86R3747 BRG-D
By: Davis of Harris H.B. No. 2284
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the representation of an individual or legal entity by a
member of the legislature for compensation before a state agency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 572.025, Government Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 572.025. INFORMATION ABOUT LEGISLATORS'
REPRESENTATION BEFORE EXECUTIVE STATE AGENCIES. A member of the
legislature who represents another individual, business entity,
state agency, government, governmental subdivision, special
district, or other legal entity [person] for compensation before an
executive state agency shall report on the financial statement:
(1) the name of the agency;
(2) the individual, business entity, state agency,
government, governmental subdivision, special district, or other
legal entity [person] represented by the member; and
(3) the category of the amount of compensation
received by the member for that representation.
SECTION 2. Section 572.052(a), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(a) A member of the legislature may not, for compensation,
represent another individual, business entity, state agency,
government, governmental subdivision, special district, or other
legal entity [person] before a state agency in the executive branch
of state government unless the representation:
(1) is pursuant to an attorney-client relationship in
a criminal law matter; or
(2) involves the filing of documents that involve only
ministerial acts on the part of the commission, agency, board,
department, or officer.
SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act to Section
572.025, Government Code, apply only to a financial statement due
on or after the effective date of this Act. A financial statement
due before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in
effect on the date the financial statement was due, and the former
law is continued in effect for that purpose.
SECTION 4. (a) The change in law made by this Act to Section
572.052, Government Code, applies only to an offense committed on
or after the effective date of this Act. For purposes of this
section, an offense is committed before the effective date of this
Act if any element of the offense occurs before that date.
(b) An offense committed before the effective date of this
Act is governed by the law in effect when the offense was committed,
and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.
SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.