85R4503 EES-D
By: Goldman H.B. No. 1085
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to certain prohibitions on contributions and expenditures
from political funds by a lobbyist; creating a criminal offense.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 253, Election Code, is
amended by adding Section 253.006 to read as follows:
Sec. 253.006. CERTAIN CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES BY
LOBBYISTS PROHIBITED. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, a person required to register under Chapter 305, Government
Code, may not knowingly make or authorize a political contribution
or political expenditure from political contributions accepted by
the person as a candidate or officeholder.
(b) A person who violates this section commits an offense.
An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
SECTION 2. Subchapter B, Chapter 305, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 305.029 to read as follows:
Sec. 305.029. EXPENDITURES FROM POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS
PROHIBITED. (a) In this section, "political contribution" has the
meaning assigned by Section 251.001, Election Code.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person
required to register under this chapter may not knowingly make or
authorize an expenditure under this chapter from political
contributions accepted by the person as a candidate or
officeholder.
SECTION 3. Section 253.006, Election Code, as added by this
Act, and Section 305.029, Government Code, as added by this Act,
apply to a political contribution, political expenditure, or
lobbying expenditure made on or after January 6, 2019, from funds
accepted as a political contribution, regardless of the date the
funds were accepted.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.