Amend CSHB 3332 by inserting the following new section,
appropriately numbered, and renumbering the subsequent sections
appropriately:
      SECTION ____.  Subchapter F, Chapter 253, Election Code, is
amended by adding Section 253.1611 to read as follows:
      Sec. 253.1611.  ACCEPTANCE OF CERTAIN CONTRIBUTIONS BY
CERTAIN OFFICEHOLDERS PROHIBITED.  (a)  A judicial officeholder who
is a candidate for an office other than the office held may not
accept a political contribution from:
            (1)  an attorney who represents a party in a matter
pending before the court over which the officeholder presides;
            (2)  an attorney who in the preceding year has
represented a party in a matter before the court over which the
officeholder presides;
            (3)  a law firm of which an attorney described by
Subdivision (1) or (2) is a member.
      (b)  A person who violates this section is liable for a civil
penalty not to exceed three times the amount of political
contributions accepted in violation of this section.
      (c)  In this section, "law firm" and "member" have the
meanings assigned by Section 253.157.