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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the suspension of annuity payments for certain former |
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legislators engaged in lobbying activities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 812, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subchapter D to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER D. LOBBYING BY CERTAIN RETIREES |
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Sec. 812.301. BENEFITS AFFECTED. (a) If a retiree who |
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accrued service credit in the retirement system as a member of the |
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legislature engages in lobbying activities that require |
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registration under Chapter 305, the retirement system shall suspend |
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annuity payments to the retiree until the retiree ceases to engage |
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in lobbying activities and files a notice of termination as |
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prescribed by Section 305.008. |
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(b) The board of trustees shall adopt rules necessary to |
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implement this section. |
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SECTION 2. Section 812.301, Government Code, as added by |
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this Act, applies only to a retiree who registers under Chapter 305, |
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Government Code, on or after the effective date of this Act. A |
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retiree who registers under Chapter 305, Government Code, before |
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the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect |
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immediately before the effective date of this Act, and the former |
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law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |