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HB 119 TX
Became Law

Relating to the registration as a lobbyist of persons who engage in certain lobbying activities on behalf of a foreign adversary and to prohibitions on the receipt of compensation related to those lobbying activities; providing a civil penalty.

TX · session 89R · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Mar 13, 2025

Latest action (Jun 20, 2025) Effective on 9/1/25

Sponsors (6)
19 coauthors / cosponsors

Action history (70)
  1. Mar 13, 2025 Filed · lower
  2. Mar 14, 2025 Read first time · lower
  3. Mar 14, 2025 Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs · lower
  4. Apr 2, 2025 Considered in public hearing · lower
  5. Apr 2, 2025 Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee · lower
  6. Apr 2, 2025 Left pending in committee · lower
  7. Apr 9, 2025 Considered in public hearing · lower
  8. Apr 9, 2025 Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) · lower
  9. Apr 16, 2025 Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator · lower
  10. Apr 16, 2025 Committee report distributed · lower
  11. Apr 17, 2025 Committee report sent to Calendars · lower
  12. Apr 24, 2025 Considered in Calendars · lower
  13. Apr 29, 2025 Placed on General State Calendar · lower
  14. Apr 29, 2025 Read 2nd time · lower
  15. Apr 29, 2025 Passed to engrossment · lower
  16. Apr 29, 2025 Record vote · lower
  17. Apr 29, 2025 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · lower
  18. Apr 30, 2025 Read 3rd time · lower
  19. Apr 30, 2025 Passed · lower
  20. Apr 30, 2025 Record vote · lower
  21. Apr 30, 2025 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · lower
  22. Apr 30, 2025 Reported engrossed · lower
  23. Apr 30, 2025 Received from the House · upper
  24. May 1, 2025 Read first time · upper
  25. May 1, 2025 Referred to State Affairs · upper
  26. May 5, 2025 Scheduled for public hearing on . . . · upper
  27. May 5, 2025 Considered in public hearing · upper
  28. May 5, 2025 Left pending in committee · upper
  29. May 22, 2025 Considered in public hearing · upper
  30. May 22, 2025 Vote taken in committee · upper
  31. May 23, 2025 Reported favorably as substituted · upper
  32. May 23, 2025 Recommended for local & uncontested calendar · upper
  33. May 23, 2025 Committee report printed and distributed · upper
  34. May 28, 2025 Placed on local & uncontested calendar · upper
  35. May 28, 2025 Laid before the Senate · upper
  36. May 28, 2025 Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading · upper
  37. May 28, 2025 Vote recorded in Journal · upper
  38. May 28, 2025 Three day rule suspended · upper
  39. May 28, 2025 Record vote · upper
  40. May 28, 2025 Read 3rd time · upper
  41. May 28, 2025 Passed · upper
  42. May 28, 2025 Record vote · upper
  43. May 29, 2025 Senate passage as amended reported · lower
  44. May 29, 2025 Senate Amendments distributed · lower
  45. May 29, 2025 Senate Amendments Analysis distributed · lower
  46. May 30, 2025 House refuses to concur in Senate amendments · lower
  47. May 30, 2025 House requests conference committee · lower
  48. May 30, 2025 House appoints conferees · lower
  49. May 30, 2025 House refuses to concur-reported · upper
  50. May 30, 2025 House requests conference committee-reported · upper
  51. May 30, 2025 House appoints conferees-reported · upper
  52. May 30, 2025 Senate grants request for conference comm. · upper
  53. May 30, 2025 Senate appoints conferees · upper
  54. May 30, 2025 Conf. Comm. Report distributed · lower
  55. May 31, 2025 Co-sponsor authorized · upper
  56. May 31, 2025 Conference committee report filed · upper
  57. May 31, 2025 Senate grants request for conf comm-reported · lower
  58. May 31, 2025 Senate appoints conferees-reported · lower
  59. Jun 1, 2025 House adopts conference committee report · lower
  60. Jun 1, 2025 Record vote · lower
  61. Jun 1, 2025 House adopts conf. comm. report-reported · upper
  62. Jun 1, 2025 Senate adopts conference committee report · upper
  63. Jun 1, 2025 Record vote · upper
  64. Jun 1, 2025 Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported · lower
  65. Jun 2, 2025 Reported enrolled · lower
  66. Jun 2, 2025 Signed in the House · lower
  67. Jun 2, 2025 Signed in the Senate · upper
  68. Jun 2, 2025 Sent to the Governor · executive
  69. Jun 20, 2025 Signed by the Governor · executive
  70. Jun 20, 2025 Effective on 9/1/25 · executive
Subjects
Aliens (I0032)Civil Remedies & Liabilities (I0065)Ethics (I0345)INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (S0038)Intergovernmental Relations (I0447)LOBBYISTS & LOBBYING (S3141)

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