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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the availability on the Internet of reports of |
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political contributions and expenditures filed in connection with |
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certain county judicial offices. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 254, Election Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 254.04012 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 254.04012. AVAILABILITY OF REPORTS OF JUSTICES OF THE |
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PEACE AND CERTAIN COUNTY JUDGES ON INTERNET. (a) A report filed |
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under this chapter with a county clerk by a justice of the peace, a |
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candidate for the office of justice of the peace, a judge of a |
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county court at law, or a candidate for the office of judge of a |
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county court at law must be made available to the public on the |
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county's Internet website if the county maintains an Internet |
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website. |
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(b) If a county is required to make a report available on the |
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county's Internet website under Subsection (a), the county shall |
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make the report available for free and may not require a person to |
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register with the county to view the report. |
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SECTION 2. Section 254.04012, Election Code, as added by |
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this Act, applies only to a report required to be filed under |
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Chapter 254, Election Code, that is due on or after January 1, 2018. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |