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Amend SB 65 on third reading as follows:
(1) In SECTION 28 of the bill, strike Subdivision (6) of that section (page 23, line 10) and renumber the subdivisions of that SECTION accordingly.
(2) Add the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill and renumber subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Section 2252.908(b), Government Code, is amended to read as follows:
(b) This section applies only to a contract of a governmental entity or state agency that:
(1) requires an action or vote by the governing body of the entity or agency before the contract may be signed; [or]
(2) has a value of at least $1 million; or
(3) is for services that would require a person to register as a lobbyist under Chapter 305.
SECTION ____. (a) Section 2254.030, Government Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 2254.030. REQUIRED DISCLOSURE AND ITEMIZATION OF CERTAIN EXPENDITURES RELATING TO LOBBYING ACTIVITIES [PUBLICATION IN TEXAS REGISTER] AFTER ENTERING INTO A [MAJOR] CONSULTING SERVICES CONTRACT. (a) A political subdivision that enters or has entered into a contract for consulting services with a state agency, regardless of whether the term of the contract has expired, shall prominently display on the political subdivision's Internet website the following regarding contracts for services that would require a person to register as a lobbyist under Chapter 305:
(1) the execution dates;
(2) the contract duration terms, including any extension options;
(3) the effective dates;
(4) the final amount of money the political subdivision paid in the previous fiscal year; and
(5) a list of all legislation advocated for, on, or against by all parties and subcontractors to the contract, including the position taken on each piece of legislation in the prior fiscal year.
(b) In lieu of displaying the items described by Subsections (a)(1)-(6) regarding a contract for services that would require a person to register as a lobbyist under Chapter 305, a political subdivision may post on the political subdivision's Internet website the contract for those services.
(c) Information required to be displayed on a political subdivision's Internet website under this section is public information subject to disclosure under Chapter 552.
(d) The proposed budget of a political subdivision described by Subsection (a) must include, in a manner allowing for as clear a comparison as practicable between those expenditures in the proposed budget and actual expenditures for the same purpose in the preceding year, a line item indicating expenditures for directly or indirectly influencing or attempting to influence the outcome of legislation or administrative action, as those terms are defined in Section 305.002 [Not later than the 20th day after the date of entering into a major consulting services contract, the contracting state agency shall file with the secretary of state for publication in the Texas Register:
[(1)
a description of the activities that the consultant will conduct;
[(2)
the name and business address of the consultant;
[(3)
the total value and the beginning and ending dates of the contract; and
[(4)
the dates on which documents, films, recordings, or reports that the consultant is required to present to the agency are due].
(b) Section 2254.030, Government Code, as amended by this section, applies to a consulting services contract entered into by a political subdivision before, on, or after the effective date of this Act.