Amend Amendment No. 32 by Howard to CSSB 219 (house committee printing) on page 1 of the amendment, between lines 3 and 4, by inserting the following:
SECTION ____. Chapter 252, Election Code, is amended by adding Section 252.00311 to read as follows:
Sec. 252.00311. CERTAIN USE OF CANDIDATE'S NAME BY POLITICAL COMMITTEE PROHIBITED. (a) Notwithstanding Section 252.0031(b), the name of a political committee may not include the name of any candidate that the committee supports if the candidate has not previously consented to and approved of the committee's formation.
(b) A violation of this section is a deceptive trade practice under Subchapter E, Chapter 17, Business & Commerce Code, and is actionable under that subchapter.