Bill Text: TX HB1245 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to campaign contribution limits for certain offices.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-03-03 - Referred to Elections [HB1245 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HB1245-Introduced.html
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By: Goodwin | H.B. No. 1245 |
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relating to campaign contribution limits for certain offices. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 253, Election Code, is | ||
amended by adding Section 253.008 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 253.008. LIMITATION ON CERTAIN CAMPAIGN | ||
CONTRIBUTIONS. (a) In this section, "candidate for statewide | ||
office" does not include a candidate for statewide judicial office, | ||
as defined by Section 253.152. | ||
(b) A person may not knowingly make or authorize the making | ||
of a campaign contribution to a candidate for statewide office or | ||
the legislature, or to a specific-purpose committee supporting the | ||
candidate or opposing the candidate's opponent, for the primary or | ||
general election in which the candidate is involved in an amount | ||
that exceeds 50 times the amount of the contribution limits for an | ||
election applicable to a federal candidate under the Federal | ||
Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. Section 30101 et seq.). | ||
SECTION 2. Section 253.008, Election Code, as added by this | ||
Act, applies only to a campaign contribution made on or after the | ||
effective date of this Act. A campaign contribution made before the | ||
effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect when the | ||
contribution was made and is not aggregated with campaign | ||
contributions made on or after that date. | ||
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |