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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the content of detailed reports filed by registered |
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lobbyists. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 305.0061(a), (b), and (c), Government |
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Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) If a registrant or a person on the registrant's behalf |
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and with the registrant's consent or ratification makes |
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expenditures that exceed $50 [60 percent of the amount of the
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legislative per diem in] a day for transportation or lodging for a |
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member of the legislative or executive branch or for the immediate |
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family of a member of the legislative or executive branch, the |
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registrant shall also state the following on the report filed under |
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Section 305.006: |
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(1) the name of the member of the legislative or |
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executive branch in whose behalf the expenditure is made; |
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(2) the place and date of the transportation or |
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lodging; and |
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(3) the purpose of the transportation or lodging. |
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(b) If a registrant or a person on the registrant's behalf |
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and with the registrant's consent or ratification makes |
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expenditures that exceed $50 [60 percent of the amount of the
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legislative per diem in] a day for food and beverages for a member |
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of the legislative or executive branch or for the immediate family |
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of a member of the legislative or executive branch or makes |
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expenditures that exceed $50 [60 percent of the amount of the
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legislative per diem in] a day for entertainment for a member of the |
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legislative or executive branch or for the immediate family of a |
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member of the legislative or executive branch, the registrant shall |
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also state the following on the report filed under Section 305.006: |
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(1) the name of the member of the legislative or |
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executive branch in whose behalf the expenditure is made; |
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(2) the place and date of the expenditure; and |
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(3) the amount of the expenditure by the appropriate |
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category of the amount, as determined by the commission. |
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(c) If a registrant or a person on the registrant's behalf |
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and with the registrant's consent or ratification gives to a member |
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of the legislative or executive branch, or to the immediate family |
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of a member of the legislative or executive branch, a gift or an |
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award or memento, the value of which exceeds $50 per gift, award, or |
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memento, the registrant shall also state the following on the |
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report filed under Section 305.006: |
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(1) the name of the member of the legislative or |
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executive branch in whose behalf the expenditure is made; |
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(2) a general description of the gift, award, or |
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memento; and |
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(3) the amount of the expenditure by the appropriate |
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category of the amount, as determined by the commission. |
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SECTION 2. Section 305.0061(g), Government Code, is |
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repealed. |
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SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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a gift, award, or memento given to or expenditures for |
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transportation, lodging, food, beverages, or entertainment made |
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for a member of the legislative or executive branch or the immediate |
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family of a member of the legislative or executive branch on or |
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after the effective date of this Act. A gift, award, or memento |
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given to or an expenditure for transportation, lodging, food, |
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beverages, or entertainment made for a member of the legislative or |
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executive branch or the immediate family of a member of the |
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legislative or executive branch before the effective date of this |
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Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the gift, award, or |
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memento was given, or the date the expenditure for transportation, |
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lodging, food, beverages, or entertainment was made, and the former |
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law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |