Bill Text: TX SB505 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Comm Sub
Bill Title: Relating to restrictions on lobbyist expenditures from certain political contributions.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 6-1)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2017-05-20 - Committee report sent to Calendars [SB505 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-SB505-Comm_Sub.html
85R31201 ATP-F | ||
By: Taylor of Collin, et al. | S.B. No. 505 | |
(Geren) | ||
Substitute the following for S.B. No. 505: No. |
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relating to restrictions on lobbyist expenditures from certain | ||
political contributions. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 305, Government Code, is | ||
amended by adding Section 305.029 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 305.029. EXPENDITURES FROM POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS | ||
RESTRICTED. (a) In this section, "political contribution," | ||
"political committee," and "political expenditure" have the | ||
meanings assigned by Section 251.001, Election Code. | ||
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person | ||
required to register under this chapter may not, at any time | ||
following the date the last term for which the person was elected | ||
ends, knowingly make or authorize, from political contributions | ||
accepted by the person as a candidate or officeholder, a political | ||
expenditure that is a political contribution to another candidate, | ||
officeholder, or political committee. | ||
(c) This section does not prohibit a person from making a | ||
political contribution or political expenditure in support of the | ||
person's own candidacy. | ||
SECTION 2. Section 305.029, Government Code, as added by | ||
this Act, applies to an expenditure made on or after January 8, | ||
2019, from funds accepted as a political contribution, regardless | ||
of the date the funds were accepted. | ||
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect January 8, 2019. |