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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the timely filing of reports of political contributions |
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and expenditures; increasing a criminal penalty. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 254.041, Election Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (b-1) to read as |
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follows: |
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(b) Except as provided by Subsections (b-1) and |
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[Subsection] (c), an offense under this section is a Class C |
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misdemeanor. |
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(b-1) A violation of Subsection (a)(1) is a Class B |
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misdemeanor if it is shown on the trial of the offense that the |
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person knowingly failed to file three or more consecutive reports |
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under this chapter on time. |
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SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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a report required to be filed under Chapter 254, Election Code, on |
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or after the effective date of this Act. A report required to be |
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filed before the effective date of this Act is subject to the law in |
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effect at the time the report was filed, and the former law is |
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continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect December 1, 2017. |