HB 2862
AN ACT relating to certain compensation and reimbursement information
89th Regular Session
Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended
Awaiting Committee Assignment
Bill filed, pending referral to House committee
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Fiscal Note
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What This Bill Does
Requires lobbyists to disclose compensation or reimbursement paid with taxpayer money as an exact amount on their registration forms, increasing financial transparency in lobbying activities. The new reporting requirement will apply to lobbyist registrations filed on or after September 1, 2025, ensuring more precise financial reporting for lobbying expenditures funded by public money.
Subject Areas
Bill Text
relating to certain compensation and reimbursement information required to be disclosed in a lobbyist registration form. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 305.005, Government Code, is amended by adding Subsection (g-2) to read as follows: (g-2) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, compensation or reimbursement required to be reported under Subsection (f)(6) shall be reported as an exact amount if the compensation or reimbursement was paid using taxpayer money. SECTION 2. Section 305.005, Government Code, as amended by this Act, applies only to a registration filed on or after the effective date of this Act. A registration filed before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the registration was filed, and the former law is continued in SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
Expert Lobbyists for This Bill
These lobbyists specialize in Ethics and related subject areas.
Brianna M. Menard
Robert D. Miller
Haley Cornyn
Allen E. Blakemore
Michael J. Johnson
Vera Denise Rose
Gavin L. Massingill
Fred Shannon
Sarah Hicks
Matthew Bentley
Bill History
Bill filed: AN ACT relating to certain compensation and reimbursement information
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