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Amend Floor Amendment No. 1 by Wolens to CSHB 1606 by adding
the following appropriately numbered SECTION to ARTICLE 2 of the
bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of ARTICLE 2 accordingly:
SECTION 2._____. Subchapter B, Chapter 253, is amended by
adding Section 253.0411 to read as follows:
Sec. 253.0411. RESTRICTIONS ON PAYMENTS TO RELATIVES. (a) A
candidate or officeholder or a specific-purpose committee for
supporting, opposing, or assisting the candidate or officeholder
may not knowingly make or authorize a payment, reimbursement, or
donation from a political contribution to a person who is related to
the candidate or officeholder within the second degree by
consanguinity or affinity.
(b) A person who violates this section commits an offense.
An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.