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Enrolled Bill Summary

Enrolled Bill Summary

Legislative Session: 79(R)

Senate Bill 1011

Senate Author:  Harris

Effective: 9-1-05

House Sponsor:  Swinford


            Senate Bill 1011 amends provisions of the Government Code relating to the reporting requirements for expenditures made by registered lobbyists.  The bill adds guests invited by elected or appointed state officials or by employees of legislative or executive agencies to the list of categories in which lobbyist expenditures attributable to a member of the legislative or executive branch must be reported. The bill revises the list of prohibited expenditures by a registered lobbyist or a person acting on the lobbyist's behalf to provide that the prohibitions against loans or gifts of cash or of certain types of negotiable instruments apply to elected or appointed state officials and legislative and executive branch employees and that the prohibitions against certain expenditures relating to transportation, lodging, entertainment, gifts, awards, and mementos apply to these same individuals plus immediate family or guests.  Previous law simply applied all of the prohibitions to "a member of the legislative or executive branch."  The bill specifies that permitted expenditures for travel or lodging made in connection with a trip to explore matters directly related to the duties of a legislative or executive member include attendance at an informational conference, seminar, educational program, or similar event, and adds expenses for food, beverages, and entertainment to the permitted expenditures made in connection with such an event in which the member renders more than perfunctory services.