S.B. No. 1152
AN ACT
relating to the making or acceptance of political contributions in
a courthouse; providing penalties.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 253.039, Election Code, is amended by
amending Subsections (a), (b), and (c) and adding Subsection (h) to
read as follows:
(a) A person may not knowingly make or authorize a political
contribution while in the Capitol or a courthouse to:
(1) a candidate or officeholder;
(2) a political committee; or
(3) a person acting on behalf of a candidate,
officeholder, or political committee.
(b) A candidate, officeholder, or political committee or a
person acting on behalf of a candidate, officeholder, or political
committee may not knowingly accept a political contribution, and
shall refuse a political contribution that is received, in the
Capitol or a courthouse.
(c) This section does not prohibit contributions made in the
Capitol or a courthouse through the United States postal service or
a common or contract carrier.
(h) In this section, "courthouse" means any building owned
by the state, a county, or a municipality, or an office or part of a
building leased to the state, a county, or a municipality, in which
a justice or judge sits to conduct court proceedings.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1152 passed the Senate on
April 16, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0;
May 21, 2009, Senate refused to concur in House amendments and
requested appointment of Conference Committee; May 23, 2009, House
granted request of the Senate; May 30, 2009, Senate adopted
Conference Committee Report by the following vote: Yeas 31,
Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1152 passed the House, with
amendments, on May 15, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 144,
Nays 0, one present not voting; May 23, 2009, House granted request
of the Senate for appointment of Conference Committee;
May 28, 2009, House adopted Conference Committee Report by the
following vote: Yeas 145, Nays 0, one present not voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
Approved:
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Date
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Governor