Bill Text: TX HB2293 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced

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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

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88R8221 CJD-D
By: Slawson H.B. No. 2293

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
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) [254.061(3)] or
Section 254.091(a)(2) [254.091(2)], as applicable.
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.