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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a disclosure on advertisements made by a |
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general-purpose committee of certain political contributions made |
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to the committee. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 255, Election Code, is amended by adding |
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Section 255.010 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 255.010. DISCLOSURE BY GENERAL-PURPOSE COMMITTEE. A |
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general-purpose committee may not knowingly publish, distribute, |
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or broadcast a political advertisement containing express advocacy |
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that does not disclose in the advertising the identity of any person |
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who has made political contributions to the general-purpose |
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committee that in the aggregate exceed $10,000. The disclosure |
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must include: |
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(1) the name of the person who made the contributions; |
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(2) the city and state in which the person making the |
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contributions resides; |
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(3) the principal occupation of the person making the |
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contributions; and |
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(4) the amount of the contributions. |
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SECTION 2. Section 255.010, Election Code, as added by this |
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Act, applies only to an advertisement that is published, |
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distributed, or broadcast by a general-purpose committee on or |
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after September 1, 2011. An advertisement that is published, |
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distributed, or broadcast by a general-purpose committee before |
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September 1, 2011, is governed by the law in effect immediately |
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before September 1, 2011, and the former law is continued in effect |
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for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |