87R8234 JG-F
 
  By: Capriglione H.B. No. 3687
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the disclosure of lobbying contract information by
  political subdivisions.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Chapter 556, Government Code, is amended by
  adding Section 556.0056 to read as follows:
         Sec. 556.0056.  DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN LOBBYING CONTRACT
  INFORMATION. (a) A political subdivision shall prominently
  display on the political subdivision's Internet website the
  following information regarding contracts for services executed by
  the political subdivision 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;
               (5)  the identity of all parties to the contract;
               (6)  the identity of all subcontractors in the
  contract; and
               (7)  the legislative agenda of the political
  subdivision.
         (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.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.