Bill Text: TX HB3580 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relating to the revision or repeal of certain obsolete provisions related to restrictions on political advertising, political contributions, and political expenditures.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-24 - Effective on 9/1/19 [HB3580 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HB3580-Enrolled.html
H.B. No. 3580 |
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relating to the revision or repeal of certain obsolete provisions | ||
related to restrictions on political advertising, political | ||
contributions, and political expenditures. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 253, Election Code, is | ||
amended by adding Section 253.105 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 253.105. CONTRIBUTIONS TO DIRECT EXPENDITURE ONLY | ||
COMMITTEES. (a) A corporation or labor organization may make a | ||
political contribution from its own property to a political | ||
committee that: | ||
(1) is not established or controlled by a candidate or | ||
an officeholder; | ||
(2) makes or intends to make direct campaign | ||
expenditures; | ||
(3) does not make or intend to make political | ||
contributions to: | ||
(A) a candidate; | ||
(B) an officeholder; | ||
(C) a specific-purpose committee established or | ||
controlled by a candidate or an officeholder; or | ||
(D) a political committee that makes or intends | ||
to make political contributions to a candidate, an officeholder, or | ||
a specific-purpose committee established or controlled by a | ||
candidate or an officeholder; and | ||
(4) has filed an affidavit with the commission stating | ||
the committee's intention to operate as described by Subdivisions | ||
(2) and (3). | ||
(b) A political contribution made by a corporation or labor | ||
organization under this section does not constitute a violation of | ||
Section 253.094(a) and the acceptance of the political contribution | ||
does not constitute a violation of Section 253.003(b). | ||
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. Section 306.006(a), Government Code, is amended | ||
to read as follows: | ||
(a) A person may not use audio or visual materials produced | ||
by or under the direction of the legislature or of a house, | ||
committee, or agency of the legislature for a commercial purpose | ||
unless the legislative entity that produced the audio or visual | ||
materials or under whose direction the audio or visual materials | ||
were produced gives its permission for the person's commercial use | ||
and: | ||
(1) the person uses the audio or visual materials only | ||
for educational or public affairs programming, including news | ||
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(2) the person transmits an unedited feed of the audio | ||
or visual materials: | ||
(A) to paid subscribers; or | ||
(B) on an Internet website that is accessible to | ||
the public. | ||
SECTION 4. Section 306.006(g)(2), Government Code, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
(2) "Visual materials" means photographic, video, or | ||
other material containing a still or moving recorded image or | ||
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SECTION 5. The following provisions are repealed: | ||
(1) Sections 253.037(a) and (c), Election Code; | ||
(2) Section 302.017, Government Code; | ||
(3) Section 302.019, Government Code; and | ||
(4) Section 306.005, Government Code. | ||
SECTION 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. | ||
______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
I certify that H.B. No. 3580 was passed by the House on April | ||
18, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 146, Nays 1, 2 present, not | ||
voting. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||
I certify that H.B. No. 3580 was passed by the Senate on May | ||
10, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
APPROVED: _____________________ | ||
Date | ||
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Governor |