Sec. 305.024. RESTRICTIONS ON EXPENDITURES. (a) Except as provided by Section 305.025 , a person registered under Section 305.005 or a person on the registrant's behalf and with the registrant's consent or ratification may not offer, confer, or agree to confer: (1) to an individual described by Section 305.0062 (a)(1), (2), (3), (4), or (5): (A) a loan, including the guarantee or endorsement of a loan; or (B) a gift of cash or a negotiable instrument as described by Section 3.104 , Business & Commerce Code; or (2) to an individual described by Section 305.0062 (a)(1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), or (7): (A) an expenditure for transportation and lodging; (B) an expenditure or series of expenditures for entertainment that in the aggregate exceed $500 in a calendar year; (C) an expenditure or series of expenditures for gifts that in the aggregate exceed $500 in a calendar year; (D) an expenditure for an award or memento that exceeds $500; or (E) an expenditure described by Section 305.006 (b)(1), (2), (3), or (6) unless the registrant is present at the event. (a) Except as provided by Section 305.025 , a person registered under Section 305.005 or a person on the registrant's behalf and with the registrant's consent or ratification may not offer, confer, or agree to confer to a member of the legislative or executive branch: (1) a loan, including the guarantee or endorsement of a loan; (2) a gift of cash or a negotiable instrument as described by Section 3.104 , Business & Commerce Code; (3) an expenditure for transportation and lodging; (4) an expenditure or series of expenditures for entertainment that in the aggregate exceed $500 in a calendar year; (5) an expenditure or series of expenditures for gifts that in the aggregate exceed $500 in a calendar year; (6) an expenditure for an award or memento that exceeds $500; or (7) an expenditure described by Section 305.006 (b)(1), (2), (3), or (6) unless: (A) the registrant is present at the event; or (B) the expenditure is for a gift of food or beverages required to be reported under Section 305.006 (b)(4) in accordance with Section 305.0061 (e-1). (b) Except as provided by Section 305.025 , a member of the legislative or executive branch may not solicit, accept, or agree to accept from a person registered under Section 305.005 or from a person on the registrant's behalf and with the registrant's consent or ratification an item listed in Subsection (a). (c) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the total value of a joint expenditure under Subsection (a)(2)(B), (C), or (D) may exceed $500 if each portion of the expenditure: (1) is made by a registrant; and (2) does not exceed $500.
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