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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the amendment of certain reports of political |
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contributions and expenditures. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 254, Election Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 254.0405 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 254.0405. AMENDMENT OF FILED REPORT. (a) A person who |
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files a semiannual report under this chapter may amend the report. |
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(b) A semiannual report that is amended before the eighth |
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day after the date the original report was filed is considered to |
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have been filed on the date on which the original report was filed. |
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(c) A semiannual report that is amended on or after the |
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eighth day after the original report was filed is considered to have |
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been filed on the date on which the original report was filed if: |
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(1) the amendment is made before any complaint is |
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filed with regard to the subject of the amendment; and |
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(2) the original report was made in good faith and |
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without an intent to mislead or to misrepresent the information |
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contained in the report. |
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SECTION 2. Section 254.041, Election Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: |
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(d) It is an exception to the application of Subsection |
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(a)(3) that: |
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(1) the information was required to be included in a |
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semiannual report; and |
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(2) the person amended the report within the time |
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prescribed by Section 254.0405(b) or under the circumstances |
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described by Section 254.0405(c). |
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SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act to Section |
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254.041, Election Code, applies only to an offense committed on or |
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after the effective date of this Act. For purposes of this section, |
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an offense is committed before the effective date of this Act if any |
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element of the offense occurs before the effective date. An offense |
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committed before the effective date of this Act is covered by the |
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law in effect when the offense was committed, and the former law is |
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continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |