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79R3868 ESH-D

By:  Dutton                                                       H.B. No. 1953



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the manner in which certain reports of political 
contributions and expenditures must be filed with the Texas Ethics 
Commission.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 254.036(b), Election Code, is amended to 
read as follows:
	(b)  Except as provided by Subsection (c), (e), or (f), each 
report filed under this chapter with the commission must be filed 
by:
		(1)  computer diskette, modem, or other means of 
electronic transfer, using computer software provided by the 
commission or computer software that meets commission 
specifications for a standard file format; or
		(2)  telephonic facsimile machine.                                     
	SECTION 2.  Section 254.036(b), Election Code, as amended by 
this Act, applies only to a report under Chapter 254, Election Code, 
that is required to be filed on or after the effective date of this 
Act. A report under Chapter 254, Election Code, that is required to 
be filed before the effective date of this Act is governed by the 
law in effect on the date the report is required to be filed, and the 
former law is continued in effect for that purpose.
	SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives 
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as 
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this 
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this 
Act takes effect September 1, 2005.