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House Bill 3233 |
House Author: Klick et al. |
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Effective: 6-2-19 |
Senate Sponsor: Fallon |
House Bill 3233 amends the Judicial Campaign Fairness Act, Election Code, to revise provisions regarding certain restrictions on contributions and expenditures set out in the act and to repeal certain provisions relating to voluntary expenditure limits for judicial candidates. The bill, among other provisions, sets out additional specific limits on a political contribution in excess of $50 to a judicial candidate or officeholder by a general‑purpose committee, establishes that a political contribution by the spouse of an individual is not considered to be a contribution by the individual for the purposes of the act, and prohibits a judicial candidate from being prohibited from, or penalized for, a joint campaign activity conducted by two or more judicial candidates. The bill requires the Texas Ethics Commission (TEC) to post online the required written certification of the population of each judicial district for which a candidate for judge or justice must file a campaign treasurer appointment with the TEC.