87R8234 JG-F
By: Capriglione H.B. No. 3687
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the disclosure of lobbying contract information by
political subdivisions.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 556, Government Code, is amended by
adding Section 556.0056 to read as follows:
Sec. 556.0056. DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN LOBBYING CONTRACT
INFORMATION. (a) A political subdivision shall prominently
display on the political subdivision's Internet website the
following information regarding contracts for services executed by
the political subdivision that would require a person to register
as a lobbyist under Chapter 305:
(1) the execution dates;
(2) the contract duration terms, including any
extension options;
(3) the effective dates;
(4) the final amount of money the political
subdivision paid in the previous fiscal year;
(5) the identity of all parties to the contract;
(6) the identity of all subcontractors in the
contract; and
(7) the legislative agenda of the political
subdivision.
(b) In lieu of displaying the items described by Subsections
(a)(1)-(6) regarding a contract for services that would require a
person to register as a lobbyist under Chapter 305, a political
subdivision may post on the political subdivision's Internet
website the contract for those services.
(c) Information required to be displayed on a political
subdivision's Internet website under this section is public
information subject to disclosure under Chapter 552.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.