82R9758 EES-D By: Otto H.B. No. 3653 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the registration fee and registration renewal fee for lobbyists. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 305.005(c), Government Code, is amended to read as follows: (c) The registration fee and registration renewal fee are: (1) an amount prescribed by the General Appropriations Act of not more than $200 and not less than $100 for a registrant employed by an organization exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(4), Internal Revenue Code of 1986; (2) an amount prescribed by the General Appropriations Act of not more than $100 and not less than $50 for any person required to register solely because the person is required to register under Section 305.0041 [of this chapter]; or (3) an amount prescribed by the General Appropriations Act of not more than $1,000 and not less than $500 for any other registrant. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.