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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the electronic filing of reports of political |
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contributions and expenditures and of personal financial |
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statements by certain officeholders and candidates. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 254.036, Election Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (f-1) to read as follows: |
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(f-1) A report filed under this chapter with an authority |
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other than the commission may be filed electronically by using |
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computer software developed by the commission, if the authority |
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with whom the report is required to be filed has adopted rules and |
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procedures to provide for the filing of the report using the |
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software. |
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SECTION 2. Section 145.004, Local Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (h) to read as follows: |
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(h) A financial statement filed under this chapter may be |
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filed electronically by using computer software developed by the |
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Texas Ethics Commission, if the clerk or secretary of the |
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municipality with whom the statement is required to be filed has |
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adopted rules and procedures to provide for the filing of the |
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statement using the software. |
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SECTION 3. Section 159.004(f), Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(f) A county clerk may adopt rules and procedures under this |
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section relating only to the manner in which a person must |
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electronically file a financial statement and the required format |
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of an electronically filed statement. Those rules may allow a |
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person to file a statement electronically by using computer |
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software developed by the Texas Ethics Commission. |
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SECTION 4. Section 159.0341(b), Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) An officer with whom a report is required to be filed |
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under this subchapter may adopt rules and procedures under this |
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section relating only to the manner in which a person must |
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electronically file a report and the required format of an |
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electronically filed report. Those rules may allow a person to file |
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a report electronically by using computer software developed by the |
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Texas Ethics Commission. |
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SECTION 5. Section 159.053, Local Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: |
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(d) A financial statement filed under this subchapter may be |
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filed electronically by using computer software developed by the |
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commission, if the county clerk with whom the statement is required |
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to be filed has adopted rules and procedures to provide for the |
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filing of the statement using the software. |
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SECTION 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |