By Hunter                                       H.B. No. 1449

      75R6148 ESH-F                           

                                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

 1-1                                   AN ACT

 1-2     relating to reporting concerning fundraising for governor for a day

 1-3     and speaker's reunion day ceremonies.

 1-4           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

 1-5           SECTION 1.  Section 303.005(a), Government Code, is amended

 1-6     to read as follows:

 1-7           (a)  Not later than the 60th day after the date on which the

 1-8     governor for a day or speaker's reunion day ceremony occurs, the

 1-9     chairman shall file with the Texas Ethics Commission [secretary of

1-10     state] a final report indicating:

1-11                 (1)  the name and address of each contributor of more

1-12     than $50;

1-13                 (2)  the amount of each contribution of more than $50;

1-14                 (3)  whether a contribution of more than $50 was in

1-15     cash or in kind;

1-16                 (4)  the total of all contributions of $50 or less;

1-17                 (5)  the total of all contributions received;

1-18                 (6)  the name and address of each entity to which an

1-19     expenditure of more than $50 was made;

1-20                 (7)  the amount of each expenditure of more than $50;

1-21                 (8)  the purpose of each expenditure of more than $50;

1-22                 (9)  the total of all expenditures of $50 or less;  and

1-23                 (10)  the total of all expenditures.

1-24           SECTION 2.  Section 571.030(b), Government Code, is amended

 2-1     to read as follows:

 2-2           (b)  Money in the fund may be appropriated only to the

 2-3     commission to administer and enforce:

 2-4                 (1)  this chapter;

 2-5                 (2)  Chapters 302, 303, 305, and 572; and

 2-6                 (3)  Title 15, Election Code.

 2-7           SECTION 3.  Section 571.061(a), Government Code, is amended

 2-8     to read as follows:

 2-9           (a)  The commission shall administer and enforce:

2-10                 (1)  Chapters 302, 303, 305, and 572; and

2-11                 (2)  Title 15, Election Code.

2-12           SECTION 4.  Section 571.091(a), Government Code, is amended

2-13     to read as follows:

2-14           (a)  The commission shall prepare a written opinion answering

2-15     the request of a person subject to any of the following laws for an

2-16     opinion about the application of any of these laws to the person in

2-17     regard to a specified existing or hypothetical factual situation:

2-18                 (1)  Chapter 302;

2-19                 (2)  Chapter 303;

2-20                 (3)  Chapter 305;

2-21                 (4) [(3)]  Chapter 572;

2-22                 (5) [(4)]  Title 15, Election Code;

2-23                 (6) [(5)]  Chapter 36, Penal Code; or

2-24                 (7) [(6)]  Chapter 39, Penal Code.

2-25           SECTION 5.  This Act takes effect September 1, 1997.

2-26           SECTION 6.  Not later than September 15, 1997, the secretary

2-27     of state shall transfer to the Texas Ethics Commission each final

 3-1     report filed with the secretary of state under Section 303.005(a),

 3-2     Government Code, as that section existed before amendment by this

 3-3     Act, that indicates that there is outstanding debt and as to which

 3-4     a supplemental report under Section 303.005(b), Government Code,

 3-5     has not been filed with the secretary of state.  A person required

 3-6     to file a supplemental report under Section 303.005(b), Government

 3-7     Code, who filed a final report under Section 303.005(a), Government

 3-8     Code, as that section existed before amendment by this Act, with

 3-9     the secretary of state shall file the supplemental report with the

3-10     Texas Ethics Commission.

3-11           SECTION 7.  The importance of this legislation and the

3-12     crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an

3-13     emergency and an imperative public necessity that the

3-14     constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several

3-15     days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.