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By: Truitt, Menendez (Senate Sponsor - Patrick) |
H.B. No. 3066 |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House May 7, 2007; |
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May 8, 2007, read first time and referred to Committee on State |
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Affairs; May 16, 2007, reported adversely, with favorable |
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Committee Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 8, Nays 0; |
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May 16, 2007, sent to printer.) |
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COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 3066 |
By: Duncan |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the use of political contributions to make payments in |
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connection with the rental or purchase of certain real property; |
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providing a criminal penalty. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 253.038, Election Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: |
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(a-1) A candidate or officeholder or a specific-purpose |
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committee for supporting, opposing, or assisting the candidate or |
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officeholder may not knowingly make or authorize a payment from a |
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political contribution for the rental or purchase of real property |
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from: |
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(1) a person related in the first degree by |
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consanguinity or affinity, as determined under Chapter 573, |
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Government Code, to the candidate or officeholder; or |
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(2) a business in which the candidate or officeholder |
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or a person described by Subdivision (1) has a participating |
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interest of more than 10 percent, holds a position on the governing |
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body, or serves as an officer. |
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SECTION 2. The heading to Section 253.038, Election Code, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 253.038. PAYMENTS MADE TO PURCHASE REAL PROPERTY OR TO |
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RENT CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY PROHIBITED. |
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SECTION 3. Section 253.038(a-1), Election Code, as added by |
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this Act, applies to a payment made from political contributions on |
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or after September 1, 2007, without regard to whether the payment |
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was made under a lease or other agreement entered into before that |
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date. A payment made from political contributions before September |
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1, 2007, is governed by the law in effect on the date the payment was |
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made, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |
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