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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the inclusion of financial information of a spouse or a |
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dependent child on the financial statement required to be filed by |
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certain public officers, candidates, and state party chairs. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 572.023(a), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) A financial statement must include an account of the |
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financial activity of the individual required by this subchapter to |
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file a financial statement and an account of the financial activity |
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of the individual's spouse and dependent children [if the
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individual had actual control over that activity] for the preceding |
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calendar year. |
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SECTION 2. Section 572.023, Government Code, as amended by |
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this Act, applies only to a financial statement required to be filed |
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under Subchapter B, Chapter 572, Government Code, or other |
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applicable law on or after January 1, 2013. A financial statement |
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required to be filed under Subchapter B, Chapter 572, Government |
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Code, or other applicable law before January 1, 2013, is governed by |
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the law in effect immediately before the effective date of this Act, |
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and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |