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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: (ascending date order)
Description Comment Date       Time       Journal Page
H   Filed      03/14/1997    
H   Read first time      03/17/1997     646
H   Referred to State Affairs      03/17/1997     646
H   Scheduled for public hearing on . . . .      03/24/1997    
H   Considered in public hearing      03/24/1997    
H   Testimony taken in committee      03/24/1997    
H   Left pending in committee      03/24/1997    
H   Considered in public hearing      04/07/1997    
H   Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)      04/07/1997    
H   Committee report filed with Chief Clerk      04/11/1997     1096
H   Committee report printed and distributed       04/13/1997   11:43 AM 
H   Committee report sent to Calendars      04/14/1997    
H   Considered in Calendars      04/28/1997    
H   Placed on General State Calendar      04/30/1997    
H   Read 2nd time      05/01/1997     1754
H   Amendment tabled   1-Sheilds   05/01/1997     1756
H   Record vote   RV #279   05/01/1997     1756
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/01/1997     1756
H   Amendment tabled   2-Edwards   05/01/1997     1757
H   Amended   3-Rhodes   05/01/1997     1757
H   Amended   4-Nixon   05/01/1997     1757
H   Amendment(s) offered   5-Krusee   05/01/1997     1758
H   Amendment amended   6-Counts   05/01/1997     1764
H   Amendment adopted as amended      05/01/1997     1764
H   Amendment(s) offered   7-Swinford*   05/01/1997     1764
H   Amendment amended   8-Counts   05/01/1997     1765
H   Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal      05/01/1997     1766
H   Amendment as amended withdrawn   7-Withdrawn   05/01/1997     1766
H   Amended   9-Talton   05/01/1997     1766
H   Amended   10-King   05/01/1997     1766
H   Passed to engrossment as amended      05/01/1997     1767
H   Read 3rd time      05/02/1997     1832
H   Amended   1-King   05/02/1997     1832
H   Amended   2-Swinford*   05/02/1997     1832
H   Passed as amended      05/02/1997     1833
H   Reported engrossed       05/04/1997   04:10 PM  1944
S   Received from the House      05/05/1997     1548
S   Read first time      05/06/1997     1629
S   Referred to State Affairs      05/06/1997     1629
S   Scheduled for public hearing on . . . . .      05/09/1997    
S   Meeting cancelled      05/09/1997    
S   Scheduled for public hearing on . . . . .      05/13/1997    
S   Considered in public hearing      05/13/1997    
S   Testimony taken in committee      05/13/1997    
S   Recommended for local & uncontested calendar      05/13/1997    
S   Posting rule suspended      05/14/1997     1996
S   Reported favorably as amended      05/17/1997     2191
S   Committee report printed and distributed       05/17/1997   04:29 PM 
S   Placed on intent calendar      05/24/1997    
S   Rules suspended      05/24/1997     2815
S   Read 2nd time      05/24/1997     2815
S   Amended   CA1-Armbrister   05/24/1997     2816
S   Amendment tabled   CA2-Armbrister   05/24/1997     2816
S   Amended   CA3-Armbrister   05/24/1997     2816
S   Amended   FA1-Ellis   05/24/1997     2817
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA2-Ellis   05/24/1997     2817
S   Postponed      05/24/1997     2819
S   Laid out as postponed business      05/24/1997     2827
S   Amendment withdrawn   (FA2)   05/24/1997     2827
S   Amended   FA4-Armbrister   05/24/1997     2828
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA5-Galloway   05/24/1997     2828
S   Point of order      05/24/1997     2829
S   Point of order overruled      05/24/1997     2829
S   Amendment amended   FA6-Whitmire   05/24/1997     2829
S   Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal      05/24/1997     2829
S   Amendment as amended fails of adoption   (FA5)   05/24/1997     2829
S   Record vote      05/24/1997     2829
S   Passed to 3rd reading as amended      05/24/1997     2830
S   Rules suspended      05/24/1997     2830
S   Record vote      05/24/1997     2830
S   Read 3rd time      05/24/1997     2830
S   Amended   FA7-Ellis   05/24/1997     2830
S   Passed as amended      05/24/1997     2832
H   Senate passage as amended reported      05/24/1997     3624
H   Senate Amendments printed and distributed       05/24/1997   10:54 PM 
H   House refuses to concur in Senate amendments      05/28/1997     4074
H   House requests conference committee      05/28/1997     4074
H   House appoints conferees      05/28/1997     4074
S   House refuses to concur-reported      05/29/1997     3699
S   House requests conference committee-reported      05/29/1997     3699
S   House appoints conferees-reported      05/29/1997     3699
S   Senate grants request for conference comm.      05/29/1997     3850
S   Senate appoints conferees      05/29/1997     3851
H   Senate grants request for conf comm-reported      05/29/1997     4360
H   Senate appoints conferees-reported      05/29/1997     4360
H   Conf. Comm. Report printed and distributed       05/30/1997   09:32 PM 
S   Conference committee report filed      05/31/1997     4546
S   Senate adopts resolution to go outside bounds   SR 986   05/31/1997     4775
H   House adopts resolution to go outside bounds   HR 1318   06/01/1997     4648
H   House adopts conference committee report      06/01/1997     4651
S   Senate adopts conference committee report      06/01/1997     4855
H   Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported      06/01/1997     4800
S   House adopts conf. comm. report-reported      06/01/1997     4866
H   Reported enrolled       06/02/1997   10:30 AM  4824
H   Signed in the House      06/02/1997     4820
S   Signed in the Senate      06/02/1997     4919
E   Sent to the Governor      06/03/1997     4825
E   Signed by the Governor      06/19/1997     4827
E   Effective on 9/1/97      06/19/1997