86R1987 JG-D
By: Hall S.B. No. 82
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to expenditures for lobbying activities made by a
recipient of state funds.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. The heading to Section 556.0055, Government
Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 556.0055. [RESTRICTIONS ON] LOBBYING EXPENDITURES BY
RECIPIENT OF STATE FUNDS PROHIBITED.
SECTION 2. Section 556.0055(a), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(a) A political subdivision or private entity that receives
state funds may not [use the funds to] pay:
(1) lobbying expenses incurred by the recipient of the
funds;
(2) a person or entity that is required to register
with the Texas Ethics Commission under Chapter 305;
(3) any partner, employee, employer, relative,
contractor, consultant, or related entity of a person or entity
described by Subdivision (2); or
(4) a person or entity that has been hired to represent
associations or other entities for the purpose of affecting the
outcome of legislation, agency rules, ordinances, or other
government policies.
SECTION 3. Section 556.0055(a), Government Code, as amended
by this Act, applies to an expenditure made on or after the
effective date of this Act. An expenditure made before the
effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect
immediately before the effective date of this Act, and that law is
continued in effect for that purpose.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.