1-1 By: Ellis S.B. No. 1334
1-2 (In the Senate - Filed March 13, 1997; March 18, 1997, read
1-3 first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs;
1-4 April 11, 1997, reported favorably by the following vote: Yeas 13,
1-5 Nays 0; April 11, 1997, sent to printer.)
1-6 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-7 AN ACT
1-8 relating to reporting concerning fundraising for governor for a day
1-9 and speaker's reunion day ceremonies.
1-10 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-11 SECTION 1. Subsection (a), Section 303.005, Government Code,
1-12 is amended to read as follows:
1-13 (a) Not later than the 60th day after the date on which the
1-14 governor for a day or speaker's reunion day ceremony occurs, the
1-15 chairman shall file with the Texas Ethics Commission [secretary of
1-16 state] a final report indicating:
1-17 (1) the name and address of each contributor of more
1-18 than $50;
1-19 (2) the amount of each contribution of more than $50;
1-20 (3) whether a contribution of more than $50 was in
1-21 cash or in kind;
1-22 (4) the total of all contributions of $50 or less;
1-23 (5) the total of all contributions received;
1-24 (6) the name and address of each entity to which an
1-25 expenditure of more than $50 was made;
1-26 (7) the amount of each expenditure of more than $50;
1-27 (8) the purpose of each expenditure of more than $50;
1-28 (9) the total of all expenditures of $50 or less; and
1-29 (10) the total of all expenditures.
1-30 SECTION 2. Subsection (b), Section 571.030, Government Code,
1-31 is amended to read as follows:
1-32 (b) Money in the fund may be appropriated only to the
1-33 commission to administer and enforce:
1-34 (1) this chapter;
1-35 (2) Chapters 302, 303, 305, and 572; and
1-36 (3) Title 15, Election Code.
1-37 SECTION 3. Subsection (a), Section 571.061, Government Code,
1-38 is amended to read as follows:
1-39 (a) The commission shall administer and enforce:
1-40 (1) Chapters 302, 303, 305, and 572; and
1-41 (2) Title 15, Election Code.
1-42 SECTION 4. Subsection (a), Section 571.091, Government Code,
1-43 is amended to read as follows:
1-44 (a) The commission shall prepare a written opinion answering
1-45 the request of a person subject to any of the following laws for an
1-46 opinion about the application of any of these laws to the person in
1-47 regard to a specified existing or hypothetical factual situation:
1-48 (1) Chapter 302;
1-49 (2) Chapter 303;
1-50 (3) Chapter 305;
1-51 (4) [(3)] Chapter 572;
1-52 (5) [(4)] Title 15, Election Code;
1-53 (6) [(5)] Chapter 36, Penal Code; or
1-54 (7) [(6)] Chapter 39, Penal Code.
1-55 SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 1997.
1-56 SECTION 6. Not later than September 15, 1997, the secretary
1-57 of state shall transfer to the Texas Ethics Commission each final
1-58 report filed with the secretary of state under Subsection (a),
1-59 Section 303.005, Government Code, as that section existed before
1-60 amendment by this Act, that indicates that there is outstanding
1-61 debt and as to which a supplemental report under Subsection (b),
1-62 Section 303.005, Government Code, has not been filed with the
1-63 secretary of state. A person required to file a supplemental
1-64 report under Subsection (b), Section 303.005, Government Code, who
2-1 filed a final report under Subsection (a), Section 303.005,
2-2 Government Code, as that section existed before amendment by this
2-3 Act, with the secretary of state shall file the supplemental report
2-4 with the Texas Ethics Commission.
2-5 SECTION 7. The importance of this legislation and the
2-6 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an
2-7 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the
2-8 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several
2-9 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.
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