84R11162 EES-F
By: Zaffirini S.B. No. 1437
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the electronic filing of reports of political
contributions and expenditures and of personal financial
statements by certain officeholders and candidates.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 254.036, Election Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (f-1) to read as follows:
(f-1) A report filed under this chapter with an authority
other than the commission may be filed electronically by using
computer software developed by the commission, if the authority
with whom the report is required to be filed has adopted rules and
procedures to provide for the filing of the report using the
software.
SECTION 2. Section 145.004, Local Government Code, is
amended by adding Subsection (h) to read as follows:
(h) A financial statement filed under this chapter may be
filed electronically by using computer software developed by the
Texas Ethics Commission, if the clerk or secretary of the
municipality with whom the statement is required to be filed has
adopted rules and procedures to provide for the filing of the
statement using the software.
SECTION 3. Section 159.004(f), Local Government Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(f) A county clerk may adopt rules and procedures under this
section relating only to the manner in which a person must
electronically file a financial statement and the required format
of an electronically filed statement. Those rules may allow a
person to file a statement electronically by using computer
software developed by the Texas Ethics Commission.
SECTION 4. Section 159.0341(b), Local Government Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(b) An officer with whom a report is required to be filed
under this subchapter may adopt rules and procedures under this
section relating only to the manner in which a person must
electronically file a report and the required format of an
electronically filed report. Those rules may allow a person to file
a report electronically by using computer software developed by the
Texas Ethics Commission.
SECTION 5. Section 159.053, Local Government Code, is
amended by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:
(d) A financial statement filed under this subchapter may be
filed electronically by using computer software developed by the
commission, if the county clerk with whom the statement is required
to be filed has adopted rules and procedures to provide for the
filing of the statement using the software.
SECTION 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.