84R15802 ATP-D
By: Phillips H.B. No. 3395
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the requirement that a candidate appoint a campaign
treasurer before making certain expenditures.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 253.031, Election Code, is amended by
amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to read as
follows:
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (a-1), a [A] candidate
may not knowingly accept a campaign contribution or make or
authorize a campaign expenditure at a time when a campaign
treasurer appointment for the candidate is not in effect.
(a-1) A candidate may authorize a campaign expenditure made
for the payment of a filing fee in connection with the candidate's
application for a place on the ballot at a time when a campaign
treasurer appointment for the candidate is not in effect. A
candidate must report an expenditure described by this subsection
on the first report required to be filed by the candidate under
Chapter 254.
SECTION 2. Section 253.031(a-1), Election Code, as added by
this Act, applies only to the payment of a filing fee in connection
with the candidate's application for a place on the ballot made on
or after the effective date of this Act. The payment of a filing fee
before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in
effect when the payment was made, and the former law is continued in
effect for that purpose.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2015.