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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to lobbying by former statewide elected officers or |
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members of their staffs; creating a criminal offense. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 572, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 572.064 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 572.064. FORMER STATEWIDE ELECTED OFFICER OR STAFF: |
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LOBBYING RESTRICTED. (a) A former elected officer elected in a |
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statewide election may not, before the second anniversary of the |
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first day of the month following the date the person ceases to hold |
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the office, engage in activities that require registration under |
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Chapter 305. |
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(b) A person who is employed by and reports directly to an |
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elected officer elected in a statewide election in the officer's |
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official capacity may not, before the second anniversary of the |
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date the person ceases to be employed by the elected officer, engage |
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in activities that require registration under Chapter 305. |
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(c) A person who violates Subsection (a) or (b) commits an |
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offense. An offense under this subsection is a Class A misdemeanor. |
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SECTION 2. Section 572.064, Government Code, as added by |
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this Act, applies only to a person who ceases to be a statewide |
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elected officer on or after the effective date of this Act or a |
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person who ceases to be employed by a statewide elected officer on |
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or after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |