85R7050 MK-F     By: Davis of Harris H.B. No. 2470       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to permitting the Texas Ethics Commission to provide   seminars and charge an attendance fee for those seminars.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 571.071, Government Code, is amended by   amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (d) to read as   follows:          (c)  The commission may provide a seminar for persons   required to register under Chapter 305 that addresses issues   involving lobbying, political contributions and expenditures, and   other issues as determined by the commission. The commission may   charge a fee for attending the seminar in an amount necessary to   cover the costs associated with the seminar, including the cost of   providing food or nonalcoholic beverages to attendees.          (d)  The commission may provide a seminar that addresses the   laws administered and enforced by the commission and any other   relevant laws, as determined by the commission. The commission may   charge a fee for attending the seminar in an amount necessary to   cover the costs associated with the seminar, including the cost of   providing food or nonalcoholic beverages to attendees.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives   a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as   provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this   Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this   Act takes effect September 1, 2017.