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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to reporting by registered lobbyists of compensation |
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earned from and expenditures made in providing political consulting |
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services. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 305, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 305.0065 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 305.0065. COMPENSATION FROM PROVISION OF POLITICAL |
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CONSULTING SERVICES. (a) In this section: |
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(1) "Political committee" has the meaning assigned by |
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Section 251.001, Election Code. |
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(2) "Political consulting services" means: |
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(A) consulting in relation to campaign strategy; |
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(B) consulting or services in relation to |
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campaign fund-raising; |
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(C) voter demographics and polling; |
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(D) campaign speech writing; |
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(E) services related to political advertising; |
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or |
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(F) planning and scheduling of public campaign |
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appearances. |
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(b) A registrant who provides political consulting services |
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in connection with an actual or potential campaign of a candidate |
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for or holder of an office of state government or to a political |
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committee that supports, opposes, or assists one or more candidates |
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for or holders of an office of state government, a political party, |
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or a political committee established by a political party shall |
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include in the report filed under Section 305.006, for each |
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candidate, officeholder, political committee, or political party |
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to whom the registrant provided political consulting services: |
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(1) the person's full name and address; |
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(2) the exact amount of compensation the registrant |
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received from the person for providing the services; and |
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(3) for each expenditure the registrant made in |
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connection with providing political consulting services provided |
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to the person: |
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(A) the full name and address of the person to |
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whom the expenditure is made; |
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(B) the amount of the expenditure; and |
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(C) a description of the purpose of the |
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expenditure, in the following categories: |
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(i) services in relation to campaign |
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fund-raising; |
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(ii) voter demographics and polling; |
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(iii) services related to political |
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advertising; or |
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(iv) planning and scheduling of public |
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campaign appearances. |
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(c) A registrant who reports an expenditure under one |
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category provided by Subsection (b)(3) may not report the same |
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expenditure under another category of Subsection (b)(3). |
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SECTION 2. Section 305.0065, Government Code, as added by |
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this Act, applies only to a report required to be filed under |
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Section 305.006, Government Code, that is due on or after November |
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10, 2009. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |