Amend CSHB 2 as follows:
(1) On page 24, between lines 13 and 14, insert the
following new sections, appropriately numbered:
SECTION ____. Section 254.064(a), Election Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(a) In addition to other required reports, for each election
in which a person is a candidate and has an opponent whose name is
to appear on the ballot, the person shall file two reports as
provided by this section. This section does not apply to a
candidate to whom Section 254.0641 applies.
SECTION ____. Subchapter C, Chapter 254, Election Code, is
amended by adding Section 254.0641 to read as follows:
Sec. 254.0641. MONTHLY REPORTS OF OPPOSED CANDIDATE FILING
WITH COMMISSION. (a) This section applies only to a candidate,
other than a candidate described by Subsection (b), who is required
to file reports under this chapter with the commission and who:
(1) has an opponent in the general primary election;
or
(2) is a candidate in the general election for state
and county officers who:
(A) is the nominee of a political party required
by law to hold a primary election and who has an opponent who is
the nominee of a political party required by law to hold a primary
election; or
(B) has at least two opponents who are the
nominees of political parties required by law to hold a primary
election.
(b) This section does not apply to:
(1) a candidate in an election to fill a vacancy in
the office of state senator or state representative; or
(2) a candidate for an office described by Section
252.005(5).
(c) In addition to other required reports, a person to whom
this section applies shall file monthly reports as provided by this
section. If a person has an opponent in the general primary
election or is unopposed in the primary election but will have an
opponent in the general election for state and county officers who
is the nominee of a political party required by law to hold a
primary election, the first monthly report shall be filed not later
than February 15. The report covers the period beginning the day
the person's campaign treasurer appointment is filed or the first
day after the period covered by the last report required to be
filed under this chapter, as applicable, and continuing through
January 31. Subsequent reports shall be filed not later than the
15th day of each month, with each report covering the period
beginning the day the person's campaign treasurer appointment is
filed or the first day after the period covered by the last report
required to be filed under this chapter, as applicable, and
continuing through the last day of the preceding month:
(1) from March to May, if the person has an opponent
in the primary election but will not have an opponent in the
general election who is the nominee of a political party required
by law to hold a primary election; or
(2) from March to October, if the person has an
opponent in the general election who is the nominee of a political
party required by law to hold a primary election.
(d) In addition to the reports required by Subsection (c), a
person who is a candidate in the general election for state and
county officers who has an opponent who is the nominee of a
political party required by law to hold a primary election shall
file a report not later than the eighth day before general election
day. The report covers the period beginning October 1 and
continuing through the 10th day before general election day.
(e) If a person becomes an opposed candidate after a
reporting period prescribed by Subsection (c) or (d), the person
shall file the person's first report not later than the regular
deadline for the report covering the period during which the person
becomes an opposed candidate. The period covered by the first
report begins the day the candidate's campaign treasurer
appointment is filed.
(f) Each monthly report filed under this section must comply
with Sections 254.031, 254.0312, and 254.061, except that the
maximum amount of a political contribution, political expenditure,
or loan that is not required to be individually reported is $30 in
the aggregate.
SECTION ____. Section 254.124(a), Election Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(a) In addition to other required reports, for each election
in which a specific-purpose committee supports or opposes a
candidate or measure, the committee's campaign treasurer shall file
two reports as provided by this section. This section does not
apply to a specific-purpose committee to which Section 254.1241
applies.
SECTION ____. Subchapter E, Chapter 254, Election Code, is
amended by adding Section 254.1241 to read as follows:
Sec. 254.1241. MONTHLY REPORTS OF COMMITTEE SUPPORTING OR
OPPOSING CANDIDATE FILING WITH COMMISSION. (a) This section
applies only to a specific-purpose committee, other than a
committee described by Subsection (b), that supports or opposes a
candidate who is required to file reports under this chapter with
the commission and who:
(1) has an opponent in the general primary election;
or
(2) is a candidate in the general election for state
and county officers who:
(A) is the nominee of a political party required
by law to hold a primary election and who has an opponent who is
the nominee of a political party required by law to hold a primary
election; or
(B) has at least two opponents who are the
nominees of political parties required by law to hold a primary
election.
(b) This section does not apply to a specific-purpose
committee supporting or opposing:
(1) a candidate in an election to fill a vacancy in
the office of state senator or state representative; or
(2) a candidate for an office described by Section
252.005(5).
(c) A specific-purpose committee to which this section
applies shall file monthly reports in the manner prescribed by
Section 254.0641 for a candidate to which that section applies.
(2) Renumber subsequent sections appropriately.