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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the filing of certain reports of political |
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contributions and expenditures. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 254.036, Election Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (g) to read as follows: |
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(g) In prescribing the format of a report filed under this |
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chapter, including a report filed with an authority other than the |
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commission under Subsection (a), the commission shall ensure that |
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the report requires for political expenditures made with a credit |
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card that: |
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(1) the expenditures be reported in a single itemized |
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list; and |
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(2) the list include, stated by credit card issuer: |
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(A) the name of the credit card issuer; |
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(B) the date and amount of each expenditure; and |
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(C) the date the credit card issuer was repaid |
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for the expenditure. |
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SECTION 2. Section 254.038(c), Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(c) A report under this section shall be filed |
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electronically, by [telegram or] telephonic facsimile machine, or |
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by hand, in the form required by Section 254.036. The commission |
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must receive a report under this section filed by [telegram,] |
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telephonic facsimile machine[,] or hand not later than 5 p.m. of the |
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first business day after the date the contribution is accepted. The |
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commission must receive a report under this section filed |
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electronically not later than midnight of the first business day |
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after the date the contribution is accepted. A report under this |
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section is not required to be accompanied by the affidavit required |
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under Section 254.036(h) or to be submitted on a form prescribed by |
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the commission. A report under this section that complies with |
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Section 254.036(a) must be accompanied by an affidavit under |
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Section 254.036(c)(1) unless the candidate or committee has |
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submitted an affidavit under Section 254.036(c)(1) with another |
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report filed in connection with the election for which a report is |
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required under this section. |
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SECTION 3. Section 254.039(a-1), Election Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a-1) A report under this section shall be filed |
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electronically, by [telegram or] telephonic facsimile machine, or |
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by hand, in the form required by Section 254.036. The commission |
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must receive a report under this section not later than 5 p.m. of |
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the first business day after the date the contribution is accepted |
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or the expenditure is made. A report under this section is not |
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required to be accompanied by the affidavit required under Section |
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254.036(h) or to be submitted on a form prescribed by the |
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commission. A report under this section that complies with Section |
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254.036(a) must be accompanied by an affidavit under Section |
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254.036(c)(1) unless the committee has submitted an affidavit under |
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Section 254.036(c)(1) with another report filed in connection with |
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the election for which a report is required under this section. |
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SECTION 4. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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a report of political contributions and expenditures that is filed |
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on or after the effective date of this Act. A report filed before |
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the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect at |
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the time the report was filed, and the former law is continued in |
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effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |