Bill Text: TX HB2293 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the reporting by a candidate or officeholder of notice of certain political expenditures made by a political committee.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-03-09 - Referred to Elections [HB2293 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HB2293-Introduced.html
88R8221 CJD-D | ||
By: Slawson | H.B. No. 2293 |
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relating to the reporting by a candidate or officeholder of notice | ||
of certain political expenditures made by a political committee. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 254.041(c), Election Code, is amended to | ||
read as follows: | ||
(c) A violation of Subsection (a)(3) by a candidate or | ||
officeholder is a Class A misdemeanor if the report fails to include | ||
information required by Section 254.061(a)(3) [ |
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Section 254.091(a)(2) [ |
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SECTION 2. Section 254.061, Election Code, is amended to | ||
read as follows: | ||
Sec. 254.061. ADDITIONAL CONTENTS OF REPORTS. (a) In | ||
addition to the contents required by Section 254.031, each report | ||
by a candidate must include: | ||
(1) the candidate's full name and address, the office | ||
sought, and the identity and date of the election for which the | ||
report is filed; | ||
(2) the campaign treasurer's name, residence or | ||
business street address, and telephone number; | ||
(3) for each political committee from which the | ||
candidate received notice, other than notice for a political | ||
expenditure described by Subsection (b), under Section 254.128 or | ||
254.161: | ||
(A) the committee's full name and address; | ||
(B) an indication of whether the committee is a | ||
general-purpose committee or a specific-purpose committee; and | ||
(C) the full name and address of the committee's | ||
campaign treasurer; and | ||
(4) on a separate page or pages of the report, the | ||
identification of any payment from political contributions made to | ||
a business in which the candidate has a participating interest of | ||
more than 10 percent, holds a position on the governing body of the | ||
business, or serves as an officer of the business. | ||
(b) A candidate who receives notice from a political | ||
committee under Section 254.128 or 254.161 of a political | ||
expenditure made for the candidate is not required to include in a | ||
report the information described by Subsection (a)(3) if: | ||
(1) the political expenditure was made in connection | ||
with the dissemination of materials, including political | ||
advertising, that claim to be endorsed by or made on behalf of the | ||
candidate; and | ||
(2) the candidate had no prior knowledge of and did not | ||
consent to the dissemination of the materials. | ||
SECTION 3. Section 254.091, Election Code, is amended to | ||
read as follows: | ||
Sec. 254.091. ADDITIONAL CONTENTS OF REPORTS. (a) In | ||
addition to the contents required by Section 254.031, each report | ||
by an officeholder must include: | ||
(1) the officeholder's full name and address and the | ||
office held; | ||
(2) for each political committee from which the | ||
officeholder received notice, other than notice for a political | ||
expenditure described by Subsection (b), under Section 254.128 or | ||
254.161: | ||
(A) the committee's full name and address; | ||
(B) an indication of whether the committee is a | ||
general-purpose committee or a specific-purpose committee; and | ||
(C) the full name and address of the committee's | ||
campaign treasurer; and | ||
(3) on a separate page or pages of the report, the | ||
identification of any payment from political contributions made to | ||
a business in which the officeholder has a participating interest | ||
of more than 10 percent, holds a position on the governing body of | ||
the business, or serves as an officer of the business. | ||
(b) An officeholder who receives notice from a political | ||
committee under Section 254.128 or 254.161 of a political | ||
expenditure made for the officeholder is not required to include in | ||
a report the information described by Subsection (a)(2) if: | ||
(1) the political expenditure was made in connection | ||
with the dissemination of materials, including political | ||
advertising, that claim to be endorsed by or made on behalf of the | ||
officeholder; and | ||
(2) the officeholder had no prior knowledge of and did | ||
not consent to the dissemination of the materials. | ||
SECTION 4. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to | ||
a report required to be filed under Chapter 254, Election Code, on | ||
or after the effective date of this Act. A report required to be | ||
filed before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law | ||
in effect on the date the report was filed, and the former law is | ||
continued in effect for that purpose. | ||
SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |