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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to required disclosures on political advertising |
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supporting or opposing certain officeholders; authorizing a civil |
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penalty. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 255, Election Code, is amended by adding |
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Section 255.009 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 255.009. REQUIRED DISCLOSURE ON POLITICAL ADVERTISING |
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SUPPORTING OR OPPOSING CERTAIN OFFICEHOLDERS; CIVIL PENALTY. (a) |
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A person may not knowingly cause to be published, distributed, or |
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broadcast political advertising supporting or opposing an |
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officeholder whose name is not on an election ballot at the time the |
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political advertising is published, distributed, or broadcast |
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unless the political advertising indicates in the form and manner |
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the commission requires by rule: |
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(1) that the political advertising was paid for; and |
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(2) the full name of the person who paid for the |
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political advertising. |
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(b) A person who violates this section is liable to this |
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state for a civil penalty in an amount the commission determines not |
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to exceed $4,000. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |