H.B. No. 3372
AN ACT
relating to the reporting of political contributions, including
in-kind contributions, and expenditures made using a credit card.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 254, Election Code, is
amended by adding Section 254.044 to read as follows:
Sec. 254.044. REPORTING OF POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND
EXPENDITURES MADE USING CREDIT CARD. (a) A candidate or
officeholder who accepts a political contribution made using a
credit card shall:
(1) for a political contribution for which a
processing fee is deducted by the credit card issuer from the
political contribution amount:
(A) report as a political contribution the full
amount, including the deducted amount; and
(B) report as a political expenditure the
deducted amount; and
(2) for a political contribution for which a
processing fee is paid by the person making the political
contribution in excess of the political contribution amount, report
only as a political contribution the full amount the candidate or
officeholder accepts, not including the amount paid in excess of
the political contribution amount.
(b) A candidate or officeholder who accepts a political
contribution described by Subsection (a)(2) is not required to
report the excess amount paid as a processing fee by the person
making the political contribution.
SECTION 2. Section 254.044, Election Code, as added by this
Act, applies only to a report of political contributions and
expenditures under Chapter 254, Election Code, that is required to
be filed on or after January 1, 2024.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 3372 was passed by the House on May 2,
2023, by the following vote: Yeas 143, Nays 1, 3 present, not
voting; that the House refused to concur in Senate amendments to
H.B. No. 3372 on May 25, 2023, and requested the appointment of a
conference committee to consider the differences between the two
houses; and that the House adopted the conference committee report
on H.B. No. 3372 on May 28, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 141,
Nays 2, 2 present, not voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 3372 was passed by the Senate, with
amendments, on May 19, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays
0; at the request of the House, the Senate appointed a conference
committee to consider the differences between the two houses; and
that the Senate adopted the conference committee report on H.B. No.
3372 on May 28, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: __________________
Date
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Governor