S.B. No. 1152
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to the making or acceptance of political contributions in
  a courthouse; providing penalties.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 253.039, Election Code, is amended by
  amending Subsections (a), (b), and (c) and adding Subsection (h) to
  read as follows:
         (a)  A person may not knowingly make or authorize a political
  contribution while in the Capitol or a courthouse to:
               (1)  a candidate or officeholder;
               (2)  a political committee; or
               (3)  a person acting on behalf of a candidate,
  officeholder, or political committee.
         (b)  A candidate, officeholder, or political committee or a
  person acting on behalf of a candidate, officeholder, or political
  committee may not knowingly accept a political contribution, and
  shall refuse a political contribution that is received, in the
  Capitol or a courthouse.
         (c)  This section does not prohibit contributions made in the
  Capitol or a courthouse through the United States postal service or
  a common or contract carrier.
         (h)  In this section, "courthouse" means any building owned
  by the state, a county, or a municipality, or an office or part of a
  building leased to the state, a county, or a municipality, in which
  a justice or judge sits to conduct court proceedings.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.
 
 
 
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
         I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1152 passed the Senate on
  April 16, 2009, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0;
  May 21, 2009, Senate refused to concur in House amendments and
  requested appointment of Conference Committee; May 23, 2009, House
  granted request of the Senate; May 30, 2009, Senate adopted
  Conference Committee Report by the following vote:  Yeas 31,
  Nays 0.
 
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate    
 
         I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1152 passed the House, with
  amendments, on May 15, 2009, by the following vote:  Yeas 144,
  Nays 0, one present not voting; May 23, 2009, House granted request
  of the Senate for appointment of Conference Committee;
  May 28, 2009, House adopted Conference Committee Report by the
  following vote:  Yeas 145, Nays 0, one present not voting.
 
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
 
  Approved:
 
  ______________________________ 
             Date
 
 
  ______________________________ 
            Governor