Bill Text: TX HB1980 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to contributions by a corporation or labor organization from an employee or member that are used to assist a political committee; providing a criminal penalty.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-03-05 - Referred to Elections [HB1980 Detail]

Download: Texas-2013-HB1980-Introduced.html

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83R5686 ATP-F
By: Parker H.B. No. 1980

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to contributions by a corporation or labor organization
from an employee or member that are used to assist a political
committee; providing a criminal penalty.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 253, Election Code, is
amended by adding Section 253.1015 to read as follows:
Sec. 253.1015. SEPARATION OF POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS FROM
REQUIRED PAYMENT. (a) A corporation or labor organization must
solicit contributions used to assist a political committee
separately from dues, fees, or other money required as a condition
of employment or condition of membership in a labor organization
and may not accept a contribution unless the employee or labor
organization member makes a separate election to contribute to the
political committee.
(b) An employer shall list any contribution from the
employee used to assist a political committee deducted from an
employee's paycheck separately from any other deduction on a
statement of earnings.
(c) A person who violates this section commits an offense.
An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.