85R8135 ATP-F     By: Taylor of Collin S.B. No. 502       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the content of detailed reports filed by lobbyists and   to monetary limits on expenditures by lobbyists.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 305.0061, Government Code, is amended by   amending Subsections (a), (b), and (c) and adding Subsection (h) to   read as follows:          (a)  If a registrant or a person on the registrant's behalf   and with the registrant's consent or ratification makes   expenditures that exceed 30 [60] percent of the amount of the   legislative per diem in a day for transportation or lodging for a   member of the legislative or executive branch or for the immediate   family of a member of the legislative or executive branch, the   registrant shall also state the following on the report filed under   Section 305.006:                (1)  the name of the member of the legislative or   executive branch in whose behalf the expenditure is made;                (2)  the place and date of the transportation or   lodging; and                (3)  the purpose of the transportation or lodging.          (b)  If a registrant or a person on the registrant's behalf   and with the registrant's consent or ratification makes   expenditures that exceed 30 [60] percent of the amount of the   legislative per diem in a day for food and beverages for a member of   the legislative or executive branch or for the immediate family of a   member of the legislative or executive branch or makes expenditures   that exceed 30 [60] percent of the amount of the legislative per   diem in a day for entertainment for a member of the legislative or   executive branch or for the immediate family of a member of the   legislative or executive branch, the registrant shall also state   the following on the report filed under Section 305.006:                (1)  the name of the member of the legislative or   executive branch in whose behalf the expenditure is made;                (2)  the place and date of the expenditure; and                (3)  the amount of the expenditure by the appropriate   category of the amount, as determined by the commission.          (c)  If a registrant or a person on the registrant's behalf   and with the registrant's consent or ratification gives to a member   of the legislative or executive branch, or to the immediate family   of a member of the legislative or executive branch, a gift or an   award or memento, the value of which exceeds $50 per gift, award, or   memento, the registrant shall also state the following on the   report filed under Section 305.006:                (1)  the name of the member of the legislative or   executive branch in whose behalf the expenditure is made;                (2)  a general description of the gift, award, or   memento; and                (3)  the amount of the expenditure by the appropriate   category of the amount, as determined by the commission.          (h)  If more than one registrant or persons acting on behalf   of more than one registrant and with each registrant's consent or   ratification collaborate to make an expenditure described by   Section 305.006(b) together, each registrant shall report the total   value of the shared expenditure as required by Subsection (a), (b),   or (c), if the total value of the shared expenditure exceeds the   amount provided under Subsection (a), (b), or (c).          SECTION 2.  Section 305.024(a), Government Code, as amended   by Chapters 92 (S.B. 1011) and 206 (H.B. 1508), Acts of the 79th   Legislature, Regular Session, 2005, is reenacted and amended to   read as follows:          (a)  Except as provided by Section 305.025, a person   registered under Section 305.005 or a person on the registrant's   behalf and with the registrant's consent or ratification may not   offer, confer, or agree to confer:                (1)  to an individual described by Section   305.0062(a)(1), (2), (3), (4), or (5):                      (A)  a loan, including the guarantee or   endorsement of a loan; or                      (B)  a gift of cash or a negotiable instrument as   described by Section 3.104, Business & Commerce Code; or                (2)  to an individual described by Section   305.0062(a)(1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), or (7):                      (A)  an expenditure for transportation and   lodging;                      (B)  an expenditure or series of expenditures for   entertainment that in the aggregate exceed $500 in a calendar year;                      (C)  an expenditure or series of expenditures for   gifts that in the aggregate exceed $500 in a calendar year;                      (D)  an expenditure for an award or memento that   exceeds $500; or                      (E)  an expenditure described by Section   305.006(b)(1), (2), (3), or (6) unless:                            (i) [(A)]  the registrant is present at the   event; or                            (ii) [(B)]  the expenditure is for a gift of   food or beverages required to be reported under Section   305.006(b)(4) in accordance with Section 305.0061(e-1).          SECTION 3.  Section 305.024, Government Code, is amended by   adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:          (d)  The registrant shall notify a member of the legislative   or executive branch when the registrant has reported, as to that   member of the legislative or executive branch, expenditures that,   in the aggregate, equal the monetary limits for expenditures under   Subsection (a)(2).          SECTION 4.  Section 305.031(a), Government Code, is amended   to read as follows:          (a)  A person commits an offense if the person intentionally   or knowingly violates a provision of this chapter other than   Section 305.022, 305.024(d), or 305.028. An offense under this   subsection is a Class A misdemeanor.          SECTION 5.  Section 305.024(c), Government Code, is   repealed.          SECTION 6.  The changes in law made by this Act apply only to   a gift, award, or memento given to or expenditures for   transportation, lodging, food, beverages, or entertainment made   for a member of the legislative or executive branch or the immediate   family of a member of the legislative or executive branch on or   after the effective date of this Act.  A gift, award, or memento   given to or an expenditure for transportation, lodging, food,   beverages, or entertainment made for a member of the legislative or   executive branch or the immediate family of a member of the   legislative or executive branch before the effective date of this   Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the gift, award, or   memento was given, or the date the expenditure for transportation,   lodging, food, beverages, or entertainment was made, and the former   law is continued in effect for that purpose.          SECTION 7.  This Act takes effect January 8, 2019.