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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to notification sent by the Texas Ethics Commission to |
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certain persons regarding deadlines to file reports. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 251.033, Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 251.033. NOTIFICATION OF DEADLINE FOR FILING REPORTS. |
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(a) The commission shall notify each person responsible for filing |
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a report with the commission under Subchapters C through F, Chapter |
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254, of the deadline for filing a report, except that notice of the |
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deadline is not required for a political committee involved in an |
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election other than a primary election or the general election for |
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state and county officers. Notification under this subsection may |
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be sent by electronic mail. |
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(b) If the commission is unable to notify a person of a |
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deadline after two attempts, the commission is not required to make |
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any further attempts to notify the person of that deadline or any |
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future deadlines until the person has notified the commission of |
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the person's current address or electronic mail address. |
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(c) Chapter 552, Government Code, does not apply to a |
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notification under this section sent by electronic mail. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |