Ethics commission and DPS report early results implementing foreign‑adversary disclosure laws

James Tinley, executive director of the Texas Ethics Commission, briefed the committee on two 89th Legislature measures. He said SB 2514 created a reporting obligation for state and local employees to disclose certain contacts with foreign adversaries and that since the law took effect the Commission had received 147 disclosures. Tinley described advisory opinions and guidance developed to help agencies comply and noted House Bill 119 prohibits compensated lobbying for foreign adversaries and authorizes civil enforcement by the Attorney General.