By: Johnson of Harris H.B. No. 2193
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to certain filing fees for candidates in a primary
election.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. The heading to Section 173.062, Election Code,
is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 173.062. FEE PAID TO STATE CHAIR FOR DISTRICT OFFICES
REMITTED TO SECRETARY OF STATE [ALLOCATED AMONG COUNTY COMMITTEES].
SECTION 2. Section 173.062(a), Election Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(a) The [state chair shall allocate the] filing fee for a
district office accompanying an application for a place on the
ballot filed with the state chair during the regular filing period
shall be remitted to the secretary of state and deposited in the
state treasury for the financing of primary election expenses
[among the county executive committees serving the counties
comprising the district].
SECTION 3. Sections 173.062(b), (c), and (d), Election
Code, are repealed.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.