By Farabee H.B. No. 1496 77R5436 ESH-D A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to the name of political committees for supporting a 1-3 candidate or assisting an officeholder. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Section 252.0031, Election Code, is amended by 1-6 adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: 1-7 (c) Notwithstanding Subsection (b), the name of a 1-8 specific-purpose committee for supporting a candidate or assisting 1-9 an officeholder may not include the name of the candidate or 1-10 officeholder the committee supports or assists unless the candidate 1-11 or officeholder in writing authorizes the committee to include the 1-12 candidate's or officeholder's name. The authorization must be 1-13 filed with the committee's campaign treasurer appointment. 1-14 SECTION 2. Not later than October 1, 2001, each 1-15 specific-purpose committee for supporting a candidate or assisting 1-16 an officeholder whose name includes the name of the candidate or 1-17 officeholder shall file with the authority with whom the 1-18 committee's campaign treasurer appointment is required to be filed: 1-19 (1) a written authorization from the candidate or 1-20 officeholder for the use of the candidate's or officeholder's name, 1-21 as required by Section 252.0031(c), Election Code, as added by this 1-22 Act; or 1-23 (2) an amended campaign treasurer appointment 1-24 indicating a new name for the committee that does not include the 2-1 name of the candidate or officeholder. 2-2 SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.