Bill Text: TX SB974 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Comm Sub
Bill Title: Relating to policies and programs that permit the use of public money to finance political campaigns.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2019-05-19 - Committee report sent to Calendars [SB974 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SB974-Comm_Sub.html
By: Campbell, et al. | S.B. No. 974 | |
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relating to policies and programs that permit the use of public | ||
money to finance political campaigns. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Chapter 140, Local Government Code, is amended | ||
by adding Section 140.012 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 140.012. CERTAIN POLICIES AND PROGRAMS REGARDING USE | ||
OF PUBLIC MONEY PROHIBITED. A political subdivision of this state | ||
may not adopt or implement a policy or program that permits the use | ||
of public money or revenue of any kind to finance a political | ||
campaign. This section applies to a policy or program that permits: | ||
(1) the direct use of public money or revenue by the | ||
political subdivision to finance a political campaign; or | ||
(2) the indirect use of public money or revenue by the | ||
political subdivision through a voucher or similar program that | ||
provides a person with the public money or revenue to finance a | ||
political campaign. | ||
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |