TO: | Honorable Larry Taylor, Chair, House Committee on Elections |
FROM: | John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | HB2359 by Hopson (Relating to direct campaign expenditures.), As Introduced |
The bill would amend Election Code to remove the prohibition on corporations and labor organizations from making certain political expenditures, and would eliminate the requirement that a candidate's campaign finance report contain the full name and address of each individual acting as a campaign treasurer of a political committee from whom the candidate received notice that the committee accepted a political contribution or made political expenditures for the candidate. The bill would also specify reporting requirements for certain individuals who make direct campaign expenditures exceeding $100. Finally, the bill would repeal the following: (1) Section 253.002 of Election Code, relating to unlawful direct campaign expenditures; (2) Section 253.097 of Election Code, relating to certain direct campaign expenditures by corporations or labor organizations; (3) Subchapter C, Chapter 253 of Election Code relating to certain direct expenditures by individuals; and (3) Section 254.036(f) of Election Code, relating to the form of reporting by individuals making direct campaign expenditures.
Source Agencies: | 356 Texas Ethics Commission
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LBB Staff: | JOB, JT, MS, DEH
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