88R2355 CJD-D
 
  By: Spiller H.B. No. 163
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the applicability of lobbyist registration
  requirements to a person who provides legal services to a political
  subdivision.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 305.003, Government Code, is amended by
  adding Subsection (b-5) to read as follows:
         (b-5)  This section does not require a person to register if
  the person has established an attorney-client relationship with a
  political subdivision to provide legal services and receives or is
  entitled to receive compensation, reimbursement, or expenses under
  an agreement under which the person is retained or employed by the
  political subdivision.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.