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| 1 | 1 | 87R9125 BRG-F | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Moody H.B. No. 2594 | |
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| 4 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to the definition of political advertising for purposes of | |
| 8 | 8 | certain laws regulating political communications, funds, and | |
| 9 | 9 | campaigns. | |
| 10 | 10 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 11 | 11 | SECTION 1. Section 251.001(16), Election Code, is amended | |
| 12 | 12 | to read as follows: | |
| 13 | 13 | (16) "Political advertising" means a communication | |
| 14 | 14 | supporting or opposing a candidate for nomination or election to a | |
| 15 | 15 | public office or office of a political party, a political party, a | |
| 16 | 16 | public officer, or a measure that: | |
| 17 | 17 | (A) in return for consideration [,] is: | |
| 18 | 18 | (i) published in a newspaper, magazine, or | |
| 19 | 19 | other periodical; [or is] | |
| 20 | 20 | (ii) broadcast by radio or television; or | |
| 21 | 21 | (iii) distributed by e-mail or text | |
| 22 | 22 | message; or | |
| 23 | 23 | (B) appears: | |
| 24 | 24 | (i) in a pamphlet, circular, flier, | |
| 25 | 25 | billboard or other sign, bumper sticker, or similar form of written | |
| 26 | 26 | communication; or | |
| 27 | 27 | (ii) on an Internet website. | |
| 28 | 28 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |