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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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Relating to political advertising. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 251.001(16), Elections Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(16) "Political advertising" means a communication |
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supporting or opposing a candidate for nomination or election to a |
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public office or office of a political party, a political party, a |
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public officer, or a measure, including a communication that |
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references the position of a candidate or officeholder on a measure |
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if the communication is made with a principal intent of positively |
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or negatively influencing the public's perception of the candidate |
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or officeholder, that: |
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(A) in return for consideration, is published in |
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a newspaper, magazine, or other periodical or is broadcast by radio |
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or television; or |
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(B) appears: |
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(i) in a pamphlet, circular, flier, |
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billboard or other sign, bumper sticker, or similar form of written |
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communication; or |
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(ii) on an Internet website. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |