By: Stephenson, et al. (Senate Sponsor - Hegar)	H.B. No. 1256
	(In the Senate - Received from the House May 9, 2013;
	May 9, 2013, read first time and referred to Committee on
	Administration; May 15, 2013, reported favorably by the following
	vote:  Yeas 4, Nays 0; May 15, 2013, sent to printer.)

	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to the donation of office space owned by a legislator or a
	legislator's business for use as the legislator's district office.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1.  Section 572.057, Government Code, is amended by
	amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (d) to read as
	follows:
	(a)  Except as provided by Subsection (d), a [A] member of
	the legislature, an executive or judicial officer elected in a
	statewide election, or a business entity in which the legislator or
	officer has a substantial interest may not lease any office space or
	other real property to the state, a state agency, the legislature or
	a legislative agency, the Supreme Court of Texas, the Court of
	Criminal Appeals, or a state judicial agency.
	(d)  A member of the legislature or a business entity in
	which the legislator has a substantial interest may donate the use
	of office space that the member or entity owns and that is located
	in the member's district to the house of the legislature in which
	the member serves to be used for the member's official business.
	Office space donated under this subsection is not a contribution
	for purposes of Title 15, Election Code.  Acceptance of a donation
	of office space under this subsection is not subject to Section
	301.032.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.
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