Amend CSHB 1 by amending Sec. 6.23. of Article IX as follows:
Sec. 6.23. Restriction on Expenditures for Lobbying
Activities.
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this section,
nNone of the funds appropriated under this Act may be used to
compensate a lobbyist registered under Chapter 305, Government
Code, or under the Federal Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 for
engaging in lobbying activities. None of the funds appropriated
under this Act may be used to compensate an outside consultant
employed by a firm that primarily engages in lobbing activities.
(b) Subsection (a) of this section does not apply to the
payment of compensation to a person employed by a state agency or
institution.