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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the applicability of lobbyist registration |
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requirements to a person who provides legal services to a political |
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subdivision. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 305.003, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (b-5) to read as follows: |
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(b-5) This section does not require a person to register if |
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the person has established an attorney-client relationship with a |
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political subdivision to provide legal services and receives or is |
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entitled to receive compensation, reimbursement, or expenses under |
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an agreement under which the person is retained or employed by the |
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political subdivision. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |