89S20018 MZM-D     By: Dyson H.B. No. 228       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to expenditures for lobbying activities made by certain   entities.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 556.0055(a), Government Code, is amended   to read as follows:          (a)  A political subdivision or private entity that receives   state funds may not use public [the] funds to pay:                (1)  lobbying expenses incurred by the recipient of the   state funds;                (2)  a person or entity that is required to register   with the Texas Ethics Commission under Chapter 305;                (3)  any partner, employee, employer, relative,   contractor, consultant, or related entity of a person or entity   described by Subdivision (2); or                (4)  a person or entity that has been hired to represent   associations or other entities for the purpose of affecting the   outcome of legislation, agency rules, ordinances, or other   government policies.          SECTION 2.  Section 556.0055, Government Code, as amended by   this Act, applies to an expenditure made on or after the effective   date of this Act.  An expenditure made before the effective date of   this Act is governed by the law in effect immediately before the   effective date of this Act, and that law is continued in effect for   that purpose.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect on the 91st day after the   last day of the legislative session.