CS/CS/HB 735 -  Government Accountability

General Bill by State Affairs Committee and Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee and Andrade
Government Accountability: Prohibits individuals from soliciting or accepting anything of value from foreign country of concern; establishing registration requirements; requiring the commission to make lobbyist registrations available to the public on its website; prohibiting the governing body of a county from renewing or extending the employment contract of the county attorney during a specified timeframe; etc.
Effective Date: January 1, 2025
Last Event: Died on Third Reading Calendar on Friday, March 8, 2024 2:25 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/CS/SB 734 Subject: Government Accountability Relationship: Similar

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: House Committee: State Affairs Committee 2/21/2024 6:10:47 PM
Chamber: House Committee: State Affairs Committee 2/6/2024 9:53:02 AM
Chamber: House Committee: Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee 1/25/2024 5:26:22 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee 1/23/2024 4:03:21 PM

Vote History

Chamber Date Yeas Nays Action Action 2 Vote Detail Barcode
Chamber: House Date: 03/01/2024 03:37 PM   Yeas: 66 Nays: 37 Action: Action 2: Adoption Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 788] Barcode: 052843

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Died on Third Reading Calendar Time: 03/08/2024 - 2:25 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Temporarily postponed, on 3rd Reading Time: 03/06/2024 - 11:16 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Added to Third Reading Calendar Time: 03/06/2024 - 8:40 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Temporarily postponed, on 3rd Reading Time: 03/05/2024 - 11:43 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Added to Third Reading Calendar Time: 03/05/2024 - 8:30 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Temporarily postponed, on 3rd Reading Time: 03/04/2024 - 12:18 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Added to Third Reading Calendar Time: 03/01/2024 - 6:00 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Placed on 3rd reading Time: 03/01/2024 - 3:37 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Amendment 052843 adopted Time: 03/01/2024 - 3:37 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Read 2nd time Time: 03/01/2024 - 3:22 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Amendment 052843 filed Time: 02/28/2024 - 10:24 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/1/2024) Time: 02/27/2024 - 5:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Added to Second Reading Calendar Time: 02/22/2024 - 7:37 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Bill referred to House Calendar Time: 02/22/2024 - 7:37 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 02/21/2024 - 9:04 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H CS Filed Time: 02/21/2024 - 6:21 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) Time: 02/21/2024 - 6:21 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Reported out of State Affairs Committee Time: 02/21/2024 - 6:11 PM Member: Committee: State Affairs Committee Version: c1
Event: H Favorable with CS by State Affairs Committee Time: 02/21/2024 - 1:42 PM Member: Committee: State Affairs Committee Version: c1
Event: H Added to State Affairs Committee agenda Time: 02/19/2024 - 3:57 PM Member: Committee: State Affairs Committee Version: c1
Event: H Added to State Affairs Committee agenda Time: 02/05/2024 - 4:12 PM Member: Committee: State Affairs Committee Version: c1
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 01/26/2024 - 5:00 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Now in State Affairs Committee Time: 01/26/2024 - 2:12 PM Member: Committee: State Affairs Committee Version: c1
Event: H Referred to State Affairs Committee Time: 01/26/2024 - 2:12 PM Member: Committee: State Affairs Committee Version: c1
Event: H CS Filed Time: 01/25/2024 - 6:00 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) Time: 01/25/2024 - 6:00 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee Time: 01/25/2024 - 5:26 PM Member: Committee: Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Favorable with CS by Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee Time: 01/25/2024 - 5:16 PM Member: Committee: Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H PCS added to Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee agenda Time: 01/23/2024 - 4:01 PM Member: Committee: Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 01/09/2024 - 11:31 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Now in Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee Time: 12/19/2023 - 9:20 AM Member: Committee: Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to State Affairs Committee Time: 12/19/2023 - 9:20 AM Member: Committee: State Affairs Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Ethics, Elections & Open Government Subcommittee Time: 12/19/2023 - 9:20 AM Member: Committee: Ethics, Elections & Open Government Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee Time: 12/19/2023 - 9:20 AM Member: Committee: Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 12/05/2023 - 5:12 PM Member: Andrade Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
28.35 CS/CS/SB 734, HB 763, SB 950, HB 987, CS/CS/HB 1077, CS/CS/CS/SB 1470, CS/SB 1660*
112.061 CS/CS/SB 734, SB 2502, HB 5003
112.313 SB 74, CS/CS/SB 734, HB 7029
112.3136 CS/CS/SB 734
112.3251 CS/CS/SB 734
112.3262 CS/CS/SB 734
125.73 CS/CS/SB 734
125.75 CS/CS/SB 734
166.021 SB 82, CS/CS/SB 734, HB 7037
166.031
288.012 SB 74, CS/CS/SB 734, CS/HB 1189, CS/CS/SB 1198, HB 7029
288.8014 SB 82, CS/CS/SB 734, HB 7037
288.9604 SB 82, CS/CS/SB 734, HB 7037
295.21 CS/CS/SB 734, CS/CS/HB 1329, CS/CS/SB 1666
406.06 CS/CS/SB 734
447.509 CS/CS/SB 734
627.311 CS/CS/SB 734
1001.50 CS/CS/SB 734
1002.33 CS/HB 109, SB 246, HB 439, CS/CS/CS/SB 472, CS/HB 483*, CS/CS/HB 569, CS/CS/SB 734, CS/CS/CS/SB 996, CS/CS/HB 1285, SB 1318, CS/SB 1344*, CS/HB 1429, SB 1444, SB 1652, SB 2516, HB 5101, CS/SB 7002*, CS/SB 7004, CS/HB 7025
1002.333 SB 80, CS/CS/CS/SB 472, CS/CS/HB 569, CS/CS/SB 734, CS/CS/CS/SB 996*, CS/SB 7002*, HB 7035
1002.83 CS/CS/CS/SB 472, CS/CS/HB 569, CS/CS/SB 734, CS/CS/SB 1026, CS/CS/HB 1267*, CS/CS/HB 1353
1012.336 CS/CS/SB 734

(*) Not the latest version