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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to requirements governing registration and authorized |
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activities of certain lobbyists; expanding the applicability of an |
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occupational registration. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 305.0041(a), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) A person is not required to register under this chapter |
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in accordance with Section 305.003(a)(2) solely because the person |
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receives or is entitled to receive compensation or reimbursement |
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to: |
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(1) communicate as an employee of a vendor of a product |
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or service to a member of the executive branch concerning state |
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agency purchasing decisions that do not exceed 10 million dollars |
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involving a product, service, or service provider or negotiations |
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regarding such decisions; |
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(2) communicate as an employee of a vendor of a product |
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or service to a member of the executive branch concerning state |
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agency purchasing decisions that exceed 10 million dollars |
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involving a product, service, or service provider or negotiations |
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regarding such decisions if the compensation for the communication |
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is not totally or partially contingent on the outcome of any |
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administrative action; |
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(3) [communicate in a capacity other than as an
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employee of a vendor of a product or service to a member of the
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executive branch concerning state agency purchasing decisions
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involving a product, service, or service provider or negotiations
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regarding such decisions if the compensation for the communication
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is not totally or partially contingent on the outcome of any
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administrative action;
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[(4)] communicate as a member of an advisory committee |
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or task force if the person is appointed to serve in that capacity |
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by a member of the legislative or executive branch; or |
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(4) [(5)] communicate as a member of a board, task |
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force, or advisory committee on which a member of the legislative or |
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executive branch also serves. |
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SECTION 2. Section 305.022(c), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(c) For purposes of this chapter, a [:
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[(1)
A sales commission payable to an employee of a
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vendor of a product or service is not considered compensation
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contingent on the outcome of administrative action if the amount of
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the state agency purchasing decision does not exceed 10 million
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dollars.
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[(2) A] quarterly or annual compensation performance |
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bonus payable to an employee of a vendor of a product or service is |
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not considered compensation contingent on the outcome of |
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administrative action. |
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SECTION 3. A person who is required to register under |
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Chapter 305, Government Code, solely as a result of the change in |
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law made by this Act to Section 305.0041(a), Government Code, is not |
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required to register under that chapter before January 1, 2016. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |