TITLE: Relating to the disclosure of certain family members who are required to register as lobbyists in personal financial statements filed by public officers and candidates.

SUMMARY: Relating to the disclosure of certain family members who are required to register as lobbyists in personal financial statements filed by public officers and candidates.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the disclosure of certain family members who are required to register as lobbyists in personal financial statements filed by public officers and candidates. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 572.021, Government Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 572.021. FINANCIAL STATEMENT REQUIRED. Except as provided by Section 572.0211, a state officer, a partisan or independent candidate for an office as an elected officer, and a state party chair shall file with the commission a verified financial statement complying with Sections 572.022 through 572.0253 [572.0252].SECTION 2. Subchapter B, Chapter 572, Government Code, is amended by adding Section 572.0253 to read as follows: Sec. 572.0253. INFORMATION ABOUT CERTAIN LOBBYIST REGISTRATIONS. An individual shall identify on the financial statement each individual related to the individual within the first degree by consanguinity or affinity, as determined under Subchapter B, Chapter 573, who is required to register as a lobbyist under Chapter 305. SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act to Subchapter B, Chapter 572, Government Code, apply only to a financial statement filed under Subchapter B, Chapter 572, Government Code, as amended by this Act, on or after January 8, 2019. A financial statement filed before January 8, 2019, is governed by the law in effect on the date of filing, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. SECTION 4. This Act takes effect January 8, 2019.