By: Geren H.B. No. 3681
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the categorization of violations by the Texas Ethics
Commission.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 571, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 571.1213 to read as follows:
Sec. 571.1213. CATEGORIZATION OF VIOLATIONS. (a) The
commission staff shall categorize, in ascending order of
seriousness, each violation of law alleged in an inquiry or on a
motion of the commission as:
(1) a technical, clerical, or de minimis violation;
(2) an administrative or filing violation; or
(3) a more serious violation.
(b) The commission shall adopt rules defining what
violations of law are included in each category of violation.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.