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By: Capriglione, Davis of Harris |
H.B. No. 1785 |
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(Senate Sponsor - Huffman) |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House April 15, 2019; |
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April 16, 2019, read first time and referred to Committee on State |
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Affairs; April 29, 2019, reported favorably by the following vote: |
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Yeas 8, Nays 0; April 29, 2019, sent to printer.) |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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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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