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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the disclosure of certain family members who are |
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required to register as lobbyists in personal financial statements |
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filed by public officers and candidates. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 572.021, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 572.021. FINANCIAL STATEMENT REQUIRED. Except as |
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provided by Section 572.0211, a state officer, a partisan or |
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independent candidate for an office as an elected officer, and a |
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state party chair shall file with the commission a verified |
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financial statement complying with Sections 572.022 through |
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572.0253 [572.0252]. |
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SECTION 2. 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. INFORMATION ABOUT CERTAIN LOBBYIST |
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REGISTRATIONS. An individual shall identify on the financial |
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statement each individual related to the individual within the |
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first degree by consanguinity or affinity, as determined under |
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Subchapter B, Chapter 573, who is required to register as a lobbyist |
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under Chapter 305. |
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SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act to Subchapter |
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B, Chapter 572, Government Code, apply only to a financial |
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statement filed under Subchapter B, Chapter 572, Government Code, |
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as amended by this Act, on or after January 8, 2019. A financial |
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statement filed before January 8, 2019, is governed by the law in |
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effect on the date of filing, and the former law is continued in |
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effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect January 8, 2019. |