CHAPTER 46.
DISCLOSURE OF INTERESTED PARTIES
(a) This chapter applies to §2252.908 of the Government Code
(b) Section 2252.908 of the Government Code applies only to a contract of a governmental entity or state agency entered into after December 31, 2015, that meets either of the following conditions:
(1) the contract requires an action or vote by the governing body of the entity or agency; or
(2) The value of the contract is at least $1 million.
(c) A contract does not require an action or vote by the governing body of a governmental entity or state agency if:
(1) The governing body has legal authority to delegate to its staff the authority to execute the contract
(2) The governing body has delegated to its staff the authority to execute the contract; and
(3) The governing body does not participate in the selection of the business entity with which the contract is entered into.
(a) “Contract” means a contract between a governmental entity or state agency and a business entity at the time it is voted on by the governing body or at the time it binds the governmental entity or state agency, whichever is earlier, and includes an amended, extended, or renewed contract.
(b) “Business entity” includes an entity through which business is conducted with a governmental entity or state agency, regardless of whether the entity is a for-profit or nonprofit entity. The term does not include a governmental entity or state agency.
(c) “Controlling interest“ means:
(1) an ownership interest or participating interest in a business entity by virtue of units, percentage, shares, stock, or otherwise that exceeds 10 percent;
(2) membership on the board of directors or other governing body of a business entity of which the board or other governing body is composed of not more than 10 members; or
(3) service as an officer of a business entity that has four or fewer officers, or service as one of the four officers most highly compensated by a business entity that has more than four officers. This paragraph does not apply to an officer of a publicly held business entity or its wholly owned subsidiaries.
(d) “Interested party” means:
(1) a person who has a controlling interest in a business entity with whom a governmental entity or state agency contracts; or
(2) an intermediary.
(e) “Intermediary,” for purposes of this rule, means, a person who actively participates in the facilitation of the contract or negotiating the contract, including a broker, adviser, attorney, or representative of or agent for the business entity who:
(1) receives compensation from the business entity for the person’s participation;
(2) communicates directly with the governmental entity or state agency on behalf of the business entity regarding the contract; and
(3) is not an employee of the business entity or of an entity with a controlling interest in the business entity.
(f) “Signed” includes any symbol executed or adopted by a person with present intention to authenticate a writing, including an electronic signature.
(g) "Value" of a contract is based on the amount of consideration received or to be received by the business entity from the governmental entity or state agency under the contract.
(a) Section 2252.908 of the Government Code does not apply to a change made to an existing contract, including an amendment, change order, or extension of a contract, except as provided by subsections (b) or (c) of this section.
(b) Section 2252.908 of the Government Code applies to a change made to an existing contract, including an amendment, change order, or extension of a contract, if a disclosure of interested parties form was not filed for the existing contract; and either:
(1) the changed contract requires an action or vote by the governing body of the entity or agency; or
(2) the value of the changed contract is at least $1 million.
(c) Section 2252.908 of the Government Code applies to a change made to an existing contract, including an amendment, change order, or extension of a contract, if the business entity submitted a disclosure of interested parties form to the governmental entity or state agency that is a party to the existing contract; and either:
(1) there is a change to the disclosure of interested parties; or
(2) the changed contract requires an action or vote by the governing body of the entity or agency; or
(3) the value of the changed contract is at least $1 million greater than the value of the existing contract.
§46.5. Disclosure of Interested Parties Form
(a) A disclosure of interested parties form required by §2252.908 of the Government Code must be filed on an electronic form prescribed by the commission that contains the following:
(1) The name of the business entity filing the form and the city, state, and country of the business entity’s place of business;
(2) The name of the governmental entity or state agency that is a party to the contract for which the form is being filed;
(3) The name of each interested party and the city, state, and country of the place of business of each interested party;
(4) The identification number used by the governmental entity or state agency to track or identify the contract for which the form is being filed and a short description of the services, goods, or other property used by the governmental entity or state agency provided under the contract; and
(5) An indication of whether each interested party has a controlling interest in the business entity, is an intermediary in the contract for which the disclosure is being filed, or both.
(b) The certification of filing and the completed disclosure of interested parties form generated by the commission’s electronic filing application must be printed, signed by an authorized agent of the contracting business entity, and submitted to the governmental entity or state agency that is the party to the contract for which the form is being filed.
(c) A governmental entity or state agency that receives a completed disclosure of interested parties form and certification of filing shall notify the commission, in an electronic format prescribed by the commission, of the receipt of those documents not later than the 30th day after the date the governmental entity or state agency receives the disclosure.
(d) The commission shall make each disclosure of interested parties form filed with the commission under §2252.908(f) of the Government Code available to the public on the commission’s Internet website not later than the seventh business day after the date the commission receives the notice required under subsection (c) of this section.