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Read. Follow. Verify.Texas Prohibits Entities Receiving State Funds from Using Them for Lobbying Expenses and Lobbyists
Last action · August 20, 2025: Referred to State AffairsSponsors: Paul Dyson and 5 others
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What This Bill Proposed
Texas HB 228 prohibits s and private entities that receive state funds from using those public funds to pay for lobbying expenses or registered lobbyists, effective 91 days after the legislative session ends.
Local governments and private recipients of state money must alter how they allocate funds to ensure no state dollars cover advocacy or representation before government bodies.
- State law in Texas governs the use of public funds by political subdivisions and state fund recipients to prevent taxpayer money from being used for political lobbying. context
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Political subdivisions receiving state funds
Private entities receiving state funds
Private organizations that accept state money are prohibited from using those funds to cover lobbying expenses or hire representatives for government policy influence.
Lobbyists and related contractors
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Can state funds be used to pay consultants who affect legislation?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
3 actions- Aug 20, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to State Affairs
- Aug 20, 2025HouseIntroducedRead first time
- Aug 18, 2025HouseIntroducedFiled
Version history
Only one version on file - nothing to compare yet. As later stages (committee substitute, engrossed, enrolled) are captured, the redline appears here.
View official text →Lobbying Activity
No state lobbying filings in our records match this bill. Federal lobbying reports (LDA) cover Congress, so they are not listed on state bills.
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Sources
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 75)
- Controversy65Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz40Current news / social attention level
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