By Madden H.B. No. 1061 77R2219 PAM-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 in regard to an office of a statutory county court. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Section 254.066, Election Code, is amended by 1-6 amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (c) to read as 1-7 follows: 1-8 (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) or (c), reports 1-9 under this subchapter shall be filed with the authority with whom 1-10 the candidate's campaign treasurer appointment is required to be 1-11 filed. 1-12 (c) A report required to be filed under this subchapter by a 1-13 candidate for an office of a statutory county court shall also be 1-14 filed with the commission. For purposes of this subsection, a 1-15 report required by Section 254.063 must be filed with the 1-16 commission not later than the 30th day after the dates prescribed 1-17 by that section. 1-18 SECTION 2. Section 254.097, Election Code, is amended by 1-19 amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (c) to read as 1-20 follows: 1-21 (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) or (c), reports 1-22 under this subchapter shall be filed with the authority with whom a 1-23 campaign treasurer appointment by a candidate for the office held 1-24 by the officeholder is required to be filed. 2-1 (c) A report required to be filed under this subchapter by 2-2 the holder of an office of a statutory county court shall also be 2-3 filed with the commission. For purposes of this subsection, a 2-4 report required by Section 254.093 must be filed with the 2-5 commission not later than the 30th day after the dates prescribed 2-6 by that section. 2-7 SECTION 3. Section 254.130, Election Code, is amended by 2-8 amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (c) to read as 2-9 follows: 2-10 (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) or (c), reports 2-11 filed under this subchapter shall be filed with the authority with 2-12 whom the political committee's campaign treasurer appointment is 2-13 required to be filed. 2-14 (c) A report required to be filed under this subchapter by a 2-15 specific-purpose committee for supporting or opposing a candidate 2-16 for or assisting a holder of an office of a statutory county court 2-17 shall also be filed with the commission. For purposes of this 2-18 subsection, a report required by Section 254.123 must be filed with 2-19 the commission not later than the 30th day after the dates 2-20 prescribed by that section. 2-21 SECTION 4. (a) This Act takes effect September 1, 2001. 2-22 (b) The changes in law made by this Act apply only to a 2-23 report required to be filed under Chapter 254, Election Code, as 2-24 amended by this Act, on or after the effective date of this Act. A 2-25 report required to be filed before the effective date of this Act 2-26 is governed by the law in effect at the time the report was filed, 2-27 and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.