83R23805 EES-F
By: Naishtat H.B. No. 2211
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 2211:
By: Morrison C.S.H.B. No. 2211
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the availability on the Internet of reports of
political contributions and expenditures filed in connection with
certain county judicial offices.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 254, Election Code, is
amended by adding Section 254.04012 to read as follows:
Sec. 254.04012. AVAILABILITY OF REPORTS OF JUSTICES OF THE
PEACE AND CERTAIN COUNTY JUDGES ON INTERNET. (a) A report filed
under this chapter with a county clerk by a justice of the peace, a
candidate for the office of justice of the peace, a judge of a
county court at law, or a candidate for the office of judge of a
county court at law must be made available to the public on the
county's Internet website if the county maintains an Internet
website.
(b) If a county is required to make a report available on the
county's Internet website under Subsection (a), the county shall
make the report available for free and may not require a person to
register with the county to view the report.
SECTION 2. Section 254.04012, Election Code, as added by
this Act, applies only to a report required to be filed under
Chapter 254, Election Code, that is due on or after January 1, 2014.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.