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| 1 | 1 | By: Fallon S.B. No. 1592 | |
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| 4 | 4 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 5 | 5 | AN ACT | |
| 6 | 6 | relating to the authority of an appraisal district to use public | |
| 7 | 7 | money for lobbying activity. | |
| 8 | 8 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 9 | 9 | SECTION 1. Section 305.026, Government Code, is amended by | |
| 10 | 10 | adding Subsection (c-1) to read as follows: | |
| 11 | 11 | (c-1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, | |
| 12 | 12 | an appraisal district may not use public money to directly or | |
| 13 | 13 | indirectly influence or attempt to influence the passage or defeat | |
| 14 | 14 | of any legislation pending before the legislature. This subsection | |
| 15 | 15 | does not prevent an appraisal district employee from providing | |
| 16 | 16 | information for a member of the legislature or appearing before a | |
| 17 | 17 | legislative committee at the request of the committee or the member | |
| 18 | 18 | of the legislature. | |
| 19 | 19 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |