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AN ACT
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relating to the information required to be disclosed in a |
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registration form for lobbyists. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 305.005, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (l) to read as follows: |
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(l) The registration form must include a statement of |
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whether the registrant is or is required to be registered as a |
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foreign agent under the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 (22 |
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U.S.C. Section 611 et seq.). |
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SECTION 2. Section 305.005, Government Code, as amended by |
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this Act, applies to a registration filed on or after the effective |
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date of this Act. A registration filed before the effective date of |
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this Act is governed by the law in effect immediately before the |
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effective date of this Act, and the former law is continued in |
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effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1785 was passed by the House on April |
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12, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 142, Nays 1, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1785 was passed by the Senate on May |
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10, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |