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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to campaign contribution limits for certain offices. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 253, Election Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 253.008 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 253.008. LIMITATION ON CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS. A |
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person may not knowingly make or authorize the making of a campaign |
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contribution to a candidate for statewide office or the |
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legislature, or to a specific-purpose committee supporting the |
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candidate or opposing the candidate's opponent, in an amount that |
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exceeds $999,999 for the election in which the candidate is |
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involved. |
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SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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a campaign contribution made on or after the effective date of this |
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Act. A campaign contribution made before the effective date of this |
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Act is governed by the law in effect when the contribution was made |
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and is not aggregated with campaign contributions made on or after |
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that date. |
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SECTION 3. 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, 2025. |