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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to required disclosures on certain political advertising |
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by political committees; providing a civil penalty. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 255, Election Code, is amended by adding |
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Section 255.009 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 255.009. REQUIRED DISCLOSURE ON CERTAIN POLITICAL |
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ADVERTISING BY POLITICAL COMMITTEES; CIVIL PENALTY. (a) A |
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political committee may not publish, distribute, or broadcast |
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political advertising supporting a slate of five or more candidates |
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who made a contribution to the political committee for the purpose |
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of obtaining that support unless the political advertising includes |
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a disclosure statement indicating: |
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(1) the full name of each candidate the political |
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advertising supports; |
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(2) that the candidates made a contribution to the |
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political committee for the purpose of obtaining that support; and |
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(3) if any of the candidates created the political |
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committee, the full name of each candidate who created the |
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political committee. |
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(b) A political committee that violates this section is |
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liable to this state for a civil penalty in an amount determined by |
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the commission not to exceed $4,000. |
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SECTION 2. Section 255.009, Election Code, as added by this |
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Act, applies only to political advertising that is published, |
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distributed, or broadcast by a political committee on or after the |
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effective date of this Act |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |