78S10457 JJT-F
By: Ellis S.B. No. 54
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the appropriation of certain lobby registration fees.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. The additional revenue generated by the increase
in the amount of certain lobby registration fees under Section
305.0064, Government Code, as added by House Bill No. 1606, Acts of
the 78th Legislature, Regular Session, 2003, collected during the
state fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2003, by the Texas
Ethics Commission is appropriated to the Texas Ethics Commission
for the state fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2003, for the
development and implementation of the electronic filing system for
lobbyists, as required by Section 305.0064.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect on the 91st day after the last day of the
legislative session.