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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the disclosure by a local government officer of certain |
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gifts accepted as a guest. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 176.003(a-1), Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a-1) A local government officer is not required to file a |
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conflicts disclosure statement in relation to a gift accepted by |
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the officer or a family member of the officer if the gift is: |
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(1) given by a family member of the person accepting |
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the gift; or |
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(2) a political contribution as defined by Title 15, |
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Election Code[; or
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[(3)
food, lodging, transportation, or entertainment
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accepted as a guest]. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act to Section |
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176.003(a-1), Local Government Code, applies only to the disclosure |
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of a gift accepted on or after the effective date of this Act. A |
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gift accepted before the effective date of this Act shall be |
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disclosed in accordance with the law in effect when the gift was |
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accepted, and the former law is continued in effect for that |
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purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |