| 1 | 1 | | 88R5723 MPF-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Goodwin H.B. No. 1245 |
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| 4 | 4 | | |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to campaign contribution limits for certain offices. |
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| 8 | 8 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 9 | 9 | | SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 253, Election Code, is |
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| 10 | 10 | | amended by adding Section 253.008 to read as follows: |
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| 11 | 11 | | Sec. 253.008. LIMITATION ON CERTAIN CAMPAIGN |
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| 12 | 12 | | CONTRIBUTIONS. (a) In this section, "candidate for statewide |
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| 13 | 13 | | office" does not include a candidate for statewide judicial office, |
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| 14 | 14 | | as defined by Section 253.152. |
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| 15 | 15 | | (b) A person may not knowingly make or authorize the making |
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| 16 | 16 | | of a campaign contribution to a candidate for statewide office or |
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| 17 | 17 | | the legislature, or to a specific-purpose committee supporting the |
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| 18 | 18 | | candidate or opposing the candidate's opponent, for the primary or |
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| 19 | 19 | | general election in which the candidate is involved in an amount |
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| 20 | 20 | | that exceeds 50 times the amount of the contribution limits for an |
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| 21 | 21 | | election applicable to a federal candidate under the Federal |
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| 22 | 22 | | Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. Section 30101 et seq.). |
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| 23 | 23 | | SECTION 2. Section 253.008, Election Code, as added by this |
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| 24 | 24 | | Act, applies only to a campaign contribution made on or after the |
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| 25 | 25 | | effective date of this Act. A campaign contribution made before the |
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| 26 | 26 | | effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect when the |
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| 27 | 27 | | contribution was made and is not aggregated with campaign |
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| 28 | 28 | | contributions made on or after that date. |
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| 29 | 29 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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