Amend CSSB 1952 by adding an appropriately numbered ARTICLE 
to the bill and renumbering subsequent ARTICLEs accordingly:

ARTICLE ____.  DISCLOSURE ON POLITICAL ADVERTISING
	SECTION ____.01.  Section 251.001, Election Code, is amended 
by amending Subdivision (16) and adding Subdivision (21) to read as 
follows:
		(16)  "Political advertising" means a communication 
containing express advocacy relating to an election for [supporting 
or opposing a candidate for nomination or election to] a public 
office or office of a political party[, a political party, a public 
officer,] or a measure that:
			(A)  in return for consideration, is published in 
a newspaper, magazine, or other periodical or is broadcast by radio 
or television or any other electronic transmission; or
			(B)  appears in a pamphlet, circular, flier, 
billboard or other sign, bumper sticker, or similar form of written 
communication.
		(21)  "Express advocacy" means a communication that 
advocates the election or defeat of a clearly identified candidate 
or officeholder or measure by containing the words or phrases:  
"vote for," "reelect," "support," "cast your ballot for," "(name of 
candidate) for (name of office)," "vote against," "defeat," or 
"reject."
	SECTION ____.02.  Section 255.001, Election Code, is amended 
to read as follows:
	Sec. 255.001.  REQUIRED DISCLOSURE ON POLITICAL 
ADVERTISING.  (a)  A person may not knowingly cause to be 
published, distributed, or broadcasted [enter into a contract or 
other agreement to print, publish, or broadcast] political 
advertising that does not indicate in the advertising:
		(1)  that it is political advertising; and                             
		(2)  the full name of:                                                 
			(A)  [either the individual who personally 
entered into the contract or agreement with the printer, publisher, 
or broadcaster or] the person who paid for the political 
advertising;
			(B)  the political committee authorizing the 
political advertising; or
			(C)  the full name of the candidate or 
specific-purpose committee supporting the candidate, if such 
political advertising is authorized by the candidate [that 
individual represents; and
		[(3)  in the case of advertising that is printed or 
published, the address of either the individual who personally 
entered into the agreement with the printer or publisher or the 
person that individual represents].
	(a-1)  A person may not knowingly use, cause or permit to be 
used, or continue to use any printed, published, displayed, or 
broadcast political advertising that the person knows does not 
include the disclosure required by Subsection (a).  A person is 
presumed to know that the use of political advertising is 
prohibited by this subsection if the commission notifies the person 
in writing that the use is prohibited.  A person who learns that 
political advertising signs, as defined by Section 255.007, that 
have been distributed do not include the disclosure required by 
Subsection (a) or include a disclosure that does not comply with 
Subsection (a) does not commit a continuing violation of this 
subsection if the person makes a good faith attempt to remove or 
correct the signs.  A person who learns that printed political 
advertising other than a political advertising sign that has been 
distributed does not include the disclosure required by Subsection 
(a) or includes a disclosure that does not comply with Subsection 
(a) is not required to attempt to recover the political advertising 
and does not commit a continuing violation of this subsection as to 
any previously distributed political advertising.
	(b)  This section does not apply to tickets or invitations to 
political fund-raising events or to campaign buttons, pins, hats, 
or similar campaign materials, or to circulars or flyers that cost 
in aggregate to publish and distribute less than $2,500.
	(c)  A person who violates this section is liable to the 
state for a civil penalty that may be levied by the commission in 
its discretion in an amount not to exceed $4,000 [commits an 
offense.  An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor].