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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the availability on the Internet of certain |
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registrations and reports filed by lobbyists. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 305, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 305.0091 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 305.0091. AVAILABILITY OF REGISTRATIONS AND REPORTS ON |
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INTERNET. (a) The commission shall make available to the public on |
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the commission's Internet website each registration or report filed |
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with the commission under this chapter. |
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(b) Except as provided by Section 305.009(e), the |
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commission shall make a registration or report available on the |
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commission's Internet website not later than the 10th business day |
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after the date the registration or report is filed. |
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(c) The commission must remove the home address of an |
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individual from a registration or report before posting the |
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registration or report on the commission's Internet website. |
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(d) The commission may not remove a registration or report |
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from the commission's Internet website before the fifth anniversary |
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of the date the commission makes the registration or report |
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available on the website. |
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SECTION 2. Section 305.0091, Government Code, as added by |
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this Act, applies only to a registration, registration renewal, |
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amended registration statement, or report required to be filed |
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under Chapter 305, Government Code, on or after the effective date |
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of this Act. A registration, registration renewal, amended |
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registration statement, or report required to be filed under |
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Chapter 305, Government Code, before the effective date of this Act |
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is governed by the law in effect on the date the registration, |
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registration renewal, amended registration statement, or report is |
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due, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |