Bill Text: TX SB1761 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relating to the filing of certain reports of political contributions and expenditures.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2021-06-18 - Effective on 9/1/21 [SB1761 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-SB1761-Enrolled.html
S.B. No. 1761 |
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relating to the filing of certain reports of political | ||
contributions and expenditures. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 254.036, Election Code, is amended by | ||
adding Subsection (g) to read as follows: | ||
(g) In prescribing the format of a report filed under this | ||
chapter, including a report filed with an authority other than the | ||
commission under Subsection (a), the commission shall ensure that | ||
the report requires for political expenditures made with a credit | ||
card that: | ||
(1) the expenditures be reported in a single itemized | ||
list; and | ||
(2) the list include, stated by credit card issuer: | ||
(A) the name of the credit card issuer; | ||
(B) the date and amount of each expenditure; and | ||
(C) the date the credit card issuer was repaid | ||
for the expenditure. | ||
SECTION 2. Section 254.038(c), Election Code, is amended to | ||
read as follows: | ||
(c) A report under this section shall be filed | ||
electronically, by [ |
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by hand, in the form required by Section 254.036. The commission | ||
must receive a report under this section filed by [ |
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telephonic facsimile machine[ |
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first business day after the date the contribution is accepted. The | ||
commission must receive a report under this section filed | ||
electronically not later than midnight of the first business day | ||
after the date the contribution is accepted. A report under this | ||
section is not required to be accompanied by the affidavit required | ||
under Section 254.036(h) or to be submitted on a form prescribed by | ||
the commission. A report under this section that complies with | ||
Section 254.036(a) must be accompanied by an affidavit under | ||
Section 254.036(c)(1) unless the candidate or committee has | ||
submitted an affidavit under Section 254.036(c)(1) with another | ||
report filed in connection with the election for which a report is | ||
required under this section. | ||
SECTION 3. Section 254.039(a-1), Election Code, is amended | ||
to read as follows: | ||
(a-1) A report under this section shall be filed | ||
electronically, by [ |
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by hand, in the form required by Section 254.036. The commission | ||
must receive a report under this section not later than 5 p.m. of | ||
the first business day after the date the contribution is accepted | ||
or the expenditure is made. A report under this section is not | ||
required to be accompanied by the affidavit required under Section | ||
254.036(h) or to be submitted on a form prescribed by the | ||
commission. A report under this section that complies with Section | ||
254.036(a) must be accompanied by an affidavit under Section | ||
254.036(c)(1) unless the committee has submitted an affidavit under | ||
Section 254.036(c)(1) with another report filed in connection with | ||
the election for which a report is required under this section. | ||
SECTION 4. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to | ||
a report of political contributions and expenditures that is filed | ||
on or after the effective date of this Act. A report filed before | ||
the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect at | ||
the time the report was filed, and the former law is continued in | ||
effect for that purpose. | ||
SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. | ||
______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1761 passed the Senate on | ||
April 26, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1761 passed the House on | ||
May 26, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 143, Nays 4, two | ||
present not voting. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||
Approved: | ||
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Date | ||
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Governor |