject to disclosure under Chapter 552. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |