85R4503 EES-D
 
  By: Goldman H.B. No. 1085
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to certain prohibitions on contributions and expenditures
  from political funds by a lobbyist; creating a criminal offense.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subchapter A, Chapter 253, Election Code, is
  amended by adding Section 253.006 to read as follows:
         Sec. 253.006.  CERTAIN CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES BY
  LOBBYISTS PROHIBITED.  (a)  Notwithstanding any other provision of
  law, a person required to register under Chapter 305, Government
  Code, may not knowingly make or authorize a political contribution
  or political expenditure from political contributions accepted by
  the person as a candidate or officeholder.
         (b)  A person who violates this section commits an offense.  
  An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
         SECTION 2.  Subchapter B, Chapter 305, Government Code, is
  amended by adding Section 305.029 to read as follows:
         Sec. 305.029.  EXPENDITURES FROM POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS
  PROHIBITED. (a) In this section, "political contribution" has the
  meaning assigned by Section 251.001, Election Code.
         (b)  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person
  required to register under this chapter may not knowingly make or
  authorize an expenditure under this chapter from political
  contributions accepted by the person as a candidate or
  officeholder.
         SECTION 3.  Section 253.006, Election Code, as added by this
  Act, and Section 305.029, Government Code, as added by this Act,
  apply to a political contribution, political expenditure, or
  lobbying expenditure made on or after January 6, 2019, from funds
  accepted as a political contribution, regardless of the date the
  funds were accepted.
         SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.