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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to address information contained on reports of political |
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contributions and expenditures made available on the Internet by |
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the Texas Ethics Commission. |
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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 (b-1) to read as follows: |
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(b-1) In prescribing the format of a report filed with the |
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commission under Subsection (b), the commission shall ensure the |
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report includes a space to indicate whether the address of an |
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individual listed as having received a political expenditure is a |
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residence address. |
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SECTION 2. Section 254.0401, Election Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (e) and adding Subsection (e-1) to read as |
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follows: |
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(e) Before making a report filed under Section 254.036(b) |
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available on the Internet, the commission shall remove each |
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portion, other than city, state, and zip code, of: |
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(1) the address of a person listed as having made a |
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political contribution to the person filing the report; and |
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(2) the residence address of an individual listed as |
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having received a political expenditure if the individual's address |
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is indicated in the space described by Section 254.036(b-1) as |
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being a residence address. |
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(e-1) The address information the commission removes under |
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Subsection (e) [removed] must remain available on the report |
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maintained in the commission's office but may not be available |
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electronically at that office. |
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SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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a report of political contributions and expenditures under Chapter |
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254, Election Code, that is required to be filed on or after January |
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1, 2026. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |