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PROCLAMATION
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TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME:
Pursuant to Article IV, Section 14, of the Texas Constitution, I, Rick Perry, Governor of
Texas, do hereby disapprove of and veto Senate Bill No. 2468 as passed by the Eighty-
first Texas Legislature, Regular Session, because of the following objections:
Senate Bill No. 2468 is a piecemeal approach to addressing the issue of lobbying
at the county and municipal level. The bill's restrictions on local government
officers only apply to Harris County. However, if local lobbying is an issue for
one Texas political subdivision, then the legislature should consider the issue on a
state-wide basis to avoid creating differing and confusing standards of ethical
conduct. The Texas Constitution prohibits criminal penalties that apply in one
part of the state but not in other parts. This bill would have created that
unconstitutional situation.
The regulation of lobbying by former state officers and employees is governed by
Government Code Section 572.054, which is under the jurisdiction of the Ethics
Commission. I urge the sponsors of this bill to work with the Ethics Commission
over the interim to develop appropriate language, similar to that found in Section
572.054, for legislative consideration that would apply uniform lobbying
standards to all levels of Texas government.
Since the Legislature by its adjournment has prevented the return of this bill, I am filing
these objections in the office of the Secretary of State and giving notice thereof by this
public proclamation according to the aforementioned constitutional provision.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I
have signed my name officially
and caused the Seal of the State to
be affixed hereto at Austin, this
19th day of June, 2009.
I/
RIC
Governor of Texas
ATTESTED BY:
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Deputy ecre of State
FILED IN THE OFFICE SiC- OF
SECRETARY OF STATE
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JUN 19 2009
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