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Amend the Wolens amendment No. 1 to CSHB 1606 in Article 2 of
the bill by adding an appropriately numbered section to read as
follows:
SECTION _____. Subchapter B, Chapter 253, Election Code, is
amended by adding Section 253.040 to read as follows:
Sec. 253.040. LIMITATION ON CONTRIBUTION. (a) A candidate may
not knowingly accept political contributions from a person or
political committee that in the aggregate exceed the following
amounts per election or per calendar year without an election:
(1) from an individual to a candidate or specific
purpose committee supporting or opposing a candidate, $10,000
(2) from a political action committee to a candidate or
specific purpose committee supporting or opposing a candidate,
$25,000; and
(3) from an individual to all general purpose
committees, an aggregate total of $100,000
(b) For purposes of this section, contributions made or
received by more than one affiliated political committee are
considered to have been made or received by a single political
committee.
(c) In this section, "affiliated committees" include:
(1) two or more committees authorized by a candidate for
an election to one office; or
(2) two or more committees that:
(A) are other than political parties; and
(B) are established, financed, maintained, or
controlled by the same person or the person's corporation,
subsidiary, branch, division, franchise, license or state or
regional association.