By: Davis of Harris (Senate Sponsor - Huffman) H.B. No. 3517
(In the Senate - Received from the House May 11, 2015;
May 12, 2015, read first time and referred to Committee on State
Affairs; May 21, 2015, reported favorably by the following vote:
Yeas 9, Nays 0; May 21, 2015, sent to printer.)
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COMMITTEE VOTE
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HuffmanX
EllisX
BirdwellX
CreightonX
EstesX
FraserX
NelsonX
SchwertnerX
ZaffiriniX
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to requirements governing registration and authorized
activities of certain lobbyists; expanding the applicability of an
occupational registration.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 305.0041(a), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(a) A person is not required to register under this chapter
in accordance with Section 305.003(a)(2) solely because the person
receives or is entitled to receive compensation or reimbursement
to:
(1) communicate as an employee of a vendor of a product
or service to a member of the executive branch concerning state
agency purchasing decisions that do not exceed 10 million dollars
involving a product, service, or service provider or negotiations
regarding such decisions;
(2) communicate as an employee of a vendor of a product
or service to a member of the executive branch concerning state
agency purchasing decisions that exceed 10 million dollars
involving a product, service, or service provider or negotiations
regarding such decisions if the compensation for the communication
is not totally or partially contingent on the outcome of any
administrative action;
(3) [communicate in a capacity other than as an
employee of a vendor of a product or service to a member of the
executive branch concerning state agency purchasing decisions
involving a product, service, or service provider or negotiations
regarding such decisions if the compensation for the communication
is not totally or partially contingent on the outcome of any
administrative action;
[(4)] communicate as a member of an advisory committee
or task force if the person is appointed to serve in that capacity
by a member of the legislative or executive branch; or
(4) [(5)] communicate as a member of a board, task
force, or advisory committee on which a member of the legislative or
executive branch also serves.
SECTION 2. Sections 305.022(c-1) and (c-3), Government
Code, are repealed.
SECTION 3. A person who is required to register under
Chapter 305, Government Code, solely as a result of the change in
law made by this Act to Section 305.0041(a), Government Code, is not
required to register under that chapter before January 1, 2016.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.
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