Bill Text: TX SB49 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the availability on the Internet of reports of political contributions and expenditures filed in connection with certain county judicial offices.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-02-01 - Referred to State Affairs [SB49 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SB49-Introduced.html
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By: Zaffirini | S.B. No. 49 |
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relating to the availability on the Internet of reports of | ||
political contributions and expenditures filed in connection with | ||
certain county judicial offices. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 254, Election Code, is | ||
amended by adding Section 254.04012 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 254.04012. AVAILABILITY OF REPORTS OF JUSTICES OF THE | ||
PEACE AND CERTAIN COUNTY JUDGES ON INTERNET. (a) A report filed | ||
under this chapter with a county clerk by a justice of the peace, a | ||
candidate for the office of justice of the peace, a judge of a | ||
county court at law, or a candidate for the office of judge of a | ||
county court at law must be made available to the public on the | ||
county's Internet website if the county maintains an Internet | ||
website. | ||
(b) If a county is required to make a report available on the | ||
county's Internet website under Subsection (a), the county shall | ||
make the report available for free and may not require a person to | ||
register with the county to view the report. | ||
SECTION 2. Section 254.04012, Election Code, as added by | ||
this Act, applies only to a report required to be filed under | ||
Chapter 254, Election Code, that is due on or after January 1, 2020. | ||
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |