89R3274 CJD-D
By: Spiller H.B. No. 811
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the applicability of lobbyist registration
requirements to a person who provides legal services to a political
subdivision.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 305.003, Government Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (b-5) to read as follows:
(b-5) This section does not require a person to register if
the person has established an attorney-client relationship with a
political subdivision to provide legal services and receives or is
entitled to receive compensation, reimbursement, or expenses under
an agreement under which the person is retained or employed by the
political subdivision.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.