Enrolled Bill Summary

            Senate Bill 96 amends Election Code provisions relating to the regulation of political contributions and expenditures in connection with certain judicial candidates and officeholders. The act changes the allowed period for contributions received by certain judicial candidates in a runoff primary election and a general primary election and limits the amount of contributions a judicial candidate or officeholder may receive from a law firm. The act limits political contributions that may be made by a judicial candidate or officeholder or a specific-purpose committee supporting a judicial candidate or officeholder. A judicial candidate or officeholder is required to return a political contribution that exceeds prescribed limits and a county clerk who is notified of a judicial office campaign treasurer appointment and does not receive a declaration of compliance or of intent to exceed expenditures limits is required to notify the Texas Ethics Commission.