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By: Davis of Harris, et al. |
H.B. No. 2471 |
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(Senate Sponsor - Buckingham) |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House May 5, 2017; |
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May 12, 2017, read first time and referred to Committee on State |
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Affairs; May 19, 2017, reported favorably by the following vote: |
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Yeas 9, Nays 0; May 19, 2017, sent to printer.) |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to prohibiting political contributions and political |
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expenditures made by certain persons with public funds; creating a |
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criminal offense. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 253, Election Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 253.007 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 253.007. UNLAWFUL USE OF PUBLIC FUNDS FOR |
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CONTRIBUTIONS OR EXPENDITURES. (a) An officer or employee of a |
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political subdivision may not spend or authorize the spending of |
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public funds to make a political contribution or a political |
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expenditure. |
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(b) An officer or employee of a political subdivision may |
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not directly or indirectly employ a person to use public funds to |
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make an unlawful political contribution or political expenditure. |
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(c) A person who violates Subsection (a) or (b) commits an |
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offense. An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor. |
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SECTION 2. Section 253.007, Election Code, as added by this |
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Act, applies only to a political contribution or a political |
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expenditure made on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |
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