By: Nelson S.B. No. 635 73R5578 KLL-D A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to prohibiting former members of the legislature from 1-3 engaging in lobbying activities; providing a criminal penalty. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Chapter 421, Acts of the 63rd Legislature, 1-6 Regular Session, 1973 (Article 6252-9b, Vernon's Texas Civil 1-7 Statutes), is amended by adding Section 7D to read as follows: 1-8 Sec. 7D. PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES OF FORMER LEGISLATORS. (a) 1-9 A former member of the legislature may not engage in activities 1-10 that require registration under Chapter 305, Government Code, and 1-11 its subsequent amendments, before the fifth anniversary of the date 1-12 the former member ceases to be a member. 1-13 (b) A former member of the legislature commits an offense if 1-14 the former member intentionally or knowingly violates Subsection 1-15 (a) of this section. An offense under this subsection is a Class A 1-16 misdemeanor. 1-17 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect January 31, 1995, and 1-18 applies only to a member of the legislature who ceases to be a 1-19 member on or after that date. 1-20 SECTION 3. The importance of this legislation and the 1-21 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 1-22 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 1-23 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 1-24 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.