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79R2555 MXM-D

By:  Barrientos                                                   S.B. No. 209



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the State Preservation Board's authority to prohibit 
lobbying or political activity on the Capitol grounds.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Chapter 443, Government Code, is amended by 
adding Section 443.0185 to read as follows:
	Sec. 443.0185.  PROHIBITION OF CERTAIN LOBBYING OR POLITICAL 
ACTIVITY ON CAPITOL STEPS OR GROUNDS.  The board may not prohibit 
lobbying or political activity on the steps of the Capitol or on the 
grounds of the Capitol if the lobbying or political activity is part 
of an event recommended by a member of the senate or house of 
representatives to the board for approval and scheduling.
	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 September 1, 2005.