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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to special reports filed with the Texas Ethics Commission |
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by certain candidates and political committees after receiving |
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large political contributions from a person. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 254, Election Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 254.0381 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 254.0381. SPECIAL REPORT BY CERTAIN CANDIDATES AND |
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POLITICAL COMMITTEES REGARDING CERTAIN CONTRIBUTORS. (a) In |
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addition to other reports required by this chapter, the following |
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persons shall file additional reports as provided by this section: |
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(1) a candidate for an office specified by Section |
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252.005(1) who accepts political contributions from a person that |
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in the aggregate exceed $2,000 during a semiannual reporting |
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period; and |
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(2) a specific-purpose committee for supporting or |
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opposing a candidate described by Subdivision (1) and that accepts |
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political contributions from a person that in the aggregate exceed |
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$2,000 during a semiannual reporting period. |
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(b) A candidate or committee shall file a report under this |
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section not later than the 10th day after the date on which the |
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candidate or committee accepts a political contribution from a |
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person that, when aggregated with all other political contributions |
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accepted from that person after the last day covered by the last |
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semiannual report filed by the candidate or committee, equals or |
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exceeds $2,000. |
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(c) Each report required by this section must include the |
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amount of the contributions specified by Subsection (a), the full |
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name and address of the person making the contributions, and the |
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dates of the contributions. |
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(d) A report under this section shall be filed |
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electronically, by telegram or telephonic facsimile machine, or by |
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hand, in the form required by Section 254.036. A report under this |
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section is not required to be accompanied by the affidavit required |
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under Section 254.036(h) or to be submitted on a form prescribed by |
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the commission. A report under this section that complies with |
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Section 254.036(a) must be accompanied by an affidavit under |
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Section 254.036(c)(1) unless the candidate or committee has |
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submitted an affidavit under Section 254.036(c)(1) with another |
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report filed in connection with the election for which a report is |
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required under this section. |
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(e) To the extent of a conflict between this section and |
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Section 254.036, this section controls. |
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(f) A candidate who or committee that accepts a political |
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contribution that must be reported under this section and Section |
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254.038 shall report the contribution as required by Section |
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254.038. |
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SECTION 2. Section 254.0381, Election Code, as added by |
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this Act, applies only to a political contribution accepted on or |
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after September 1, 2007. A political contribution accepted before |
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that date is not aggregated with a political contribution accepted |
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after that date, and is governed by the law in effect when the |
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political contribution was accepted. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |