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1		-	H.B. No. 3580
	1	+	By: Klick, Cain (Senate Sponsor - Huffman) H.B. No. 3580
	2	+	(In the Senate - Received from the House April 23, 2019;
	3	+	April 24, 2019, read first time and referred to Committee on State
	4	+	Affairs; April 29, 2019, reported favorably by the following vote:
	5	+	Yeas 8, Nays 0; April 29, 2019, sent to printer.)
	6	+	Click here to see the committee vote
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	9	+	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
4	10		AN ACT
5	11		relating to the revision or repeal of certain obsolete provisions
6	12		related to restrictions on political advertising, political
7	13		contributions, and political expenditures.
8	14		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
9	15		SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 253, Election Code, is
10	16		amended by adding Section 253.105 to read as follows:
11	17		Sec. 253.105. CONTRIBUTIONS TO DIRECT EXPENDITURE ONLY
12	18		COMMITTEES. (a) A corporation or labor organization may make a
13	19		political contribution from its own property to a political
14	20		committee that:
15	21		(1) is not established or controlled by a candidate or
16	22		an officeholder;
17	23		(2) makes or intends to make direct campaign
18	24		expenditures;
19	25		(3) does not make or intend to make political
20	26		contributions to:
21	27		(A) a candidate;
22	28		(B) an officeholder;
23	29		(C) a specific-purpose committee established or
24	30		controlled by a candidate or an officeholder; or
25	31		(D) a political committee that makes or intends
26	32		to make political contributions to a candidate, an officeholder, or
27	33		a specific-purpose committee established or controlled by a
28	34		candidate or an officeholder; and
29	35		(4) has filed an affidavit with the commission stating
30	36		the committee's intention to operate as described by Subdivisions
31	37		(2) and (3).
32	38		(b) A political contribution made by a corporation or labor
33	39		organization under this section does not constitute a violation of
34	40		Section 253.094(a) and the acceptance of the political contribution
35	41		does not constitute a violation of Section 253.003(b).
36	42		SECTION 2. Section 302.021(a), Government Code, is amended
37	43		to read as follows:
38	44		(a) A speaker candidate or former speaker candidate commits
39	45		an offense if the person:
40	46		(1) knowingly fails to file the declaration of
41	47		candidacy required by Section 302.0121;
42	48		(2) knowingly fails to file the statement required by
43	49		Section 302.013;
44	50		(3) knowingly accepts a contribution, loan, or promise
45	51		of a contribution or loan in violation of Section 302.0121(c);
46	52		(4) [knowingly accepts a contribution, loan, or
47	53		promise of a contribution or loan prohibited by Section 302.017
48	54		from a corporation, partnership, association, firm, union,
49	55		foundation, committee, club, or other organization or group of
50	56		persons;
51	57		[(5)] knowingly accepts a contribution from a person
52	58		who uses political contributions, interest earned on political
53	59		contributions, or an asset purchased with political contributions
54	60		to make the contribution in violation of Section 302.0191;
55	61		(5) [(6)] expends campaign funds for any purpose other
56	62		than those enumerated in Section 302.020;
57	63		(6) [(7)] knowingly retains contributions, assets
58	64		purchased with contributions, or interest or other income earned on
59	65		contributions in violation of Section 302.0201(b); or
60	66		(7) [(8)] knowingly fails to file the report of
61	67		unexpended campaign funds as required by Section 302.0201(d).
62	68		SECTION 3. Section 306.006(a), Government Code, is amended
63	69		to read as follows:
64	70		(a) A person may not use audio or visual materials produced
65	71		by or under the direction of the legislature or of a house,
66	72		committee, or agency of the legislature for a commercial purpose
67	73		unless the legislative entity that produced the audio or visual
68	74		materials or under whose direction the audio or visual materials
69	75		were produced gives its permission for the person's commercial use
70	76		and:
71	77		(1) the person uses the audio or visual materials only
72	78		for educational or public affairs programming, including news
73	79		programming[, that does not also constitute a use prohibited under
74	80		Section 306.005]; or
75	81		(2) the person transmits an unedited feed of the audio
76	82		or visual materials:
77	83		(A) to paid subscribers; or
78	84		(B) on an Internet website that is accessible to
79	85		the public.
80	86		SECTION 4. Section 306.006(g)(2), Government Code, is
81	87		amended to read as follows:
82	88		(2) "Visual materials" means photographic, video, or
83	89		other material containing a still or moving recorded image or
84	90		images [has the meaning assigned by Section 306.005].
85	91		SECTION 5. The following provisions are repealed:
86	92		(1) Sections 253.037(a) and (c), Election Code;
87	93		(2) Section 302.017, Government Code;
88	94		(3) Section 302.019, Government Code; and
89	95		(4) Section 306.005, Government Code.
90	96		SECTION 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.
91		-	______________________________ ______________________________
92		-	President of the Senate Speaker of the House
93		-	I certify that H.B. No. 3580 was passed by the House on April
94		-	18, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 146, Nays 1, 2 present, not
95		-	voting.
96		-	______________________________
97		-	Chief Clerk of the House
98		-	I certify that H.B. No. 3580 was passed by the Senate on May
99		-	10, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
100		-	______________________________
101		-	Secretary of the Senate
102		-	APPROVED: _____________________
103		-	Date
104		-	_____________________
105		-	Governor
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