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Amend the Wolens amendment to CSHB 1606 as follows:
(1) On page 36 of the amendment, between lines 8 and 9,
insert the following:
SECTION 2.15. Subchapter B, Chapter 254, Election Code, is
amended by adding Section 254.043 to read as follows:
Sec. 254.043. ACTION TO REQUIRE COMPLIANCE. (a) This
section applies only to:
(1) a person required to file reports under this
chapter with the commission; or
(2) a person required to file reports under this
chapter with an authority other than the commission in connection
with an office of a political subdivision in a county with a
population of at least 500,000.
(b) A resident of the territory served by an office may bring
an action for injunctive or other appropriate relief against a
candidate for or holder of that office or a specific-purpose
committee for supporting or opposing such a candidate or assisting
such an officeholder to require the person to file a report under
this chapter that the person has failed to timely file.
(c) An action under this section may be brought against a
person required to file reports under this chapter only if:
(1) at least 60 days have passed since the date on which
a report was required to be filed; and
(2) the report was not filed during the period
described by Subdivision (1).
(d) The court shall award a plaintiff who prevails in an
action under this section reasonable attorney's fees and court
costs.
(2) Renumber the sections of Article 2 of the bill
accordingly.