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	Code, are repealed.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