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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the definition of political advertising for purposes of |
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certain laws regulating political communications, funds, and |
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campaigns. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 251.001(16), Election 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 that: |
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(A) in return for consideration [,] is: |
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(i) published in a newspaper, magazine, or |
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other periodical; [or is] |
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(ii) broadcast by radio or television; or |
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(iii) distributed by e-mail or text |
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message; 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 September 1, 2021. |