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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to penalties imposed by and the appeal of a decision of the |
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Texas Ethics Commission. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 571.133(a) and (b), Government Code, |
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are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) To appeal a final decision of the commission, the |
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respondent or the respondent's agent [a person] may file a petition |
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in a district court in Travis County or in the county in which the |
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respondent resides. |
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(b) The petition must be filed not later than the 30th |
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business day after the date the respondent [person] received the |
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decision. |
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SECTION 2. Section 254.042, Election Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: |
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(d) A person is not liable for a penalty under Subsection |
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(b) if the person files the amended or corrected report before the |
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person receives a notice under Subsection (a). |
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SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a proceeding under Subchapter E, Chapter 571, Government Code, |
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with respect to which a preliminary review was begun on or after |
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September 1, 2007. A proceeding under Subchapter E, Chapter 571, |
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Government Code, with respect to which a preliminary review was |
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begun before September 1, 2007, is governed by the law as it existed |
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immediately before that date, and that law is continued in effect |
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for that purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |