Bill Text: TX HB1957 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Introduced


Bill Title: Relating to the treatment of political contributions by a person's spouse under the Judicial Campaign Fairness Act.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2017-05-09 - Referred to State Affairs [HB1957 Detail]

Download: Texas-2017-HB1957-Introduced.html
  85R6462 EES-F
 
  By: Laubenberg H.B. No. 1957
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the treatment of political contributions by a person's
  spouse under the Judicial Campaign Fairness Act.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  The heading to Section 253.158, Election Code,
  is amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 253.158.  CONTRIBUTION BY [SPOUSE OR] CHILD CONSIDERED
  TO BE CONTRIBUTION BY INDIVIDUAL.
         SECTION 2.  Section 253.158(a), Election Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         (a)  For purposes of Sections 253.155 and 253.157, a
  contribution by the [spouse or] child of an individual is
  considered to be a contribution by the individual.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.
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