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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the filing and publishing of lobbyist activity reports. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 305.006, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (h) to read as follows: |
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(h) The report must also contain a list of all legislation |
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for which the registrant communicated directly with a member of the |
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legislative branch to influence the member's position on the |
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legislation or for which the registrant submitted a sworn statement |
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to a committee of the legislature during the preceding month. |
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SECTION 2. Section 305.007, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 305.007. FILING DATES FOR SUPPLEMENTAL REPORTS. (a) |
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The registrant must file the report required by Section 305.006 not |
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later than [between] the first [1st and 10th] day of each month. |
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Subject to Section 305.0071, the report must cover the activities |
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occurring during the previous month. |
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(b) A person who made expenditures on the registrant's |
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behalf that are required to be reported under Section 305.006 or a |
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person who has other information that is required to be reported by |
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the registrant under this chapter shall provide a full, verified |
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account of the expenditures to the registrant not later than the |
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[seventh day before the] date on which the registrant's report is |
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due. |
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SECTION 3. Section 305.0071(a), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) Except as provided by this section,[: |
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[(1)] an expenditure is not required to be included in a |
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report under Section 305.006 for a month before the month in which |
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the amount is readily determinable by the person making the |
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expenditure [; and |
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[(2) an expenditure is not required to be included in a |
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report under Section 305.0063 for a calendar year before the year in |
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which the amount is readily determinable by the person making the |
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expenditure]. |
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SECTION 4. Section 305.009, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (f) to read as follows: |
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(f) Not later than the 15th day of each month, the |
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commission shall make available on the commission's Internet |
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website the information included in a report: |
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(1) filed under Section 305.006; and |
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(2) covering activities occurring in the previous |
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month. |
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SECTION 5. Section 305.0063, Government Code, is repealed. |
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SECTION 6. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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a report required to be filed under Section 305.006, Government |
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Code, on or after January 1, 2024. A report required to be filed |
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under Section 305.006, Government Code, before January 1, 2024, is |
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governed by the law in effect immediately before the effective date |
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of this Act, and the former law is continued in effect for that |
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purpose. |
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SECTION 7. The repeal by this Act of Section 305.0063, |
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Government Code, does not affect an election to file an activities |
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report under that section that is made before the effective date of |
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this Act. An election to file an activities report under former |
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Section 305.0063, Government Code, that is made before the |
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effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the |
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date the election was made, and the former law is continued in |
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effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 8. This Act takes effect December 1, 2023. |