Amend CSHB 3332 by inserting the following new sections,
appropriately numbered, and renumbering the subsequent sections
accordingly:
SECTION ____. Section 253.002(b), Election Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(b) This section does not apply to:
(1) an individual or organization making an
expenditure authorized by Subchapter C;
(2) a corporation or labor organization making an
expenditure authorized by Subchapter D;
(3) a candidate making or authorizing an expenditure
for the candidate's own election;
(4) a political committee; or
(5) a campaign treasurer or assistant campaign
treasurer acting in an official capacity.
SECTION ____. The heading to Subchapter C, Chapter 254,
Election Code, is amended to read as follows:
SUBCHAPTER C. INDIVIDUALS OR ORGANIZATIONS
SECTION ____. Subchapter C, Chapter 253, Election Code, is
amended by adding Sections 253.064 and 253.065 to read as follows:
Sec. 253.064. DIRECT EXPENDITURE OF $100 OR LESS. Except as
otherwise provided by law, an organization that is not a political
committee, not acting in concert with another person, may make one
or more direct campaign expenditures in an election from the
organization's own property if:
(1) the total expenditures on any one or more
candidates or measures do not exceed $100; and
(2) the organization receives no reimbursement for the
expenditures.
Sec. 253.065. DIRECT EXPENDITURES EXCEEDING
$100. (a) Except as otherwise provided by law, an organization
that is not a political committee not acting in concert with
another person may make one or more direct campaign expenditures in
an election from the organization's own property that exceed $100
on any one or more candidates or measures if:
(1) the organization complies with Chapter 254 as if
the organization were a political committee; and
(2) the individual receives no reimbursement for the
expenditures.
(b) An organization making expenditures under this section
is not required to file a campaign treasurer appointment.