By Denny H.B. No. 483 74R725 ESH-D A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to the reporting of political contributions from political 1-3 parties to candidates for certain judicial offices. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Chapter 257, Election Code, is amended by adding 1-6 Section 257.008 to read as follows: 1-7 Sec. 257.008. STATEMENT CONCERNING JUDICIAL CANDIDATES. Not 1-8 later than the 30th day after the date of each general election for 1-9 state and county officers, the state chairman and each county 1-10 chairman of each political party that had nominees on the general 1-11 election ballot shall file with the commission the following sworn 1-12 statement: 1-13 "My name is (name of person making statement). I am the 1-14 (state chairman or county chairman for (name of county)) of the 1-15 (name of political party). 1-16 "Any political contribution made by the (name of political 1-17 party, including county as applicable) to a candidate for or holder 1-18 of a judicial office other than the office of constitutional county 1-19 judge or justice of the peace was made from money that was not 1-20 designated for a particular candidate or officeholder by the person 1-21 making the contribution to the (name of political party, including 1-22 county as applicable)." 1-23 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 1995. 1-24 SECTION 3. Section 257.008, Election Code, as added by this 2-1 Act, applies only to a political contribution made on or after the 2-2 effective date of this Act. 2-3 SECTION 4. The importance of this legislation and the 2-4 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 2-5 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 2-6 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 2-7 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.