Bill:  HB 3207 
Legislative Session: 75(R) Council Document: 75R 9165 ESH-D
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Last Action:06/19/1997 E Effective on 9/1/97
Caption Version:Enrolled
Caption Text:Relating to the regulation of political contributions and expenditures and political advertising, the registration of lobbyists, personal financial disclosure by certain holders of and candidates for public office, restrictions on certain representation before a state agency by a member of the legislature, and the publication of summaries of opinions of the Texas Ethics Commission; providing a civil penalty. Texas Ethics Commission; providing a civil penalty.
Author:Wolens
Sponsor:Armbrister
Subjects:Elections--Campaign Financing (I0290)
Ethics (I0345)
LOBBYING/LOBBYISTS (S3141)
ETHICS COMMISSION, TEXAS (V9939)
House Committee:State Affairs
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=14   Nays=0   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=1
Senate Committee:State Affairs
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=13   Nays=0   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=0
House Conferees:Appointed (05/28/1997) Wolens (Chair) | Danburg | Krusee | McCall | Turner, Sylvester
Senate Conferees:Appointed (05/29/1997) Armbrister (Chair) | Cain | Duncan | Ellis | Nelson
Actions: (descending date order)
Description Comment Date       Time       Journal Page
 Effective on 9/1/97      06/19/1997    
 Signed by the Governor      06/19/1997     4827
 Sent to the Governor      06/03/1997     4825
 Signed in the Senate      06/02/1997     4919
 Signed in the House      06/02/1997     4820
 Reported enrolled       06/02/1997   10:30 AM  4824
 House adopts conf. comm. report-reported      06/01/1997     4866
 Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported      06/01/1997     4800
 Senate adopts conference committee report      06/01/1997     4855
 House adopts conference committee report      06/01/1997     4651
 House adopts resolution to go outside bounds   HR 1318   06/01/1997     4648
 Senate adopts resolution to go outside bounds   SR 986   05/31/1997     4775
 Conference committee report filed      05/31/1997     4546
 Conf. Comm. Report printed and distributed       05/30/1997   09:32 PM 
 Senate appoints conferees-reported      05/29/1997     4360
 Senate grants request for conf comm-reported      05/29/1997     4360
 Senate appoints conferees      05/29/1997     3851
 Senate grants request for conference comm.      05/29/1997     3850
 House appoints conferees-reported      05/29/1997     3699
 House requests conference committee-reported      05/29/1997     3699
 House refuses to concur-reported      05/29/1997     3699
 House appoints conferees      05/28/1997     4074
 House requests conference committee      05/28/1997     4074
 House refuses to concur in Senate amendments      05/28/1997     4074
 Senate Amendments printed and distributed       05/24/1997   10:54 PM 
 Senate passage as amended reported      05/24/1997     3624
 Passed as amended      05/24/1997     2832
 Amended   FA7-Ellis   05/24/1997     2830
 Read 3rd time      05/24/1997     2830
 Record vote      05/24/1997     2830
 Rules suspended      05/24/1997     2830
 Passed to 3rd reading as amended      05/24/1997     2830
 Record vote      05/24/1997     2829
 Amendment as amended fails of adoption   (FA5)   05/24/1997     2829
 Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal      05/24/1997     2829
 Amendment amended   FA6-Whitmire   05/24/1997     2829
 Point of order overruled      05/24/1997     2829
 Point of order      05/24/1997     2829
 Amendment(s) offered   FA5-Galloway   05/24/1997     2828
 Amended   FA4-Armbrister   05/24/1997     2828
 Amendment withdrawn   (FA2)   05/24/1997     2827
 Laid out as postponed business      05/24/1997     2827
 Postponed      05/24/1997     2819
 Amendment(s) offered   FA2-Ellis   05/24/1997     2817
 Amended   FA1-Ellis   05/24/1997     2817
 Amended   CA3-Armbrister   05/24/1997     2816
 Amendment tabled   CA2-Armbrister   05/24/1997     2816
 Amended   CA1-Armbrister   05/24/1997     2816
 Read 2nd time      05/24/1997     2815
 Rules suspended      05/24/1997     2815
 Placed on intent calendar      05/24/1997    
 Committee report printed and distributed       05/17/1997   04:29 PM 
 Reported favorably as amended      05/17/1997     2191
 Posting rule suspended      05/14/1997     1996
 Recommended for local & uncontested calendar      05/13/1997    
 Testimony taken in committee      05/13/1997    
 Considered in public hearing      05/13/1997    
 Scheduled for public hearing on . . . . .      05/13/1997    
 Meeting cancelled      05/09/1997    
 Scheduled for public hearing on . . . . .      05/09/1997    
 Referred to State Affairs      05/06/1997     1629
 Read first time      05/06/1997     1629
 Received from the House      05/05/1997     1548
 Reported engrossed       05/04/1997   04:10 PM  1944
 Passed as amended      05/02/1997     1833
 Amended   2-Swinford*   05/02/1997     1832
 Amended   1-King   05/02/1997     1832
 Read 3rd time      05/02/1997     1832
 Passed to engrossment as amended      05/01/1997     1767
 Amended   10-King   05/01/1997     1766
 Amended   9-Talton   05/01/1997     1766
 Amendment as amended withdrawn   7-Withdrawn   05/01/1997     1766
 Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal      05/01/1997     1766
 Amendment amended   8-Counts   05/01/1997     1765
 Amendment(s) offered   7-Swinford*   05/01/1997     1764
 Amendment adopted as amended      05/01/1997     1764
 Amendment amended   6-Counts   05/01/1997     1764
 Amendment(s) offered   5-Krusee   05/01/1997     1758
 Amended   4-Nixon   05/01/1997     1757
 Amended   3-Rhodes   05/01/1997     1757
 Amendment tabled   2-Edwards   05/01/1997     1757
 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/01/1997     1756
 Record vote   RV #279   05/01/1997     1756
 Amendment tabled   1-Sheilds   05/01/1997     1756
 Read 2nd time      05/01/1997     1754
 Placed on General State Calendar      04/30/1997    
 Considered in Calendars      04/28/1997    
 Committee report sent to Calendars      04/14/1997    
 Committee report printed and distributed       04/13/1997   11:43 AM 
 Committee report filed with Chief Clerk      04/11/1997     1096
 Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)      04/07/1997    
 Considered in public hearing      04/07/1997    
 Left pending in committee      03/24/1997    
 Testimony taken in committee      03/24/1997    
 Considered in public hearing      03/24/1997    
 Scheduled for public hearing on . . . .      03/24/1997    
 Referred to State Affairs      03/17/1997     646
 Read first time      03/17/1997     646
 Filed      03/14/1997