| 1 | 1 | | By: Geren, Canales (Senate Sponsor - Eltife) H.B. No. 1422 |
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| 2 | 2 | | (In the Senate - Received from the House April 22, 2013; |
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| 3 | 3 | | April 24, 2013, read first time and referred to Committee on State |
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| 4 | 4 | | Affairs; May 3, 2013, reported favorably by the following vote: |
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| 5 | 5 | | Yeas 9, Nays 0; May 3, 2013, sent to printer.) |
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| 6 | 6 | | |
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| 7 | 7 | | |
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| 8 | 8 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 9 | 9 | | AN ACT |
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| 10 | 10 | | relating to the reporting in a lobbyist registration of certain |
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| 11 | 11 | | persons from whom compensation or reimbursement is received. |
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| 12 | 12 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 13 | 13 | | SECTION 1. Section 305.005, Government Code, is amended by |
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| 14 | 14 | | adding Subsection (m) to read as follows: |
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| 15 | 15 | | (m) The registration form must include the full name and |
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| 16 | 16 | | address of each person who compensates or reimburses the registrant |
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| 17 | 17 | | or person acting as an agent for the registrant for services, |
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| 18 | 18 | | including political consulting services, rendered by the |
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| 19 | 19 | | registrant from: |
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| 20 | 20 | | (1) a political contribution as defined by Title 15, |
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| 21 | 21 | | Election Code; |
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| 22 | 22 | | (2) interest received from a political contribution as |
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| 23 | 23 | | defined by Title 15, Election Code; or |
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| 24 | 24 | | (3) an asset purchased with a political contribution |
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| 25 | 25 | | as defined by Title 15, Election Code. |
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| 26 | 26 | | SECTION 2. Section 305.005(m), Government Code, as added by |
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| 27 | 27 | | this Act, applies only to compensation or reimbursement received by |
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| 28 | 28 | | a registrant under Chapter 305, Government Code, on or after the |
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| 29 | 29 | | effective date of this Act. |
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| 30 | 30 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |
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| 31 | 31 | | * * * * * |
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