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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the completion of sexual harassment prevention training |
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and ethics training to register as a lobbyist. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 305.005(f), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(f) The registration must be written and verified and must |
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contain: |
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(1) the registrant's full name and address; |
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(2) the registrant's normal business, business phone |
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number, and business address; |
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(3) the full name and address of each person: |
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(A) who reimburses, retains, or employs the |
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registrant to communicate directly with a member of the legislative |
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or executive branch to influence legislation or administrative |
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action; and |
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(B) on whose behalf the registrant has |
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communicated directly with a member of the legislative or executive |
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branch to influence legislation or administrative action; |
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(4) the subject matter of the legislation or of the |
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administrative action that is the subject of the registrant's |
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direct communication with a member of the legislative or executive |
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branch and, if applicable, the docket number or other |
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administrative designation of the administrative action; |
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(5) for each person employed or retained by the |
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registrant for the purpose of assisting in direct communication |
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with a member of the legislative or executive branch to influence |
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legislation or administrative action: |
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(A) the full name, business address, and |
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occupation of the person; and |
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(B) the subject matter of the legislation or of |
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the administrative action to which the person's activities |
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reportable under this section were related and, if applicable, the |
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docket number or other administrative designation of the |
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administrative action; [and] |
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(6) the amount of compensation or reimbursement paid |
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by each person who reimburses, retains, or employs the registrant |
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for the purpose of communicating directly with a member of the |
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legislative or executive branch or on whose behalf the registrant |
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communicates directly with a member of the legislative or executive |
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branch; |
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(7) a certificate evidencing the registrant's |
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completion of a sexual harassment prevention training course in the |
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previous two years, as required by Section 305.0052; and |
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(8) a certificate evidencing the registrant's |
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completion of an ethics training course in the previous two years, |
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as required by Section 305.0053. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter A, Chapter 305, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Sections 305.0052 and 305.0053 to read as |
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follows: |
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Sec. 305.0052. SEXUAL HARASSMENT PREVENTION TRAINING. (a) |
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Each individual required to register under this chapter shall every |
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two years: |
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(1) attend a sexual harassment prevention training |
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course approved by the commission; and |
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(2) submit to the commission a certificate evidencing |
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completion of the course. |
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(b) The certificate of completion must be in a form approved |
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by the commission. |
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(c) The commission shall adopt rules as necessary to |
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implement this section. |
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Sec. 305.0053. ETHICS TRAINING. (a) Each individual |
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required to register under this chapter shall every two years: |
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(1) attend an ethics training course approved by the |
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commission; and |
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(2) submit to the commission a certificate evidencing |
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completion of the course. |
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(b) The certificate of completion must be in a form approved |
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by the commission. |
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(c) The commission shall adopt rules as necessary to |
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implement this section. |
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SECTION 3. Not later than December 1, 2025, the Texas Ethics |
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Commission shall adopt rules as required by Sections 305.0052 and |
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305.0053, Government Code, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 4. Section 305.005, Government Code, as amended by |
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this Act, applies only to a registration required to be filed under |
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that section on or after January 1, 2026. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |