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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to reports of contributions and expenditures by |
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legislative caucuses. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 254.0311, Election Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (i) to read as |
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follows: |
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(c) If no reportable activity occurs during a reporting |
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period, the legislative caucus is not required to file a report for |
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that period [shall indicate that fact in the report]. |
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(i) A member of a legislative caucus is not personally |
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responsible for the filing of a report required by this section. |
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Only the legislative caucus as an entity and any person appointed by |
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the caucus to serve as treasurer of the caucus are subject to a |
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penalty imposed under this chapter or Chapter 571, Government Code, |
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for failure to comply with this section. |
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SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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a report of contributions to and expenditures by a legislative |
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caucus that is required to be filed on or after the effective date |
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of this Act. A report that is required to be filed before that date |
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is governed by the law in effect when the report was filed, and the |
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former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |