Bill Text: TX HB854 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: Relating to address information contained on reports of political contributions and expenditures made available on the Internet by the Texas Ethics Commission.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-05-12 - Corrected comm. rept. sent to Local & Consent [HB854 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HB854-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Relating to address information contained on reports of political contributions and expenditures made available on the Internet by the Texas Ethics Commission.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-05-12 - Corrected comm. rept. sent to Local & Consent [HB854 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HB854-Introduced.html
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By: Swanson | H.B. No. 854 |
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relating to address information contained on reports of political | ||
contributions and expenditures made available on the Internet by | ||
the Texas Ethics Commission. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 254.0401, Election Code, is amended by | ||
amending Subsection (e) and adding Subsection (e-1) to read as | ||
follows: | ||
(e) Before making a report filed under Section 254.036(b) | ||
available on the Internet, the commission shall remove each | ||
portion, other than city, state, and zip code, of: | ||
(1) the address of a person listed as having made a | ||
political contribution to the person filing the report; and | ||
(2) the residence address of an individual listed as | ||
having received a political expenditure. | ||
(e-1) The address information the commission removes under | ||
Subsection (e) [ |
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maintained in the commission's office but may not be available | ||
electronically at that office. | ||
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only | ||
to a report of political contributions and expenditures under | ||
Chapter 254, Election Code, that is required to be filed on or after | ||
January 1, 2024. | ||
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |