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AN ACT
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relating to certain political contributions by judicial candidates |
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and officeholders and certain political committees. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 253.1611, Election Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (e) and adding Subsection (e-1) to read as |
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follows: |
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(e) This section does not apply to a political contribution |
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made to the principal political committee of the state executive |
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committee or a county executive committee of a political party that |
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provides [:
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[(1) is made in return for] goods or services, |
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including political advertising or a campaign communication, to or |
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for the benefit of judicial candidates [the value of which
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substantially equals or exceeds the amount of the contribution; or
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[(2)
is in an amount that is not more than the
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candidate's or officeholder's pro rata share of the committee's
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normal overhead and administrative or operating costs]. |
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(e-1) This subsection applies only to a political party |
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required to nominate candidates by primary election. This section |
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does not apply to a political contribution made, for the purpose of |
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sponsoring or attending an event, to a political committee |
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affiliated with: |
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(1) an organization that has been designated as an |
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auxiliary, coalition, or county chair association of a political |
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party as provided by political party rule or state executive |
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committee bylaw; or |
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(2) a local chapter of an organization described by |
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Subdivision (1). |
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SECTION 2. Section 253.1611(f), Election Code, is repealed. |
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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, 2017. |
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______________________________ |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3903 was passed by the House on May 4, |
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2017, by the following vote: Yeas 107, Nays 40, 1 present, not |
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voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. |
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No. 3903 on May 20, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 122, Nays 11, |
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2 present, not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3903 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 19, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays |
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0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |