Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick: Statement on the Passage of Senate Bill 10



 

“The vast majority of Texans in both political parties have long-supported ending taxpayer-funded lobbying”

 
AUSTIN – Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued this statement today following the passage of Senate Bill 10, the Stop Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying Act, by Senator Paul Bettencourt, R-Houston:

“The vast majority of Texans in both political parties have long-supported ending taxpayer-funded lobbying and it is a top priority for me. Texas voters simply do not want the local officials they have elected to represent them spending their tax dollars on hired-gun lobbyists who often have no connection to their community and may be working against their interests. This principled conservative reform is long overdue and I look forward to it becoming law. I congratulate Sen. Bettencourt and the Texas Senate on the passage of SB 10 and for taking a principled stand on behalf of Texas taxpayers.”

Senate Bill 10 is authored by Senators Paul Bettencourt, R-Houston, Brian Birdwell, R-Granbury, Donna Campbell, R-New Braunfels, Brandon Creighton, R-Conroe, Bob Hall, R-Edgewood, Kelly Hancock, R-North Richland Hills, Bryan Hughes, R-Mineola, Angela Paxton, R-McKinney, Charles Perry, R-Lubbock and Drew Springer, R-Muenster.