Bill Text: TX HB775 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the reporting of political contributions and political expenditures by out-of-state political committees.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-02-21 - Referred to Elections [HB775 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HB775-Introduced.html
86R969 ATP-F | ||
By: Davis of Harris | H.B. No. 775 |
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relating to the reporting of political contributions and political | ||
expenditures by out-of-state political committees. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 251.005(d), Election Code, is amended to | ||
read as follows: | ||
(d) An out-of-state political committee that does not file a | ||
campaign treasurer appointment shall comply with Sections | ||
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SECTION 2. Section 254.161, Election Code, is amended to | ||
read as follows: | ||
Sec. 254.161. NOTICE TO CANDIDATE AND OFFICEHOLDER OF | ||
CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES. If a general-purpose committee | ||
other than the principal political committee of a political party | ||
or a political committee established by a political party's county | ||
executive committee accepts political contributions or makes | ||
political expenditures for a candidate or officeholder, notice of | ||
that fact shall be given to the affected candidate or officeholder | ||
as provided by Section 254.128 for a specific-purpose committee. | ||
An out-of-state political committee that is required to comply with | ||
this section shall designate an officer of the committee to provide | ||
the notice. | ||
SECTION 3. Section 254.261, Election Code, is amended by | ||
adding Subsection (e) to read as follows: | ||
(e) This section applies to an out-of-state political | ||
committee that does not file a campaign treasurer appointment. | ||
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |