Texas 2009 - 81st Regular

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1	1	81R10056 ESH-D
2	2	By: Ellis S.B. No. 1888
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5	5	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	6	AN ACT
7	7	relating to the reporting by candidates, officeholders, and
8	8	specific-purpose committees in connection with certain judicial
9	9	offices of political contributions and expenditures following the
10	10	end of the period during which those entities may accept political
11	11	contributions.
12	12	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
13	13	SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 254, Election Code, is
14	14	amended by adding Section 254.0641 to read as follows:
15	15	Sec. 254.0641. ADDITIONAL REPORT OF JUDICIAL CANDIDATES.
16	16	(a) In addition to other required reports, a candidate for a
17	17	judicial office covered by Subchapter F, Chapter 253, shall file a
18	18	report as provided by this section.
19	19	(b) The report shall be filed not later than the 15th day
20	20	after the last day on which the candidate may accept a political
21	21	contribution under Section 253.153(a)(2). The report covers the
22	22	period beginning the day the candidate's campaign treasurer
23	23	appointment is filed or the first day after the period covered by
24	24	the last report required to be filed under this chapter, as
25	25	applicable, and continuing through the last day on which the
26	26	candidate may accept a political contribution under Section
27	27	253.153(a)(2).
28	28	SECTION 2. Subchapter D, Chapter 254, Election Code, is
29	29	amended by adding Section 254.0941 to read as follows:
30	30	Sec. 254.0941. ADDITIONAL REPORT OF JUDICIAL OFFICEHOLDERS.
31	31	(a) In addition to other required reports, a holder of a judicial
32	32	office covered by Subchapter F, Chapter 253, shall file a report as
33	33	provided by this section.
34	34	(b) The report shall be filed not later than the 15th day
35	35	after the last day on which the officeholder may accept a political
36	36	contribution under Section 253.153(a)(2). The report covers the
37	37	period beginning the day the officeholder files a campaign
38	38	treasurer appointment or the first day after the period covered by
39	39	the last report required to be filed under this chapter, as
40	40	applicable, and continuing through the last day on which the
41	41	officeholder may accept a political contribution under Section
42	42	253.153(a)(2).
43	43	SECTION 3. Subchapter E, Chapter 254, Election Code, is
44	44	amended by adding Section 254.1241 to read as follows:
45	45	Sec. 254.1241. ADDITIONAL REPORT OF CERTAIN COMMITTEES. (a)
46	46	In addition to other required reports, a specific-purpose committee
47	47	for supporting or opposing a candidate for or assisting a holder of
48	48	a judicial office covered by Subchapter F, Chapter 253, shall file a
49	49	report as provided by this section.
50	50	(b) The report shall be filed not later than the 15th day
51	51	after the last day on which the committee may accept a political
52	52	contribution under Section 253.153(a)(2). The report covers the
53	53	period beginning the day the committee's campaign treasurer
54	54	appointment is filed or the first day after the period covered by
55	55	the last report required to be filed under this chapter, as
56	56	applicable, and continuing through the last day on which the
57	57	committee may accept a political contribution under Section
58	58	253.153(a)(2).
59	59	SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.