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AN ACT
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relating to the reporting of political contributions, including |
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in-kind contributions, and expenditures made using a credit card. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 254, Election Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 254.044 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 254.044. REPORTING OF POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND |
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EXPENDITURES MADE USING CREDIT CARD. (a) A candidate or |
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officeholder who accepts a political contribution made using a |
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credit card shall: |
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(1) for a political contribution for which a |
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processing fee is deducted by the credit card issuer from the |
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political contribution amount: |
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(A) report as a political contribution the full |
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amount, including the deducted amount; and |
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(B) report as a political expenditure the |
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deducted amount; and |
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(2) for a political contribution for which a |
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processing fee is paid by the person making the political |
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contribution in excess of the political contribution amount, report |
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only as a political contribution the full amount the candidate or |
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officeholder accepts, not including the amount paid in excess of |
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the political contribution amount. |
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(b) A candidate or officeholder who accepts a political |
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contribution described by Subsection (a)(2) is not required to |
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report the excess amount paid as a processing fee by the person |
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making the political contribution. |
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SECTION 2. Section 254.044, Election Code, as added by this |
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Act, applies only to a report of political contributions and |
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expenditures under Chapter 254, Election Code, that is required to |
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be filed on or after January 1, 2024. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3372 was passed by the House on May 2, |
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2023, by the following vote: Yeas 143, Nays 1, 3 present, not |
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voting; that the House refused to concur in Senate amendments to |
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H.B. No. 3372 on May 25, 2023, and requested the appointment of a |
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conference committee to consider the differences between the two |
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houses; and that the House adopted the conference committee report |
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on H.B. No. 3372 on May 28, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 141, |
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Nays 2, 2 present, not voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3372 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 19, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays |
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0; at the request of the House, the Senate appointed a conference |
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committee to consider the differences between the two houses; and |
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that the Senate adopted the conference committee report on H.B. No. |
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3372 on May 28, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |