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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to filing of campaign treasurer appointments and campaign |
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finance reports with the Texas Ethics Commission. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 252, Election Code, is amended by |
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amending Sections 252.005 and 252.007 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 252.005. AUTHORITY WITH WHOM APPOINTMENT FILED: |
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CANDIDATE. An individual must file a campaign treasurer |
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appointment for the individual's own candidacy with the |
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commission[: |
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(1) the commission, if the appointment is made for |
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candidacy for: |
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(A) a statewide office; |
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(B) a district office filled by voters of more |
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than one county; |
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(C) a judicial district office filled by voters |
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of only one county; |
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(D) state senator; |
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(E) state representative; or |
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(F) the State Board of Education; |
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(2) the county clerk, if the appointment is made for |
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candidacy for a county office, a precinct office, or a district |
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office other than one included in Subdivision (1); |
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(3) the clerk or secretary of the governing body of the |
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political subdivision or, if the political subdivision has no clerk |
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or secretary, with the governing body's presiding officer, if the |
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appointment is made for candidacy for an office of a political |
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subdivision other than a county; |
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(4) the county clerk if: |
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(A) the appointment is made for candidacy for an |
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office of a political subdivision other than a county; |
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(B) the governing body for the political |
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subdivision has not been formed; and |
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(C) no boundary of the political subdivision |
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crosses a boundary of the county; or |
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(5) the commission if: |
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(A) the appointment is made for candidacy for an |
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office of a political subdivision other than a county; |
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(B) the governing body for the political |
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subdivision has not been formed; and |
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(C) the political subdivision is situated in more |
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than one county]. |
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Sec. 252.007. AUTHORITY WITH WHOM APPOINTMENT FILED: |
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SPECIFIC-PURPOSE COMMITTEE FOR SUPPORTING OR OPPOSING MEASURE. A |
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specific-purpose committee for supporting or opposing a measure |
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must file its campaign treasurer appointment with the commission[: |
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(1) the commission, if the measure is to be submitted |
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to voters of the entire state; |
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(2) the county clerk, if the measure is to be submitted |
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to voters of a single county in an election ordered by a county |
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authority; |
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(3) the secretary of the governing body of the |
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political subdivision or, if the political subdivision has no |
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secretary, with the governing body's presiding officer, if the |
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measure is to be submitted at an election ordered by an authority of |
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a political subdivision other than a county; |
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(4) the county clerk if: |
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(A) the measure concerns a political subdivision |
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other than a county; |
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(B) the governing body for the political |
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subdivision has not been formed; and |
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(C) no boundary of the political subdivision |
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crosses a boundary of a county; or |
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(5) the commission if: |
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(A) the measure concerns a political subdivision |
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other than a county; |
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(B) the governing body for the political |
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subdivision has not been formed; and |
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(C) the political subdivision is situated in more |
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than one county]. |
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SECTION 2. Section 252.008, Election Code, is repealed. |
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SECTION 3. Section 254.006, Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 254.066. AUTHORITY WITH WHOM REPORTS FILED. Reports |
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under this subchapter shall be filed with the commission [the |
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authority with whom the candidate's campaign treasurer appointment |
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is required to be filed]. |
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SECTION 4. Section 254.097, Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 254.097. AUTHORITY WITH WHOM REPORTS FILED. Reports |
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under this subchapter shall be filed with the commission [the |
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authority with whom a campaign treasurer appointment by a candidate |
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for the office held by the officeholder is required to be filed]. |
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SECTION 5. Section 254.130, Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 254.130. AUTHORITY WITH WHOM REPORTS FILED. Reports |
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[(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), reports] filed under |
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this subchapter shall be filed with the commission [authority with |
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whom the political committee's campaign treasurer appointment is |
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required to be filed. |
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(b) A specific-purpose committee created to support or |
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oppose a measure on the issuance of bonds by a school district shall |
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file reports under this subchapter with the commission]. |
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SECTION 6. Section 254.202, Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 254.202. FILING OF REPORT; CONTENTS. (a) A person |
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shall file the report required by Section 254.201 not earlier than |
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January 1 or later than January 15 of each year following the year |
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in which the person files a final report under this chapter. |
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(b) The report shall be filed with the commission [authority |
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with whom the person's campaign treasurer appointment was required |
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to be filed]. |
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(c) The report must include: |
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(1) the person's full name and address; |
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(2) the full name and address of each person to whom a |
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payment from unexpended political contributions was made during the |
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previous year; |
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(3) the date, amount, and purpose of each payment made |
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under Subdivision (2); |
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(4) the total amount of unexpended political |
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contributions as of December 31 of the previous year; and |
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(5) the total amount of interest and other income |
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earned on unexpended political contributions during the previous |
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year. |
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SECTION 7. Section 254.205, Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 254.205. REPORT OF DISPOSITION OF UNEXPENDED |
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CONTRIBUTIONS. (a) Not later than the 30th day after the date the |
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six-year period prescribed by Section 254.203 ends, the person |
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required to dispose of unexpended political contributions shall |
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file a report of the disposition. |
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(b) The report shall be filed with the commission [authority |
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with whom the person's campaign treasurer appointment was required |
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to be filed]. |
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(c) The report must include: |
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(1) the person's full name and address; |
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(2) the full name and address of each person to whom a |
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payment from unexpended political contributions is made; and |
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(3) the date and amount of each payment reported under |
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Subdivision (2). |
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SECTION 8. This Act takes effect January 1, 2023. |