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1		-	By: Davis of Harris (Senate Sponsor - Huffman) H.B. No. 3517
2		-	(In the Senate - Received from the House May 11, 2015;
3		-	May 12, 2015, read first time and referred to Committee on State
4		-	Affairs; May 21, 2015, reported favorably by the following vote:
5		-	Yeas 9, Nays 0; May 21, 2015, sent to printer.)
6		-	Click here to see the committee vote
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9		-	COMMITTEE VOTE
10		-	YeaNayAbsentPNV
11		-	HuffmanX
12		-	EllisX
13		-	BirdwellX
14		-	CreightonX
15		-	EstesX
16		-	FraserX
17		-	NelsonX
18		-	SchwertnerX
19		-	ZaffiriniX
20		-	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
21	4		AN ACT
22	5		relating to requirements governing registration and authorized
23	6		activities of certain lobbyists; expanding the applicability of an
24	7		occupational registration.
25	8		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
26	9		SECTION 1. Section 305.0041(a), Government Code, is amended
27	10		to read as follows:
28	11		(a) A person is not required to register under this chapter
29	12		in accordance with Section 305.003(a)(2) solely because the person
30	13		receives or is entitled to receive compensation or reimbursement
31	14		to:
32	15		(1) communicate as an employee of a vendor of a product
33	16		or service to a member of the executive branch concerning state
34	17		agency purchasing decisions that do not exceed 10 million dollars
35	18		involving a product, service, or service provider or negotiations
36	19		regarding such decisions;
37	20		(2) communicate as an employee of a vendor of a product
38	21		or service to a member of the executive branch concerning state
39	22		agency purchasing decisions that exceed 10 million dollars
40	23		involving a product, service, or service provider or negotiations
41	24		regarding such decisions if the compensation for the communication
42	25		is not totally or partially contingent on the outcome of any
43	26		administrative action;
44	27		(3) [communicate in a capacity other than as an
45	28		employee of a vendor of a product or service to a member of the
46	29		executive branch concerning state agency purchasing decisions
47	30		involving a product, service, or service provider or negotiations
48	31		regarding such decisions if the compensation for the communication
49	32		is not totally or partially contingent on the outcome of any
50	33		administrative action;
51	34		[(4)] communicate as a member of an advisory committee
52	35		or task force if the person is appointed to serve in that capacity
53	36		by a member of the legislative or executive branch; or
54	37		(4) [(5)] communicate as a member of a board, task
55	38		force, or advisory committee on which a member of the legislative or
56	39		executive branch also serves.
57	40		SECTION 2. Sections 305.022(c-1) and (c-3), Government
58	41		Code, are repealed.
59	42		SECTION 3. A person who is required to register under
60	43		Chapter 305, Government Code, solely as a result of the change in
61	44		law made by this Act to Section 305.0041(a), Government Code, is not
62	45		required to register under that chapter before January 1, 2016.
63	46		SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.
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	47	+	______________________________ ______________________________
	48	+	President of the Senate Speaker of the House
	49	+	I certify that H.B. No. 3517 was passed by the House on May 7,
	50	+	2015, by the following vote: Yeas 139, Nays 1, 2 present, not
	51	+	voting.
	52	+	______________________________
	53	+	Chief Clerk of the House
	54	+	I certify that H.B. No. 3517 was passed by the Senate on May
	55	+	26, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
	56	+	______________________________
	57	+	Secretary of the Senate
	58	+	APPROVED: _____________________
	59	+	Date
	60	+	_____________________
	61	+	Governor