Bill: HB 3512, 84(R) - 2015
Committee
House General Investigating & Ethics
Vote Recommendation
| Vote Recommendation |
Economic Freedom |
Property Rights |
Personal Responsibility |
Limited Government |
Individual Liberty |
| Neutral |
Neutral |
Neutral |
Neutral |
Neutral |
Neutral |
Author(s)
Sarah Davis
Bill Caption
Relating to lobbying activities and the registration of lobbyists.
Fiscal Notes
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
Bill Analysis
This legislation amends the Government Code to establish that a person is not required to register as a
lobbyist with the Texas Ethics Commission:
- Does not require a person to
register if the person spends not more than 26 hours, or another
amount of time determined by the commission, for which the person is
compensated or reimbursed during the calendar quarter engaging in
activity, including preparatory activity as defined by the
commission, to communicate directly with a member of the
legislative or executive branch to influence legislation or
administrative action.
- If a person spends more than eight hours in a single
day engaging in activity to communicate directly with a member of
the legislative or executive branch to influence legislation or administrative action, the person is considered to have engaged in
the activity for only eight hours during that day.
Vote Recommendation Notes
This legislation would prevent anyone who petitions their government longer than 26 hours every quarter, and receives reimbursement of any sort, from having to register as a lobbyist. But because this is largely procedural in nature and does not abridge our liberty principles, we remain neutral.
