H.B. No. 998
AN ACT
relating to the confidentiality of certain information stored as
part of the preparation of campaign finance reports required to be
filed with the clerk of certain counties or municipalities.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 254.0401, Election Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (g) to read as follows:
(g) Electronic report data saved in a temporary storage
location of the authority with whom the report is filed for later
retrieval and editing before the report is filed is confidential
and may not be disclosed. After the report is filed with the
authority, the information disclosed in the filed report is public
information to the extent provided by this title.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 998 was passed by the House on May 6,
2017, by the following vote: Yeas 143, Nays 0, 2 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 998 was passed by the Senate on May
19, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor