84R15802 ATP-D
 
  By: Phillips H.B. No. 3395
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the requirement that a candidate appoint a campaign
  treasurer before making certain expenditures.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 253.031, Election Code, is amended by
  amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to read as
  follows:
         (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (a-1), a [A] candidate
  may not knowingly accept a campaign contribution or make or
  authorize a campaign expenditure at a time when a campaign
  treasurer appointment for the candidate is not in effect.
         (a-1)  A candidate may authorize a campaign expenditure made
  for the payment of a filing fee in connection with the candidate's
  application for a place on the ballot at a time when a campaign
  treasurer appointment for the candidate is not in effect. A
  candidate must report an expenditure described by this subsection
  on the first report required to be filed by the candidate under
  Chapter 254.
         SECTION 2.  Section 253.031(a-1), Election Code, as added by
  this Act, applies only to the payment of a filing fee in connection
  with the candidate's application for a place on the ballot made on
  or after the effective date of this Act. The payment of a filing fee
  before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in
  effect when the payment was made, and the former law is continued in
  effect for that purpose.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
  a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
  provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
  Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
  Act takes effect September 1, 2015.