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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to financial disclosures. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 572.023(b)(14), Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(14) identification of each blind trust that complies |
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with Subsection (c), including: |
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(A) [the category of the fair market value of the trust; |
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(B)] the date the trust was created; |
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(B)[(C)] the name and address of the trustee; and |
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(C)[(D)] a statement signed by the trustee, under penalty of |
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perjury, stating that: |
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(i) the trustee has not revealed any |
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information to the individual, except information that may be |
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disclosed under Subdivision (8); and |
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(ii) to the best of the trustee's knowledge, |
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the trust complies with this section; |
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SECTION 2. Section 572.031(b), Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) If the commission determines that an individual has |
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failed to file the statement in compliance with this subchapter, |
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the commission shall send a written notice to the individual |
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[statement of the determination to the appropriate prosecuting |
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attorneys of the state]. |
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SECTION 3. The Section 572.032(a-1), Government Code, as |
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amended by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 34 (S.B. 1576), Sec. 15 |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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(a-1) Before permitting a member of the public to view a |
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financial statement filed under this subchapter or providing a copy |
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of the statement to a member of the public, the commission shall |
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remove from the statement, if applicable, the home address of a |
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state officer, a partisan or independent candidate for an office as |
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an elected officer, and a state party chair[: |
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(1) a judge or justice; |
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(2) a member of the governing board or executive head of the |
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Texas Civil Commitment Office]. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |