Amend CSHB 1585 (house committee report) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill and renumbering the SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Subchapter B, Chapter 254, Election Code, is amended by adding Section 254.0365 to read as follows:
Sec. 254.0365. ELECTRONIC FILING OF CERTAIN REPORTS REQUIRED. (a) This section does not apply to a candidate or officeholder for a judicial office subject to Subchapter F, Chapter 253.
(b) Notwithstanding any other law, a candidate or officeholder who is not otherwise required to file reports with the commission shall file a report electronically if in a calendar year the candidate or officeholder:
(1) accepts political contributions that in the aggregate exceed $25,000; or
(2) makes political expenditures that in the aggregate exceed $25,000.
(c) The commission shall make each report filed in accordance with this section available to the public on the commission's Internet website not later than the seventh business day after the date the report is filed.
SECTION ____. Section 254.0365, Election Code, as added by this Act, applies only to a report of political contributions and expenditures under Chapter 254, Election Code, that is required to be filed on or after January 1, 2024. A report under that chapter that is required to be filed before January 1, 2024, is governed by the law in effect on the date the report is required to be filed, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.