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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the information required to be disclosed in a lobbyist |
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registration form. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 305.005(l), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(l) The registration form must include a statement of |
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whether the registrant: |
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(1) is or is required to be registered as a foreign |
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agent under the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 (22 U.S.C. |
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Section 611 et seq.); |
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(2) was required to be registered as a foreign agent |
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under that Act at any point during the preceding 12 months; or |
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(3) engaged in activities during the preceding 12 |
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months at the state level that would require the registrant to be |
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registered as a foreign agent under that Act if the registrant had |
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engaged in those activities at the federal level. |
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SECTION 2. Section 305.005, Government Code, as amended by |
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this Act, applies only to a registration filed on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. A registration filed before the |
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effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the |
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date the registration was filed, and the former law is continued in |
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effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |