86R977 ATP-F
By: Davis of Harris H.B. No. 782
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to permitting the Texas Ethics Commission to provide
seminars and charge an attendance fee for those seminars.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 571.071, Government Code, is amended by
amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (d) to read as
follows:
(c) The commission may provide a seminar for persons
required to register under Chapter 305 that addresses issues
involving lobbying, political contributions and expenditures, and
other issues as determined by the commission. The commission may
charge a fee for attending the seminar in an amount necessary to
cover the costs associated with the seminar, including the cost of
providing food or nonalcoholic beverages to attendees.
(d) The commission may provide a seminar that addresses the
laws administered and enforced by the commission and any other
relevant laws, as determined by the commission. The commission may
charge a fee for attending the seminar in an amount necessary to
cover the costs associated with the seminar, including the cost of
providing food or nonalcoholic beverages to attendees.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2019.