Bill Text: TX HB15 | 2017 | 85th Legislature 1st Special Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to lobbying by certain former officers of state government; creating a criminal offense.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-08-06 - Committee report sent to Calendars [HB15 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HB15-Introduced.html
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By: Davis of Harris | H.B. No. 15 |
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relating to lobbying by certain former officers of state | ||
government; creating a criminal offense. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 572, Government Code, is | ||
amended by adding Section 572.062 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 572.062. FORMER LEGISLATOR OR STATEWIDE OFFICEHOLDER: | ||
LOBBYING RESTRICTED; CRIMINAL OFFENSE. (a) In this section, | ||
"administrative action," "communicates directly with," | ||
"legislation," "member of the executive branch," and "member of the | ||
legislative branch" have the meanings assigned by Section 305.002. | ||
(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), a person who is a | ||
former member of the legislature or a former holder of an office | ||
normally filled by statewide election may not engage in activities | ||
that require registration under Chapter 305 before the first | ||
anniversary of the first day of the first regular legislative | ||
session to convene after the date the person ceases to be a member | ||
of the legislature or statewide officeholder, as applicable. | ||
(c) Subsection (b) does not apply to a person who: | ||
(1) communicates directly with a member of the | ||
legislative or executive branch to influence legislation or | ||
administrative action; and | ||
(2) does not receive compensation other than | ||
reimbursement for actual expenses for a communication described by | ||
Subdivision (1). | ||
(d) A person who violates this section commits an offense. | ||
An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor. | ||
SECTION 2. Section 572.062, Government Code, as added by | ||
this Act, applies only to a member of the legislature or statewide | ||
officeholder who ceases to hold office on or after the effective | ||
date of this Act. | ||
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect January 8, 2019. |