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HB119Introduced in the House

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.

Passed

Introduced by Stan Gerdes, District 17

What does this bill do?

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Official description

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.

Where it stands

Effective on 9/1/25

June 20, 2025

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

3 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

3 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: Senate adopts conference committee report · June 1, 2025

0

Yes

1

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

1 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Sarah Eckhardt14No

Bill history

  1. Filed

  2. Read first time

  3. Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs

  4. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  5. Considered in public hearing

  6. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  7. Left pending in committee

  8. Considered in public hearing

  9. Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  10. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  11. Committee report distributed

  12. Committee report sent to Calendars

  13. Considered in Calendars

  14. Placed on General State Calendar

  15. Read 2nd time

  16. Passed to engrossment

  17. Record vote RV#817

  18. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  19. Read 3rd time

  20. Passed

  21. Record vote RV#965

  22. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  23. Reported engrossed

  24. Received from the House

  25. Read first time

  26. Referred to State Affairs

  27. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  28. Considered in public hearing

  29. Left pending in committee

  30. Considered in public hearing

  31. Vote taken in committee

  32. Reported favorably as substituted

  33. Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  34. Committee report printed and distributed

  35. Placed on local & uncontested calendar

  36. Laid before the Senate

  37. Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

  38. Vote recorded in Journal

  39. Three day rule suspended

  40. Record vote

  41. Read 3rd time

  42. Passed

  43. Record vote

  44. Senate passage as amended reported

  45. Senate Amendments distributed

  46. Senate Amendments Analysis distributed

  47. House refuses to concur in Senate amendments

  48. House requests conference committee

  49. House appoints conferees

  50. House refuses to concur-reported

  51. House requests conference committee-reported

  52. House appoints conferees-reported

  53. Senate grants request for conference comm.

  54. Senate appoints conferees

  55. Conf. Comm. Report distributed

  56. Co-sponsor authorized

  57. Conference committee report filed

  58. Senate grants request for conf comm-reported

  59. Senate appoints conferees-reported

  60. House adopts conference committee report

  61. Record vote RV#4135

  62. House adopts conf. comm. report-reported

  63. Senate adopts conference committee report

  64. Record vote

  65. Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported

  66. Reported enrolled

  67. Signed in the House

  68. Signed in the Senate

  69. Sent to the Governor

  70. Signed by the Governor

  71. Effective on 9/1/25

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