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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the use of appropriated money for certain |
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advertisements, notices, or announcements featuring an elected |
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state officer near an election. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 2113.011(c), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(c) Subject to Sections 2113.015 and [Section] 2113.107(d), |
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the executive head of a state agency who considers it necessary or |
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in the public interest may issue through agency channels oral or |
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written information relating to the activities or legal |
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responsibilities of the agency. The information must be issued in |
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the name of the state agency and include the name of the individual |
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authorized to issue the information. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter B, Chapter 2113, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 2113.015 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 2113.015. ADVERTISEMENT, NOTICE, OR ANNOUNCEMENT |
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FEATURING OFFICER. A state agency of which the executive head is an |
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elected officer may not use appropriated money for an |
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advertisement, notice, or announcement featuring the officer |
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disseminated or displayed within the 60-day period preceding the |
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date of any election in which the officer appears on the ballot as a |
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candidate. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |