TO: | Honorable Mary Denny, Chair, House Committee on Elections |
FROM: | John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | HB1580 by Gallego (Relating to limits on political contributions to and direct campaign expenditures made on behalf of certain candidates, officeholders, and political committees; providing civil penalties.), As Introduced |
The bill amends Chapter 253 of the Election Code to provide contribution limits and requires additional notice and reporting requirements relating to those limits. The bill would take effect September 1, 2003.
Fiscal Year | Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds |
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2004 | ($259,200) |
2005 | $0 |
2006 | $0 |
2007 | $0 |
2008 | $0 |
Fiscal Year | Probable (Cost) fromGENERAL REVENUE FUND 1 |
---|---|
2004 | ($259,200) |
2005 | $0 |
2006 | $0 |
2007 | $0 |
2008 | $0 |
The bill will require that the electronic filing software, web filing application and internal database for the Texas Ethics Commission be re-programmed in order to support additional reporting requirements.
Source Agencies: | 356 Texas Ethics Commission
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LBB Staff: | JK, GO, JM
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