| 1 | 1 | | 84R9965 MK-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Capriglione, et al. H.B. No. 2034 |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to an exemption from the requirement that a legislative |
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| 8 | 8 | | caucus file reports of contributions and expenditures if no |
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| 9 | 9 | | reportable activity occurs. |
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| 10 | 10 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 11 | 11 | | SECTION 1. Sections 254.0311(c) and (d), Election Code, are |
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| 12 | 12 | | amended to read as follows: |
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| 13 | 13 | | (c) If no reportable activity occurs during a reporting |
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| 14 | 14 | | period, the legislative caucus is not required to file a report for |
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| 15 | 15 | | that period [shall indicate that fact in the report]. |
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| 16 | 16 | | (d) Except as provided by Subsection (c), a [A] legislative |
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| 17 | 17 | | caucus shall file with the commission two reports for each year. |
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| 18 | 18 | | SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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| 19 | 19 | | a report of contributions to and expenditures by a legislative |
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| 20 | 20 | | caucus that is required to be filed on or after the effective date |
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| 21 | 21 | | of this Act. A report that is required to be filed before that date |
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| 22 | 22 | | is governed by the law in effect when the report was filed, and the |
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| 23 | 23 | | former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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| 24 | 24 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |
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