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Amend CSHB 2499 (senate committee printing) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill and renumbering the remaining SECTIONS of the bill appropriately:
SECTION ____. Subchapter B, Chapter 403, Government Code, is amended by adding Section 403.020 to read as follows:
Sec. 403.020. CERTAIN POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS PROHIBITED. (a) In this section, "political contribution" and "specific-purpose committee" have the meanings assigned by Section 251.001, Election Code.
(b) The comptroller may not accept a political contribution from a person who enters into a contract under Section 2157.068 relating to information technology commodity items.
(c) For purposes of this section, a contribution to a specific-purpose committee for the purpose of supporting a candidate for comptroller, opposing the candidate's opponent, or assisting the comptroller is considered to be a contribution to the comptroller.
SECTION ____. Section 403.020, Government Code, as added by this Act, applies only to a political contribution made on or after the effective date of this Act. A political contribution made before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect when the contribution was made, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.