TO: | Honorable Todd Smith, Chair, House Committee on Elections |
FROM: | John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | HB3048 by Farias (Relating to the availability on the Internet of reports of political expenditures and contributions filed in connection with certain county and municipal offices.), As Introduced |
The bill would amend the Election Code to require each county clerk to make a political report filed with the clerk in connection with a county office or the office of county commissioner available to the public on the county's Internet website not later than the second business day after the date the report is filed.
The bill would amend the Election Code to impose the same requirement on the clerk of a municipality with a population of 500,000 or more regarding the office of mayor or member of the municipality's governing body.
Effective January 1, 2010, Section 176.009(b), Local Government Code, would be repealed. This section of the Local Government Code imposes the requirements that would be added to the Election Code, except that the current statute applies only to a county with a population of 800,000 or more and to a municipality with a population of 500,000 or more.
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LBB Staff: | JOB, TP, DB
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