By Denny H.B. No. 582
77R2007 ESH-D
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to the filing of reports of political contributions and
1-3 expenditures by holders of and candidates for certain offices in
1-4 counties over 500,000.
1-5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-6 SECTION 1. Section 252.005, Election Code, is amended to
1-7 read as follows:
1-8 Sec. 252.005. AUTHORITY WITH WHOM APPOINTMENT FILED:
1-9 CANDIDATE. An individual must file a campaign treasurer
1-10 appointment for the individual's own candidacy with:
1-11 (1) the commission, if the appointment is made for
1-12 candidacy for:
1-13 (A) a statewide office;
1-14 (B) a district office filled by voters of more
1-15 than one county;
1-16 (C) a judicial district office filled by voters
1-17 of only one county;
1-18 (D) state senator;
1-19 (E) state representative; [or]
1-20 (F) the State Board of Education;
1-21 (G) a county office in a county with a
1-22 population of 500,000 or more; or
1-23 (H) the office of county commissioner in a
1-24 county with a population of 500,000 or more;
2-1 (2) the county clerk, if the appointment is made for
2-2 candidacy for a county office, [a] precinct office, or [a] district
2-3 office other than one included in Subdivision (1);
2-4 (3) the clerk or secretary of the governing body of
2-5 the political subdivision or, if the political subdivision has no
2-6 clerk or secretary, with the governing body's presiding officer, if
2-7 the appointment is made for candidacy for an office of a political
2-8 subdivision other than a county;
2-9 (4) the county clerk if:
2-10 (A) the appointment is made for candidacy for an
2-11 office of a political subdivision other than a county;
2-12 (B) the governing body for the political
2-13 subdivision has not been formed; and
2-14 (C) no boundary of the political subdivision
2-15 crosses a boundary of the county; or
2-16 (5) the commission if:
2-17 (A) the appointment is made for candidacy for an
2-18 office of a political subdivision other than a county;
2-19 (B) the governing body for the political
2-20 subdivision has not been formed; and
2-21 (C) the political subdivision is situated in
2-22 more than one county.
2-23 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.
2-24 SECTION 3. (a) A person who, on September 1, 2001, is a
2-25 candidate for an office described by Section 252.005(1)(G) or (H),
2-26 Election Code, as added by this Act, or a specific-purpose
2-27 committee for supporting or opposing such a candidate or assisting
3-1 such a candidate as officeholder shall file a campaign treasurer
3-2 appointment with the Texas Ethics Commission not later than
3-3 September 15, 2001.
3-4 (b) This Act applies only to the filing of a report of
3-5 political contributions and political expenditures under Chapter
3-6 254, Election Code, that is due on or after January 15, 2002. A
3-7 report of political contributions and political expenditures under
3-8 Chapter 254, Election Code, that is due before January 15, 2002, is
3-9 governed by the law in effect on the date the report is due, and
3-10 the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.