84R11162 EES-F
 
  By: Zaffirini S.B. No. 1437
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the electronic filing of reports of political
  contributions and expenditures and of personal financial
  statements by certain officeholders and candidates.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 254.036, Election Code, is amended by
  adding Subsection (f-1) to read as follows:
         (f-1)  A report filed under this chapter with an authority
  other than the commission may be filed electronically by using
  computer software developed by the commission, if the authority
  with whom the report is required to be filed has adopted rules and
  procedures to provide for the filing of the report using the
  software.
         SECTION 2.  Section 145.004, Local Government Code, is
  amended by adding Subsection (h) to read as follows:
         (h)  A financial statement filed under this chapter may be
  filed electronically by using computer software developed by the
  Texas Ethics Commission, if the clerk or secretary of the
  municipality with whom the statement is required to be filed has
  adopted rules and procedures to provide for the filing of the
  statement using the software. 
         SECTION 3.  Section 159.004(f), Local Government Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (f)  A county clerk may adopt rules and procedures under this
  section relating only to the manner in which a person must
  electronically file a financial statement and the required format
  of an electronically filed statement. Those rules may allow a
  person to file a statement electronically by using computer
  software developed by the Texas Ethics Commission.
         SECTION 4.  Section 159.0341(b), Local Government Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (b)  An officer with whom a report is required to be filed
  under this subchapter may adopt rules and procedures under this
  section relating only to the manner in which a person must
  electronically file a report and the required format of an
  electronically filed report. Those rules may allow a person to file
  a report electronically by using computer software developed by the
  Texas Ethics Commission.
         SECTION 5.  Section 159.053, Local Government Code, is
  amended by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:
         (d)  A financial statement filed under this subchapter may be
  filed electronically by using computer software developed by the
  commission, if the county clerk with whom the statement is required
  to be filed has adopted rules and procedures to provide for the
  filing of the statement using the software.
         SECTION 6.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.