Amend SB 14 (Senate committee printing) as follows:
(1) In the recital to SECTION 3.01 of the bill (page 4, line 49), strike "amending Subsections (a), (b), and (c) and adding Subsection (h)" and substitute "amending Subsections (a), (b), (c), and (g) and adding Subsections (f-1), (f-2), (f-3), and (h)".
(2) In SECTION 3.01 of the bill, in amended Section 305.0061, Government Code (page 5, between lines 23 and 24), add the following:
(f-1) If a registrant or a person on the registrant's behalf and with the registrant's consent or ratification makes an expenditure for transportation, lodging, food, beverages, or entertainment and the expenditure is made in connection with a widely attended event, the registrant shall also state the following on the report filed under Section 305.006:
(1) a general description of the widely attended event;
(2) the place and date of the widely attended event; and
(3) the amount of the expenditure by the appropriate category of the amount, as determined by the commission.
(f-2) The commission shall provide guidance by rule regarding widely attended events.
(f-3) The commission must provide guidance, on request, regarding whether an event is considered to be a widely attended event for the purposes of Subsection (f-1) within three business days of receiving the request.
(g) In this section:
(1) "Legislative [, "legislative] per diem" means the per diem set by the commission for members of the legislature as provided by Section 24(a), Article III, Texas Constitution.
(2) "Widely attended event" means an event:
(A) that is reasonably expected to be attended by at least 25 persons in addition to any members of the legislative branch, spouses of members, or other persons accompanying members;
(B) that the member attends in connection with the performance of the member's duties; and
(C) at which attendance is open to persons from throughout a given industry or profession or who represent a range of persons interested in a given matter.