By Villarreal H.B. No. 2791
77R8319 ESH-D
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to the provision by the Texas Ethics Commission of copies
1-3 of forms for personal financial statements.
1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-5 SECTION 1. Sections 572.030(b) and (c), Government Code, are
1-6 amended to read as follows:
1-7 (b) The commission shall mail one copy [two copies] of the
1-8 financial statement form to each individual required to file under
1-9 this subchapter.
1-10 (c) The copy [copies] must be mailed:
1-11 (1) before the 30th day before the deadline for filing
1-12 the financial statement under Section 572.026(a) or (c), except as
1-13 otherwise provided by this subsection;
1-14 (2) not later than the 15th day after the applicable
1-15 deadline for filing an application for a place on the ballot or a
1-16 declaration of write-in candidacy for candidates required to file
1-17 under Section 572.027(a), (b), or (c);
1-18 (3) not later than the seventh day after the date of
1-19 appointment for individuals required to file under Section
1-20 572.026(b), or if the legislature is in session, sooner if
1-21 possible; and
1-22 (4) not later than the fifth day after the date the
1-23 certificate of nomination is filed for candidates required to file
1-24 under Section 574.027(d).
2-1 SECTION 2. Section 572.034(c), Government Code, is amended
2-2 to read as follows:
2-3 (c) In a prosecution for failure to file a financial
2-4 statement under this section, it is a defense that the individual
2-5 did not receive the copy [copies] of the financial statement form
2-6 required by this subchapter to be mailed to the individual.
2-7 SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
2-8 a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
2-9 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
2-10 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
2-11 Act takes effect September 1, 2001.