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.