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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a prohibition on the receipt of state funds by a |
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registered lobbyist. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 305, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 305.0305 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 305.0305. PROHIBITED RECEIPT OF STATE FUNDS. A |
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registrant may not receive state funds under a contract with this |
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state or as compensation for services provided as an employee of |
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this state. |
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SECTION 2. Section 305.0305, Government Code, as added by |
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this Act, applies only to state funds received by a person required |
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to register under Chapter 305, Government Code, on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. State funds received by a person |
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required to register under that chapter before the effective date |
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of this Act are governed by the law in effect on the date the funds |
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were received, and the former law is continued in effect for that |
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purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect on the 91st day after the |
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last day of the legislative session. |