Bill Text: TX HB1384 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to contributions and expenditures made in connection with a campaign for speaker of the house of representatives.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2017-05-12 - Referred to State Affairs [HB1384 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HB1384-Introduced.html
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By: Davis of Harris | H.B. No. 1384 |
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relating to contributions and expenditures made in connection with | ||
a campaign for speaker of the house of representatives. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Sections 302.017 and 302.019, Government Code, | ||
are repealed. | ||
SECTION 2. Section 302.021(a), Government Code, is amended | ||
to read as follows: | ||
(a) A speaker candidate or former speaker candidate commits | ||
an offense if the person: | ||
(1) knowingly fails to file the declaration of | ||
candidacy required by Section 302.0121; | ||
(2) knowingly fails to file the statement required by | ||
Section 302.013; | ||
(3) knowingly accepts a contribution, loan, or promise | ||
of a contribution or loan in violation of Section 302.0121(c); | ||
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who uses political contributions, interest earned on political | ||
contributions, or an asset purchased with political contributions | ||
to make the contribution in violation of Section 302.0191; | ||
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than those enumerated in Section 302.020; | ||
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purchased with contributions, or interest or other income earned on | ||
contributions in violation of Section 302.0201(b); or | ||
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unexpended campaign funds as required by Section 302.0201(d). | ||
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives | ||
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as | ||
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this | ||
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this | ||
Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |