Bill Text: TX HB2284 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the representation of an individual or legal entity by a member of the legislature for compensation before a state agency.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-03-06 - Referred to State Affairs [HB2284 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HB2284-Introduced.html
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By: Davis of Harris | H.B. No. 2284 |
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relating to the representation of an individual or legal entity by a | ||
member of the legislature for compensation before a state agency. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 572.025, Government Code, is amended to | ||
read as follows: | ||
Sec. 572.025. INFORMATION ABOUT LEGISLATORS' | ||
REPRESENTATION BEFORE EXECUTIVE STATE AGENCIES. A member of the | ||
legislature who represents another individual, business entity, | ||
state agency, government, governmental subdivision, special | ||
district, or other legal entity [ |
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executive state agency shall report on the financial statement: | ||
(1) the name of the agency; | ||
(2) the individual, business entity, state agency, | ||
government, governmental subdivision, special district, or other | ||
legal entity [ |
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(3) the category of the amount of compensation | ||
received by the member for that representation. | ||
SECTION 2. Section 572.052(a), Government Code, is amended | ||
to read as follows: | ||
(a) A member of the legislature may not, for compensation, | ||
represent another individual, business entity, state agency, | ||
government, governmental subdivision, special district, or other | ||
legal entity [ |
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of state government unless the representation: | ||
(1) is pursuant to an attorney-client relationship in | ||
a criminal law matter; or | ||
(2) involves the filing of documents that involve only | ||
ministerial acts on the part of the commission, agency, board, | ||
department, or officer. | ||
SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act to Section | ||
572.025, Government Code, apply only to a financial statement due | ||
on or after the effective date of this Act. A financial statement | ||
due before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in | ||
effect on the date the financial statement was due, and the former | ||
law is continued in effect for that purpose. | ||
SECTION 4. (a) The change in law made by this Act to Section | ||
572.052, Government Code, applies only to an offense committed on | ||
or after the effective date of this Act. For purposes of this | ||
section, an offense is committed before the effective date of this | ||
Act if any element of the offense occurs before that date. | ||
(b) An offense committed before the effective date of this | ||
Act is governed by the law in effect when the offense was committed, | ||
and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. | ||
SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |