MAD C.S.H.B. 3385 75(R) BILL ANALYSIS ELECTIONS C.S.H.B. 3385 By: Moreno 5-9-97 Committee Report (Substituted) BACKGROUND Candidates running for public elective office currently are not required to disclose their child support status. PURPOSE As proposed, H.B. 3385 will require that in order for a candidate to run for a position in a public elective office, the candidate must attach to the application an affidavit stating their status on court-ordered child support. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency or institution. SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS SECTION 1. Amends Subchapter B, Chapter 141, Election Code by adding Section 141.0315, to provide for disclosure of child support payment status by requiring at the time a candidate files an application for an election to public office, the candidate must attach an affidavit stating whether the candidate is: (1) Delinquent on court-ordered child support payments; (2) Current on court-ordered child support payments; or (3) Has not been court ordered to pay child support. SECTION 2. Act is effective September 1, 1997. Applies only to candidate running for public elective office on or after that date. SECTION 3. Emergency Clause COMPARISON OF ORIGINAL TO SUBSTITUTE There were no substantive changes to the bill from the original. The bill was put into Legislative Council style, with Section numbers of the Election Code included and new language underlined.