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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T
SPONSOR Cheney
DATE TYPED 2/10/05
HB 573
SHORT TITLE Lobbyist Regulation Act
SB
ANALYST Medina
APPROPRIATION
Appropriation Contained Estimated Additional Impact Recurring
or Non-Rec
Fund
Affected
FY05
FY06
FY05
FY06
NFI
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
Relates to the Lobbyist Regulation Act
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
LFC Files
Responses Received From
Secretary of State (SOS)
Corrections Department (CD)
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Bill
House Bill 573 proposes an amendment to the Lobbyist Regulation Act to include a requirement
that all registered lobbyists be citizens of the United States.
Significant Issues
The provision of this bill has a potentially detrimental effect to the lobbying efforts of individu-
als and industry representatives who are not U.S. citizens but who conduct business in the state.
This bill appears to work counter to the forces of globalization and transnational initiatives. Leg-
islators and the executive have stressed the importance of increasing the state’s role in the inter-
national community, especially in the area of international trade.