2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 3 - Legislative Branch › Subtitle A - Legislature › Chapter 305 - Registration of Lobbyists › Subchapter B. Prohibited Activities › Section 305.024. Restrictions on Expenditures

Sec. 305.024.  RESTRICTIONS ON EXPENDITURES.
Text of subsection as amended by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., R.S., Ch. 92 (S.B. 1011), Sec. 2
(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 the registrant is present at the event.
Text of subsection as amended by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., R.S., Ch. 206 (H.B. 1508), Sec. 5
(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 to a member of the legislative or executive branch:
(1)  a loan, including the guarantee or endorsement of a loan;
(2)  a gift of cash or a negotiable instrument as described by Section 3.104, Business & Commerce Code;
(3)  an expenditure for transportation and lodging;
(4)  an expenditure or series of expenditures for entertainment that in the aggregate exceed $500 in a calendar year;
(5)  an expenditure or series of expenditures for gifts that in the aggregate exceed $500 in a calendar year;
(6)  an expenditure for an award or memento that exceeds $500; or
(7)  an expenditure described by Section 305.006(b)(1), (2), (3), or (6) unless:
(A)  the registrant is present at the event; or
(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).
(b)  Except as provided by Section 305.025, a member of the legislative or executive branch may not solicit, accept, or agree to accept from a person registered under Section 305.005 or from a person on the registrant's behalf and with the registrant's consent or ratification an item listed in Subsection (a).
(c)  Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the total value of a joint expenditure under Subsection (a)(2)(B), (C), or (D) may exceed $500 if each portion of the expenditure:
(1)  is made by a registrant; and
(2)  does not exceed $500.
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 304, Sec. 2.14(a), eff. Jan. 1, 1992.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 92 (S.B. 1011), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 206 (H.B. 1508), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2005.
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1253 (H.B. 2735), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2007.