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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to disclosure of contracts between a member of the |
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legislature, or a business entity in which the member has a |
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substantial interest, and a state agency. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 572, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 572.0253 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 572.0253. REPORT OF CONTRACT WITH STATE AGENCY. (a) A |
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member of the legislature shall report on the financial statement |
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the identification and amount of any contract entered into during |
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the period covered by the statement between the member, or a |
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business entity in which the member has a substantial interest, and |
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a state agency. |
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(b) Sections 572.005(3), (5), (6), and (7) do not apply in |
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determining whether, for purposes of this section, an individual |
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has a substantial interest in a business entity. |
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SECTION 2. Section 572.0253, Government Code, as added by |
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this Act, applies only to a financial statement required to be filed |
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under Subchapter B, Chapter 572, Government Code, on or after |
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September 1, 2009. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |