Enrolled Bill Summary

House Bill 3149 amends the Government Code to clarify provisions enacted in 2001 relating to conflicts of interest involving lobbyists who represent clients in communicating directly with a member of the legislative or executive branch to influence legislative subject matter or an administrative action. The bill also requires the statement the registrant files with the Texas Ethics Commission regarding a conflict to include the name and address of each affected client and removes the Class B misdemeanor offense for violating the conflict of interest provisions.