Amend HB 2489 on third reading by inserting the following new SECTION to the bill, appropriately numbered, and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS accordingly: SECTION ____. Section 305.003(a), Government Code, is amended to read as follows: (a) A person must register with the commission under this chapter if the person: (1) makes a total expenditure of an amount determined by commission rule but not less than $200 in a calendar quarter, not including the person's own travel, food, or lodging expenses or the person's own membership dues, on activities described in Section 305.006(b) to communicate directly with one or more members of the legislative or executive branch to influence legislation or administrative action; or (2) receives, or is entitled to receive under an agreement under which the person is retained or employed, compensation or reimbursement, not including reimbursement for the person's own travel, food, or lodging expenses or the person's own membership dues, of more than an amount determined by commission rule but not less than $200 in a calendar quarter from another person to communicate directly with a member of the legislative or executive branch to influence legislation or administrative action.