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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to direct campaign expenditures by corporations and labor |
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organizations. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 253.094(b), Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) A corporation or labor organization may not make a |
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political contribution [or political expenditure] in connection |
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with a recall election, including the circulation and submission of |
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a petition to call an election. |
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SECTION 2. Section 253.097, Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 253.097. DIRECT EXPENDITURE ON MEASURE OR OFFICE. A |
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corporation or labor organization not acting in concert with |
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another person may make one or more direct campaign expenditures |
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from its own property in connection with an election on a measure or |
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a public office if the corporation or labor organization makes the |
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expenditures in accordance with Section 253.061 or 253.062 as if |
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the corporation or labor organization were an individual. |
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SECTION 3. Subchapter D, Chapter 253, Election Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 253.107 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 253.107. TRAVEL EXPENSE. A direct campaign |
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expenditure consisting of personal travel expenses incurred by a |
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corporation or labor organization may be made without complying |
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with Section 253.097 if the corporation or labor organization |
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receives no reimbursement for the expenditure. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |