H.B. No. 3517
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to requirements governing registration and authorized
  activities of certain lobbyists; expanding the applicability of an
  occupational registration.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 305.0041(a), Government Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         (a)  A person is not required to register under this chapter
  in accordance with Section 305.003(a)(2) solely because the person
  receives or is entitled to receive compensation or reimbursement
  to:
               (1)  communicate as an employee of a vendor of a product
  or service to a member of the executive branch concerning state
  agency purchasing decisions that do not exceed 10 million dollars
  involving a product, service, or service provider or negotiations
  regarding such decisions;
               (2)  communicate as an employee of a vendor of a product
  or service to a member of the executive branch concerning state
  agency purchasing decisions that exceed 10 million dollars
  involving a product, service, or service provider or negotiations
  regarding such decisions if the compensation for the communication
  is not totally or partially contingent on the outcome of any
  administrative action;
               (3)  [communicate in a capacity other than as an
  employee of a vendor of a product or service to a member of the
  executive branch concerning state agency purchasing decisions
  involving a product, service, or service provider or negotiations
  regarding such decisions if the compensation for the communication
  is not totally or partially contingent on the outcome of any
  administrative action;
               [(4)]  communicate as a member of an advisory committee
  or task force if the person is appointed to serve in that capacity
  by a member of the legislative or executive branch; or
               (4) [(5)]  communicate as a member of a board, task
  force, or advisory committee on which a member of the legislative or
  executive branch also serves.
         SECTION 2.  Sections 305.022(c-1) and (c-3), Government
  Code, are repealed.
         SECTION 3.  A person who is required to register under
  Chapter 305, Government Code, solely as a result of the change in
  law made by this Act to Section 305.0041(a), Government Code, is not
  required to register under that chapter before January 1, 2016.
         SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 3517 was passed by the House on May 7,
  2015, by the following vote:  Yeas 139, Nays 1, 2 present, not
  voting.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 3517 was passed by the Senate on May
  26, 2015, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate    
  APPROVED:  _____________________
                     Date          
   
            _____________________
                   Governor